ETNZ Professional Development Training proposal, as at 12 May 2008.

The following documentation was publicly first presented at the ETNZ 2008 AGM in Wellington and is intended as a discussion document for all members of the entertainment community. It must be said that the presentation was very positively received by the individuals and company representatives present at the AGM.

Some notes to go with the proposal at this time;

The following training program is proposed as professional development and is to be run alongside, rather than compete with, existing training programs such as the technical production courses at Toi Whakaari, NZ Drama School and UNITEC.

The training programs will be run as a series of short courses utilizing specifically industry targeted courses and courses available from existing training providers (eg First Aid, Working at Height, Use of EWP training). This is in conjunction with the utilization of the skills and information gained in the workplace over a set period of time. Each participant will then be assessed within a uniform standard on a record of their work experience (log book), a written assessment and a demonstration of the practical skills in the work environment. At the successful conclusion of each completed course, the participant will receive an industry recognized certificate of competency in the relevant technical skills.

We have been advised that such a program should be administered by the Industry so that at all times the industry, represented by ETNZ, can maintain control of the program and course content and standards.

We will investigate, in the first instance, working with Toi Whakaari, NZ Drama School to provide the facilities and environment to present the short courses, providing a centralized training facility for New Zealand. By this means we can tap into the resources, information and experience available at the school and enhance the standard and legitimacy of the training programs. The courses will be held at times when the school is in recess, primarily during December and the term breaks. The exact nature of the course presentation is still to be discussed.

At this stage it is intended that the first of the introductory (basic) training programs will be run during 2009. These will include lighting, rigging, mechanist and costume courses in the first instance although several members of the AGM audience felt strongly that AV and Stage Management may also need to be run at this time.

I would like to ask you to peruse the training proposals following and make constructive comment to Rob Peters at rob@theatresystems.co.nz

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