Below-the-Line Film and Television Workers - Conseil des ...

CHRC BTL TGA - 11/14/2008 -Page 379.) Recommendation – Ensure representation of producers, PMs, and theunions & guilds on both the National Training Advisory Council and onRegional Training Organizations.10) Recommendation - Entry Level training must include the following: Setprototcol, Safety fundamentals, How the industry works, How departmentsand positions interrelate, and Industry realities.11) Recommendation - Entry level training must include units in fundamentalbusiness practices; resume writing and personal promotion, record keeping,and industry “survival” skills.12) Recommendation – Courses of study must involve practical set experience.13) Recommendation - In all Departments standardized, certified courses andother support mechanisms must be developed to capitalize on senior workers’abilities to teach and mentor less experienced14) Recommendation - Incorporate creative script reading skills into below-thelinetraining for Department Heads..15) Recommendation - Create mechanisms for cross-industry cooperation toprovide standardized, nationally certified Safety training and skills upgradingfrom industry-recognized trainers.16) Recommendation - To facilitate the mobility, employability, andaccreditation, as with Riggers, systems of standardized certification adaptedto local regulations but modeled on the ETCP (Entertainment TechnicianCertification Program) should be developed to design training methods, togive employers reliable measures of skill level, and so the entire industry willhave clear benchmarks.17) Recommendation - A better, more accessible system such as bursaries,travel grants, e-learning, creative scheduling, and other training deliverymechanisms must be developed to help workers get to training resources, orto bring the resources to them.18) Recommendation - Energies and resources should not be diluted betweenmany training providers but rather focused on particular schools, colleges andprograms in specific crafts to develop long term strategies to build workforcecapacity.19) Recommendation - In deploying training, in addition to formal courses,workshops, and on-the-job skill development opportunities, include in thearsenal of training resources ready access to job specific information andCHRC BTL TGA - 11/14/2008 -Page 37