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Creative and media
Dancers use movement to perform for live audiences or in recorded performances.
You'll usually need a degree or diploma in professional dance or musical theatre. These take 2 to 3 years to complete and are offered by dance schools and universities. Academic qualifications may not be essential if you show enough talent at audition. You could get a Dance and Drama Award to help with fees and living costs.
You'll usually need 2 to 3 A-levels, or equivalent, and to pass an audition.
Volunteering
Dancing is very competitive and you'll need to develop your skills by getting as much practical experience of dancing as possible. You could do this through:
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You could work at a TV studio, on a cruise ship, in a hotel, in the community, at a film studio or in a theatre. Your working environment may be physically demanding and you may spend nights away from home.
With experience, you could move into choreography or dance teaching.
Antique dealers buy and sell old objects and collectors' items.
Furniture makers make and restore items like chairs, tables, beds and display cabinets.
Photographic technicians help photographers and produce images from digital files.
Advertising account executives provide the link between an advertising agency and its clients.
TV presenters introduce and host programmes, interview people and report on issues and events.
Sewing machinists stitch pieces of material together to make clothing, accessories and soft furnishings.
Joseph Walsh Studio seeks applications for the position of Design Developer to work in the Design Studio.
- Learn and develop skills in cutting, shaping, and assembling wood and other materials to create bespoke cabinetry. - Assist in the construction of custom-built cabinets, wardrobes, shelves, and other furniture pieces.2. Material Selection and Preparation: - Prepare and process materials for use in cabinetry projects, ensuring accuracy and quality.3. Finishing and Assembly: - Learn techniques for sanding and finishing cabinetry to achieve a high-quality, durable finish.4. Maintain a Safe and Organised Workshop: - Adhere to health and safety guidelines and procedures to ensure a safe working environment. - Keep the workshop clean, organised, and well-maintained, ensuring tools and equipment are stored correctly.5. Continuous Learning and Development: - Actively participate in training and development opportunities to enhance joinery skills and knowledge. - Stay updated with industry trends, techniques, and best practices in cabinetry and joinery.
1. Cabinet Making and Joinery: - Learn and develop skills in cutting, shaping, and assembling wood and other materials to create bespoke cabinetry. - Assist in the construction of custom-built cabinets, wardrobes, shelves, and other furniture pieces.2. Material Selection and Preparation: - Prepare and process materials for use in cabinetry projects, ensuring accuracy and quality.3. Finishing and Assembly: - Learn techniques for sanding and finishing cabinetry to achieve a high-quality, durable finish.4. Maintain a Safe and Organised Workshop: - Adhere to health and safety guidelines and procedures to ensure a safe working environment. - Keep the workshop clean, organised, and well-maintained, ensuring tools and equipment are stored correctly.5. Continuous Learning and Development: - Actively participate in training and development opportunities to enhance joinery skills and knowledge. - Stay updated with industry trends, techniques, and best practices in cabinetry and joinery.
- Learning about the kitchen components- Assembling carcases- Fitting frames and hanging doors- Fitting drawers- Using basic hand tools- Reading and understanding CAD drawings- Helping out in the work shop as required- Cleaning duties- Adhering to H&S- Working as part of a team
As an apprentice, the successful candidate will be expected to work as part of a team and support senior members of the department.The majority of the Apprentice Machinists day will be occupied by learning all aspects of machinery.Main duties and responsibilities will include: - To use our AlphaCam program to convert a 2D drawing to a 3D drawing and adding the required tooling and toolpaths using multiple tools such as a straight flat cutter to apply the relevant profile cutter needed - To do carving profiles for ionic capitals and architectural corbels using small router cutters, like a 45 degree tool, 16mm radius and a 3mm radius for finer detailing which can produce amazingly detailed finishes - Setting cutter depths - Running programs - Safe use of hand tools and machinery within the workshop environment
- Measuring and marking out - Use of various machinery, tools and equipment to manufacture various products or components - Manufacture of components - Cutting timber using machinery - Sanding down and quality checking - Working towards Health & Safety Regulations. - Keeping the work areas clean and tidy.
Daily tasks will be based on a progressive program of work based learning. This will be supervisor lead across various departments and activities.These will include: - Cabinet building - Assembly techniques - Cabinet finishingAll health and safety provision will be in place along with inductions into the manufacturing plant.
Reporting to, and working alongside the experienced CNC operator. - Learning and using Alphacam, CNC software to program the machine and schedule work to be efficient, at capacity, accurate, minimizing waste. - Interpreting construction drawings to breakdown into CNC components for CNC cutting. - Learning and understanding different tooling for use on the CNC machine. - Maintaining and cleaning tooling, CNC machines and working machinery. - Checking components are produced with accuracy. Checking quality levels are maintained. - Ordering materials, glues, screws for the CNC and generally in the workshop. Stock keeping of materials used.
Unlock your creative potential with Channel 4s Content Creatives! Havent heard of Content Creatives? Its a 24 week paid training programme and work placement that can open the door for you into the creative industry in Greater Manchester and West Yorkshire. Launching in 2024, Content Creatives gives you the opportunity to experience life in the creative industry working for exciting companies like Channel 4 Apply today!
The Channel 4 Production Training Scheme is for entry level talent who want to break into the media industry and are passionate about making television programmes. It offers trainees a 12 month paid placement with an independent production company. This placement is with Cwmni Da in Caernarfon, North Wales.
The Channel 4 Production Training Scheme is for entry level talent who want to break into the media industry and are passionate about making television programmes. It offers trainees a 12 month paid placement with an independent production company. This placement is with Ty’r Ddraig in Wrexham, North Wales.
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