white light & apprentices bryan raven managing director
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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
ALL PUBLICITY IS GOOD PUBLICITY
ALL PUBLICITY IS GOOD PUBLICITY