white light & apprentices

WHITE LIGHT & APPRENTICES Bryan RavenManaging Director

WHO IS WHITE LIGHT?Based in SW19 we currently employ over 150 staff providing lighting equipment & services to the entertainment industry

A VIDEO IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

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BEFORE APPRENTICESTraditionally employ “trainees”Lacked formal training programmeNeed for staff to contribute “financially”

2011 intake 2012 intake

• Lewisham College

EDI Level 2 Technical Theatre – Lighting

• Central Sussex College

Level 3 subsidiary diploma in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Current Scheme(s)• Using ABTT to deliver the

EDI qualification…plus much more non-academic training

Future plans

OTHER INITIATIVESWorking with ATGWork Experience with other bodies such as National Theatre, ENO, Lyric W6, Curve etc

THE CHALLENGES

Monitoring & mentoring requirementsPersuading them that they WANT to go to collegeThe relevance of the EDI qualificationTeaching them to be “employees”

THE BENEFITS

Improvement in our mentoring skillsFuture generation of staff (and customers)Industry recognitionStaff acceptance Increased awareness of training at WL

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