SA to hold conference to boost event production skills

Recognizing the importance of the sector in ensuring a healthy music industry, the Live Event Technical and Production Conference (LETPC) will be held from 12 to 14 May at the Sunnyside Park Hotel in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Unique in Africa, the first LETPC took place in May 2015 at the same venue. It is hosted by the country’s leading live event technical and production training organization, the South African Roadies Association (SARA), with the support of the Department of Arts and Culture.

The main purpose of the conference is to gather relevant stakeholders, professionals and practitioners in the events, technical, production and education sectors, along with international market leaders, to discuss the need for a critical upgrade of skills and training to keep up with international standards. Currently, the sector’s skill qualification is only at matriculation level and urgently needs to increase to a tertiary level, in South Africa listed at level 5 according to the National Qualifications Framework (NQF).

Ref.: Music In Africa