New apprenticeships and qualifications for sound engineering/music technology will come into force in September 2013, through an initiative by the Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES), the Music Producers Guild (MPG), Creative & Cultural Skills and City & Guilds.

The progamme will be officially launched at Metropolis Studios, Chiswick on July 17. Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, Anna Byers, head of national Apprenticeships and Catherine Large, CEO of creative & cultural skills, will attend the event.

There will also be representatives from a number of music industry organisations including JAMES, MPG, BASCA, UK Music, the Musicians Union, MMF, UK Screen, APRS, Access To Music, Rock School Club and the Production Services Association (PSA).

The new qualifications are based on national occupational standards (NOS) set by the music industry, which has also enabled an apprenticeship framework to be developed at Levels 2 and 3 to attract new people into sound engineering and music technology. 

“This strong set of standards will ensure that the learning aims of any future UK qualifications, including the new studio apprenticeship framework, will be aligned with industry skills standards,” Phil Harding, pictured, chairman of JAMES, said.

“The programme will give trainees an extensive range of career choices and a thorough grounding in the proven, future-proofed skills that are required by all recording industry sector employers.”

New apprenticeships and qualifications for sound engineering/music technology will come into force in September 2013, through an initiative by the Joint Audio Media Education Support (JAMES), the Music Producers Guild (MPG), Creative & Cultural Skills and City & Guilds.

The progamme will be officially launched at Metropolis Studios, Chiswick on July 17. Minister for Culture, Communications & Creative Industries, Ed Vaizey, Anna Byers, head of national Apprenticeships and Catherine Large, CEO of creative & cultural skills, will attend the event.

There will also be representatives from a number of music industry organisations including JAMES, MPG, BASCA, UK Music, the Musicians Union, MMF, UK Screen, APRS, Access To Music, Rock School Club and the Production Services Association (PSA).

The new qualifications are based on national occupational standards (NOS) set by the music industry, which has also enabled an apprenticeship framework to be developed at Levels 2 and 3 to attract new people into sound engineering and music technology. 

“This strong set of standards will ensure that the learning aims of any future UK qualifications, including the new studio apprenticeship framework, will be aligned with industry skills standards,” Phil Harding, pictured, chairman of JAMES, said.

“The programme will give trainees an extensive range of career choices and a thorough grounding in the proven, future-proofed skills that are required by all recording industry sector employers.”