INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE AT GROWTH AND EMPLOYMENT SOUND EDITING, VIDEO EDITING, AND SCRIPTWRITING TRAINING WORKSHOP, SCHEDULED FOR LAGOS, KANO AND ASABA

The Federal Government of Nigeria has received financing from the World Bank to implement the Growth and Employment (GEM) Project, aimed at supporting Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) operating in manufacturing and service sectors, specifically: ICT, Entertainment, Hospitality and Tourism, Light Manufacturing and Construction. The project support addresses cross cutting sector issues, assistance to specific clusters, and direct support to firms in the form of training, technical assistance and grant schemes.

 
As an outcome of consultation with stakeholders in the entertainment industry, the PIU is organizing a series of training workshops in Lagos, Kano and Asaba at a date to be communicated soon on video and sound editing. The workshops have been organized to ensure that the video and sound quality of films and music as well as scripts for visual medium produced in Nigeria can compete with other markets.

The proposed training workshops are as follows:

1. VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR FILM/TV
2. SOUND PRODUCTION FOR FILM/TV
3. VIDEO PRODUCTION FOR MOBILE PLATFORMS
4. SOUND PRODUCTION FOR MULTIMEDIA PLATFORMS
5. SCREENWRITING

(a) Video and sound production for film and television
Training is at advanced level for relevant existing professionals in the industry to improve their expertise in using the most professional tools for video or sound production.

(b) Video and sound production for mobile and multimedia platforms
Training is for beginners to the sector, with evidence of previous self-shooting or self-taught -production experience. The course should be robust enough to enable them deploy their capacity to creating content immediately following the course.

(c) Screenwriting
Training is for graduates of relevant disciplines including English literature, drama and mass communications or writers with significant writing experience in lieu of a formal qualification to boost their screen writing capacity with demonstrable impact on the quality of their immediate post training output.

Please indicate your willingness and availability to participate by clicking here and filling out the application form.

The training dates and venues will be communicated to successful applicants by email and text messages two weeks before the scheduled training programme.