Set Educated is coming to Geelong offering people from across the region the chance to explore opportunities in a booming global industry.
A new training program bound for Geelong will invite hundreds of locals to kick-start a career in screen, thanks to a new initiative aiming to supply crucial workers for Victoria’s booming screen industry.
Set Educated is a brand new program to help aspiring screen workers break into the industry while also showing professionals from a range of industries – including accountants, electricians and designers – how they can transfer their skills to the sector.
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Through VicScreen, the Labor Government has partnered with mentoring organisation Media Mentors Australia and Victorian crewing agency Freelancer Promotions for the program which was created to meet the growing demand for skilled workers across the screen industry.
Kicking off with sessions in Geelong and Melbourne, the program will provide comprehensive introductions to the screen industry before launching into skills development sessions and talks from industry experts.
Based on their skills and areas of interest, participants will undertake sessions to learn how screen content is made before launching into workshops in areas such as camera operating, lighting and sound.
“We recognise that there’s a huge pool of people who would love to work in screen but may not know about jobs beyond producers, directors and writers,” says Media Mentors Australia co-founder Denise Eriksen.
“There are jobs are out there for people currently working in allied industries and we’ll be introducing participants to a world of possibilities and providing them the knowledge they need to take their places on productions.”
The program will also offer tailored workshops on specific roles which are currently in high demand, including crew roles such as production office, location managers, grips and gaffers, production accountants, electricians, carpenters, hospitality workers and designers.
Set Educated sessions will be held in Geelong on 14 May and in Melbourne on 20 May. Registrations are $25. For more information visit mediamentors.com.au.
