[SML] Classes in college.

[Risk Intl. - Dr. Randall W.A. Davidson]

Richard: my  work in colleges and universities across this country and North
America finds the same results...these results need to be addressed with
great acumen. Dr. Doom  September 13, 2014


Dr. Randall W.A. Davidson, Product Liability and Risk Management Assessor at
Risk International - www.riskit.com. Focused & Integrated Solutions to
Global Problems - www.globalhealthandsafety.net. ISETSA - International
Secondary Education Theater Health & Safety Association - www.isetsa.org.
 




-----Original Message-----
From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of
Richard Niederberg via Stagecraft
Sent: Friday, September 12, 2014 9:30 AM
To: Stagecraft Mailing List
Subject: Re: [SML] Classes in college.

Dear Kristi,
The most significant lapse I have found in the education of recent job
applicants I have interviewed, is the lack of training to provide accurate
cost estimates to produce or rent scenery, costumes, lighting, or other
aspect of a show, especially when the job applicant is, or will be, the
designer of that aspect of the show. I prefer design-and-build contracts.
Let me just 'sign off' on the elevation or the rendering, pay the up-front
deposit, and move on to other matters.
/s/ Richard
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Donna Dickerson via Stagecraft
<stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
> Skills could include: time management, efficient planning of workflow,
team
> work, and coaching.   So often it's the soft skills that will make or
break
> a project.
>
> these are skills that cross into other disciplines as well.
>
> Donna Dickerson
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 11, 2014, at 11:18 PM, "Kristi R-C via Stagecraft"
> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>
>
> Soooo...they get college credit for what amounts to OTJ training?
> Wish I coulda scored something like that
>
>
> I still learn on the job. It's one of my favorite parts of the gig.
>
> Many schools call this "lab time" or "shop hours" or "crew participation"
> and require a set number of hours for a certain grade.
>
> A good supervisor/teacher can turn on the job experiences into a "real"
> class IF there are clear course objectives and content that will be 
> covered, E.g., "student will learn to be a stage electrician" isn't
specific enough.
> A detailed list of exactly the skills and competencies expected is, 
> E.g., Student will be able  to: Solder, demonstrate correct procedures 
> for hanging a Source Four Leko, explain the controls on a Super 
> trooper and demonstrate proper use of each, name the parts of and 
> rewire SPG plugs, correctly name common sound connectors (NL4, BNC, 
> XLR), complete equations based on Ohm's Law, etc.
>
> This could be as formal as a written exam or as simple as each student 
> keeping a checklist which the supervisor initials when s/he witnesses 
> the demonstrated competency/skill.
>
> Kristi R-C
>
>
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