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Industry Gets First Look At JAMES-approved Studio Apprenticeship Programme
By Jory MacKay
AN INITIATIVE to help give young people in the UK experience and accredited education in studio facilities recently launched at an event that drew an audience of educators, audio engineers, studio owners, and pro-audio manufacturers. The Sound Recording, Engineering and Studio Facilites apprenticeship programme is a collaborative effort between Joint Audio Media Education Support ( JAMES), the Music Producers Guild, UK Music, the Association of Professional Recording Services (APRS), Creative & Cultural Skills and the National Skill Academy.
It is based on the National Occupational Standards for those working in sound engineering and music technology, the development of which involved consultation with more than 400 individuals from the recording and pro-audio industries. “This is an area that has a lot of skills gaps in a sector that is growing massively,” said City & Guilds’ Kerry McLennan- McKenzie during the launch at Metropolis Studios in Chiswick. “It’s wonderful to work on qualifications that will now be used and fill gaps that will lead to employment.” JAMES’ Mark Rose, who is also studio manager of Deep Recording Studios and the founder of the Deep
Recording Trust, spearheaded the development of the apprenticeship programme alongside JAMES’ Tony Platt. “Sound engineering as a subject is now being taken more seriously – it’s not just seen as a hobby any more, but a profession. Over the years we have seen a huge and variable dilution of training that is deemed to be acceptable,” said Rose. “What we are doing with
this programme is turning people into taxpayers but also house-training them at the same time. I think there’s an awful lot of hire and fire going on in music at the moment and the industry does need to grow up a little bit. I think this programme will go a long
(L-R): David Ward and Phil Harding from JAMES; Ed Vaizey; City & Guilds' Kerry McLennan-McKenzie; Catherine Large of Creative & Cultural Skills and Mark Rose
ways towards that and towards offering alternative recruitment drives into our industry.” Apprentices must be
employed for at least a year, working 30 hours per week split between time in the studio and off-site at an industry- approved (JAMES and City & Guilds) FE provider who will supplement on-the-job training
with a structured and graded process, allowing employers to stay focused and keep working. The Sound Recording, Engineering and Studio Facilities apprenticeship programme is scheduled to launch this September with grants of between £3,000 and £5,000 available to employers.
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