Technical Skills For The Live Sector
Join our course that teaches the practical skills required to work in live events production.
What is the Course?
Technical Skills for the Live Sector is a 6 week hands-on course teaching the skills necessary for a career based in live events covering:
Audio basics
Lighting basics
Counterweight flying
PPE, tools and manual handling
Ladder training
Setting up and maintaining drum kits
Setting up and maintaining guitars
Who is it for?
For anyone interested in working in live events production who is aged 18+ and lives in the North East Combined Region.
What do students need?
Availability for sessions – the course leaders will contact you before the course begins, to confirm the dates with you and answer any questions you have
Eagerness for hands-on practical learning
How are students assessed?
Through practical demonstrations of learned skills during venue sessions
By submitting basic summaries after each session, recounting what you’ve learned
By meeting attendance expectations
What will students ascertain?
The practical skills required to work as crew in live events production
The basic skills needed to pursue training in specialised live events production roles, such as mixing live audio, operating lighting desks etc.
Direct connections to venue technical managers for paid crew opportunities
Free safety work boots, required for almost all live events production roles
What are the dates?
Mon 14 Sep
Thur 17 Sep
Mon 21 Sep
Thur 24 Sep
Mon 28 Sep
Thur 1 Oct
Tue 6 Oct
Thur 22 Oct
Mon 26 Oct
Mon 2 Nov
Participating Venues:
Utilita Arena
Northern Stage
Theatre Royal
NX Newcastle
Live Theatre
Dance City
Cluny 2
Newcastle School Of Drums
Technical Skills For The Live Sector is part of our Create Talent programme
North East Mayor Kim McGuinness heads the North East Mayoral Strategic Authority (North East MSA) serving an area of 2.2 million people including County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside and Sunderland. For more information visit North East MSA
This project is funded by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness and The North East Mayoral Strategic Authority via Department for Education funding, devolved for the specific purpose of Adult Skills provision.