Start your career in large scale events

Course dates for 2026 will be announced sometime in the spring. Register your interest below to be the first to find out.

This fully funded Skills Bootcamp is tailored for people who want to start or are in the early stages of their career working on large scale outdoor events and festivals. Working with leading experts in the industry, it covers everything from programming, to on site production, to ticketing & budgeting.

OVERVIEW OF THE BOOTCAMP:

Explore the aims for festivals, their roles in society, and ways of evaluating event types.
Understand the role and responsibilities of producers and promoters throughout a project.
Introduction to Temporary Event Notices, Personal Licences, and Event Management Plans.
Event logistics, including venue selection, audience management, transportation, accommodation, catering, and ticketing.
Introduction to key industry software such as Festival Pro and Our Crew.
Understanding audiences and effective marketing plans.
Site management principles and the understanding of site plans.
Introduction to Artist Advancing & Artist Liaison.
Understand festival budgets.
Monitoring and feedback from audiences, clients, and colleagues.

The programme also includes modules on your personal development and wrap around guidance and advice on getting paid work after the training.

Applications for this course are currently closed, you can register your interest below.

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What is a Skills Bootcamp?

A Skills Bootcamp is a government funded employability training offer. Subjects are varied but respond to skills gaps identified from working with employers. A Skills Bootcamp is a minimum 60hr course and open to residents of the UK who are over 19 years old and have the right to work in the UK.

What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is just like a normal job but apprentices spend 20% of their contracted hours training to equip them for their role and future career.

Is it really free?

Apprenticeships are free to the learner, the employer may contribute a small amount to the training.
Skills Bootcamps are also free to the learner – if the learner works full time then their employer contributes 10% of the training if they are a small organisation and 30% if they are a large organisation.