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Kickstart your career in Live Events! Learn practical and organisation skills which will help you find a career in the live events industry, helping you get that dream job on a festival site on a global world tour!
Course details
Course provider: Academy of Live Technology (Formerly Backstage Academy)
Eligibility: 19+ by august ‘23. Live within the West Yorkshire Region. Not in full time education. Not received DFE funding in this financial year.
Industry: Creative Industries
Start dates:20/11/2023
Duration: 12 Weeks
Venue: 1 Production Park, Wakefield. 2 The Piece Hall, Halifax.
Overview/summary of training
A 12-week, event production focused course enabling students to work hands on with equipment and digital technologies used in the live events world. During the course, students will be trained by experienced professionals to deliver a high level of training. By the end of the course, learners will have been trained in best practice within the core aspects of a live event, such as sound, lighting, rigging, and staging, enabling them skills to be able to work safely and effectively within an event team environment.
Modules:
Induction & Intro Session
Introduction To Event Production
Logistics & Planning
Event Safety Passport
Overhead Rigging / Rigging Installation
Intro into Audio
Intro into lighting & Focus
Intro into Video
Review Week & Independent learning
Stage Design & Load in Session
Rehearsals & Live Performance
De-Rig & Load Out
Portfolio & Interview Preparation
Suitability:
This course is suitable for everyone, there are no pre-requisites.
It should be noted that this course is delivered in English, and as such a translator would be required if you do not speak and read English. This is not provided.
What next?
- Further learning through a degree or additional courses
- An entry level position on a crew or festival/event site.
- An entry level position in a touring company.
- An entry level position in a specialism company (i.e., lighting, sound, etc.)
A freelance career in the creative industries or a permanent position.
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