SPI Signs New Agreement to Address Global Demand for Training Production Crews and Below-the-Line Professionals

Olsberg•SPI (SPI) is excited to announce a new agreement with the Global Audiovisual Training Center (GATC).

To address the skills shortages that the audiovisual sector is contending with on a global basis, SPI has partnered with the GATC, which offers high-quality bespoke training courses for audiovisual industry professionals, including film commissions. GATC’s current programme includes:

• Professional Development Program for BTL Technicians – conducted online in English, this includes masterclasses of two to three hours or in-depth training of 16 hours

• The Global Film & TV Program for Above-the-Line Professionals - an annual five-day experience in Los Angeles for up to 25 professionals from around the world, including meetings, masterclasses and conferences

• English for Audiovisual Industry Professionals – a five-month course training audiovisual professionals in speaking and comprehension skills required to work on international productions and to advance their careers.

Further information on GATC’s programmes is here.

The press release on the new SPI / GATC agreement is here.

Contacts: joshua@o-spi.com, tiago@gatc-edu.com 

Further information on SPI’s Production Infrastructure and Capacity Analysis work can be found here.