TPi: In an industry-first initiative, the events sector opened its doors to upcoming young talent with the ‘Get Into Events’ programme. A three-day training course run and hosted by youth charity The Prince’s Trust, in collaboration with specialist event crewing company Crewsaders and global creative communications DRPG, saw 12 candidates between the ages of 18 and 30 learn the ropes of the event crewing industry.
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This is such a cool initiative that the Crewsaders took on to get more people into the industry. It's not hard to see how our industry is privileged, most of us having come from high schools that were fortunate enough to fund their drama programs which many people don't have. There is also the other aspect of our industry: many people just don't understand what we do. The entertainment field has such a broad reach when it comes to types of jobs and skill-sets needed in the business, and just getting young people exposed to the type of work is in and of itself worth the effort. The programs inclusion of soft-skill development with their resume workshop and interviews is also a benefit to the attendees since these are transferable skills and experiences that can benefit them throughout their careers. I think a lot of companies and commercial shops could benefit from starting their own version of the "Get into Events" program.
I see the benefit to an educational element to training in the technical fields of entertainment, however, I do find it a little weird to sell that as a service. I have found that while working calls, especially if you are on a project for a bit of time, the more experienced crew members are always willing to help you learn. There are very few locals where as a new member, high number, you'll be expected to do a lot of tasks that need experience right off the bat. I think it is helpful to have programs that welcome younger generations in, but overall I think that can be taken on by locals, or guilds in European countries, as needed. I've always found the idea of training crew members to be a little weird because you are paying for experience you can usually get from gigs that also pay you.
This is such a cool initiative that the Crewsaders took on to get more people into the industry. It's not hard to see how our industry is privileged, most of us having come from high schools that were fortunate enough to fund their drama programs which many people don't have. There is also the other aspect of our industry: many people just don't understand what we do. The entertainment field has such a broad reach when it comes to types of jobs and skill-sets needed in the business, and just getting young people exposed to the type of work is in and of itself worth the effort. The programs inclusion of soft-skill development with their resume workshop and interviews is also a benefit to the attendees since these are transferable skills and experiences that can benefit them throughout their careers. I think a lot of companies and commercial shops could benefit from starting their own version of the "Get into Events" program.
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