Free course
How to plan your first company retreat
A free, self-paced course in seven short lessons for HR, People and operations teams planning a company retreat for the first time: from goals and budget to agenda, logistics, safety and measuring impact.
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Curriculum
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1
Goals and the brief
Why the retreat exists, who is coming and what success looks like, written down on one page before anything is booked.
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Setting the budget
What a retreat really costs, which lines people forget and how to keep the budget under control from the first quote to the final invoice.
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Choosing the destination and venue
How to shortlist destinations by travel time and purpose, compare venues side by side and avoid the most common contract traps.
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Designing the agenda
How to turn your goals into a day-by-day programme that balances work sessions, shared experiences and real rest.
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Logistics and travel
Registration, flights, visas, rooming lists, transfers and the travel pack: the details that make a retreat feel effortless for participants.
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On site and safety
How to run the retreat on the ground: daily briefings, managing changes, looking after people and having a simple safety plan.
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After the retreat: measuring impact
How to close the loop: thank participants, gather feedback, reconcile costs and show leadership what the retreat achieved against its goals.
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About the course
Planning a company retreat for the first time can feel like a second job. This course gives you the structure professional event designers use, in seven short lessons you can read in about ten minutes each. Every lesson ends with key takeaways and a small task, so by the end you will have a brief, a budget, a shortlist and a plan.
The course is free and self-paced. Enrol with your email to unlock all lessons and save your progress; when you finish, you can print a certificate of completion for your records. It is a certificate of completion from BravoDays, not an accredited qualification.
Rather have us plan it?
Send us your brief and an event designer comes back with two to four options side by side, with one final price.