white light & apprentices
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White Light & Apprentices. Bryan Raven Managing 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. Insert warehouse time lapse here…. Before Apprentices. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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WHITE LIGHT & APPRENTICES Bryan RavenManaging Director
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WHO IS WHITE LIGHT?Based in SW19 we currently employ over 150 staff providing lighting equipment & services to the entertainment industry
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A VIDEO IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
Insert warehouse time lapse here….
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BEFORE APPRENTICESTraditionally employ “trainees”Lacked formal training programmeNeed for staff to contribute “financially”
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2011 intake 2012 intake
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• 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
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OTHER INITIATIVESWorking with ATGWork Experience with other bodies such as National Theatre, ENO, Lyric W6, Curve etc
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THE CHALLENGES
Monitoring & mentoring requirementsPersuading them that they WANT to go to collegeThe relevance of the EDI qualificationTeaching them to be “employees”
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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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ALL PUBLICITY IS GOOD PUBLICITY
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ALL PUBLICITY IS GOOD PUBLICITY