Step Change
Step Change is a professional development programme for individuals who are showing great potential in the early-mid stage of their careers in the performing arts. It is a National Theatre/Royal Opera House project developed in partnership with the Young Vic, BAC and Nitro. The programme provides training and support from industry professionals and requires individuals to undertake a secondment in a participating organisation.
Why is it needed?
Career development in the management of performing arts is usually fairly haphazard. There are limited opportunities for people to acquire knowledge or practical experience other than through their day jobs; training opportunities generally occur by chance – being in the right place at the right time or knowing the right people.
This is an ineffective way of identifying the best talent and placing it in the most appropriate context; it tends to overlook people from certain backgrounds who may not yet have acquired the confidence or networks needed to negotiate a path through a forest of half-glimpsed opportunities; and it is not designed to enable people in the earlier stages of their careers gain experience in different scales of organisation or within different artistic disciplines.
A network of building-based organisations in London – initially, the National Theatre, the Royal Opera House, the Young Vic, BAC – responded to this situation by developing a programme of professional development for talented individuals in the early-mid stages of their career.
Step Change Aims to:
- broaden the range of possibilities for people who might not realise their management potential
- offer structured development opportunities to people from a range of backgrounds who might not otherwise gain experience working in different scales of organisations or artistic disciplines
- build relationships between larger and smaller companies
- encourage a greater diversity in the workforce of the larger organisations
- provide a stepping-stone for talented people in the arts
How to Apply for Step Change 09-10 (deadline 26 October)
Download the information and application forms on our vacancies page.
Download:
Information for Applicants 09-10
Filename: STEP_CHANGE_Applicant_Info_Oct_09.pdf
File Format: pdf
Information for Organisations with Employees applying for Step Change
Filename: STEP_CHANGE_Info_for_Employers_Oct_09.pdf
File Format: pdf
Step Change Case Studies
Filename: Step_Change_Case_Studies.pdf
File Format: pdf
Information for Potential Host Organisations
Filename: Info_for_Potential_Host_orgs.pdf
File Format: pdf
Information for Potential Mentors
Filename: Info_for_Potential_Mentors.pdf
File Format: pdf
