Arts Centre Melbourne
- Project: Tech Connect: investing in the technical capacity, safety and capability of Victorian regional arts centres
- Amount: $60,000 over two years
- Year(s) Funded: 2018
Enabling accredited performing arts production training opportunities across regional Victoria
Tech Connect addresses a chronic under-supply of industry-relevant training in regional Victoria by establishing four regional training hubs. Each hub will accommodate an estimated 200 regional production crew members over a 12-week period working with Art Centre Melbourne’s (ACM) highly-skilled technical staff. The final site of each hub will be established via a consultative process that forms part of this project.
“Arts Centre Melbourne delivers the country’s only accredited training and assessment delivered by industry for industry.” Matthew Schroeders, Team Leader Technical & Operations, Riverlinks Venues – Shepparton
Arts Centre Melbourne’s RTO Services deliver leading professional development and certified training, which is central to the industry’s ability to deliver the skill sets needed across performing arts venues. Tech Connect will ensure that regional venues across Victoria are able to meet the needs of venue hirers, local theatre companies and touring productions, and expand the range of cultural activities in their regions.
Snapshot:
The four regional training hubs will deliver:
- WorkSafe accredited Entertainment Industry Safety Training (white card certification);
- Integrated Arts Wellbeing Collective training, building personal resilience and a help-seeking culture;
- Reciprocal trainee exchanges with ACM to enable trainees from regional centres to gain experience across a variety of venues;
- Paid attendance for 24 venue-nominated technicians to complete Certificate III in Live Production and Services at ACM;
- One-on-one specialised mentoring in the participants’ regional home venues, with mentor/protégé arrangements brokered by ACM and participating venues, aligned to the specific professional development needs of each participant and unique requirements of each venue
- Graduation ceremonies for family, friends and local arts communities;