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ETC Learning Stages Online Courses – Free up to $15 per course
ETC Learning Stages is a site where you learn about various ETC products offered https://learningstage.etcconnect.com/learn
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IATSE in partnership with ENCORE andwith the generous support of the CanadaPerforming Arts Workers Resilience Fund, is excited to offer:AV Fundamentals – WINNIPEG
Date: Wednesday March 29 Time: ​8:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: RBC Convention Centre, Pan Am Room This course serves as an Introduction into Event Technologies covering the fundamentals of an Audio-Visual Professional. We will examine set-up standards, video, audio, and lighting basics as they pertain to AV set up and operation in…
IATSE Canada, with the generous support of the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, is excited to offer a comprehensive training on “Basic Lighting Console Operation”. ST. CATHERINES, ON
Date: March 16, 2023 Time: 9:00am – 6:00pm Location: Partridge Hall, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St Paul St, St. Catharines, ON L2R 3M2 This course is open to all performing arts workers and is being offered at no…
IATSE Canada, with the generous support of the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, is excited to offer a comprehensive training on “Bill 168 and the Ontario Human Rights Code”. – ST CATHERINES, ON
Date: March 28, 2023 Time: There are 2 sessions to choose from, please register for your preferred time. Session 1: 9:30am – 11:30am Session 2: 1:30pm – 3:30pm Location: Robertson Theatre, First Ontario Performing Arts Centre, 250 St Paul St,…
IATSE Local 822, with the generous support of the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, is excited to offer a “Black Hair Education” course.- TORONTO
Date: Saturday March 25, and Sunday March 26th Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: Meridian Hall, 1 Front St E, Toronto ON M5E 1B2 This course is being instructed by Mykael Jackman, a leader in the hair industry for 30 years. He is a Red Seal hairstylist/Barber Certified Teacher with…
First Aid Training in Toronto March 14th
I.A.T.S.E Local 58 Education Committee Presents First Aid with CPR, AED and Suspension trauma The Education Committee is presenting First Aid class with CPR, AED and Suspension trauma additions . We have booked a trainer from CPR Response Plus Ltd.…
IATSE in partnership with ENCORE andwith the generous support of the CanadaPerforming Arts Workers Resilience Fund, is excited to offer:AV Fundamentals – WINNIPEG
Date: Wednesday March 29 Time: ​8:00 am – 4:00 pm Location: RBC Convention Centre, Pan Am Room This course serves as an Introduction into Event Technologies covering the fundamentals of an Audio-Visual Professional. We will examine set-up standards, video, audio, and lighting basics as they pertain to AV set up and operation in…
IATSE Canada in partnership with ENCORE and with the generous support of the Canada Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, is excited to offer:AV Fundamentals – LONDON, ON
Date: Friday, March 10 Time: ​9:00 am – 5:00 pm Location: RBC Place Convention Centre, 300 York St, London, ON N6B 1P8 Room TBC This course serves as an Introduction into Event Technologies covering the fundamentals of an Audio-Visual Professional. We will examine set-up standards, video, audio, and lighting basics as they pertain to AV…
<strong>IATSE Local </strong><strong>295</strong><strong>, with the generous support </strong><strong>of the Canada</strong><strong> Performing Arts Workers Resilience Fund, is excited to offer </strong><strong><em>Theatrical Fly Systems</em></strong><strong><em> </em></strong><strong><em>and </em></strong><strong><em>Counterweight Rigging </em></strong><strong><em>Training</em></strong><strong><em>.</em></strong>
Date: March 28th, 2023 Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm Location: Conexus Arts Centre, 200 Lakeshore Dr, Regina, SK S4S 7L3 This day long training course with instructor Rick Boychuk focuses on the safe operation and maintenance of theatrical counterweight rigging systems. Rick has been in the industry since 1977 and has served as TD, PM and designer…
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Kids Help Phone is always there for you. No matter what you want to talk about, we’re here to listen. No judgment, totally private, 24/7.
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| Job Category | Health |
| Phone | 1-800-668-6868 |
| Website | https://kidshelpphone.ca |
| Notes | Languages: English and French |
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24-hour, 7-day-a-week crisis counselling, emotional support. Crisis Line: GTA: 416-863-0511, TOLL-FREE: 1-866-863-0511, #SAFE (#7233) on your Bell, Rogers, Fido or Telus Mobile
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| Job Category | Health |
| Phone | 1-866-863-0511 |
| Website | http://www.awhl.org/social-media-web-security |
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For decades, Spectra Helpline (Peel) and Distress Centres (Toronto) have individually championed and executed our aligned missions of ensuring every individual in need of emotional support or crisis intervention has access to life-sustaining care delivered by highly-trained volunteers supported by professional staff.
After careful evaluation and thoughtful consideration, the boards of Spectra Helpline and Distress Centres unanimously voted to merge our respective organizations in an effort to Enhance the Breadth and Expand the Reach of the services that we provide individuals at risk and in their most vulnerable moments. As of May 2019, Spectra Helpline received Canada Revenue Agency confirmation of its merger with Toronto Distress Centres.
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| Job Category | Health |
| Phone | 416 920-0497 or 905 459-7777 |
| Website | https://www.spectrahelpline.org |
| Notes | Languages: English, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, Portuguese |
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| Job Category | Financial |
| Phone | 416-325-0278 |
| Website | https://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/social/apply_online.aspx |
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Video How-To’s on tying knots!
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.hstech.org/how-to-s/how-to-tech/rigging/methods-how-tos-instructions-etc |
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Over 4.5 hours of structured learning, that take you from the basics to more advanced techniques.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.notch.one/learn/academy/ |
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WATCHOUT multi-display software is your fast track to creating spectacular shows. Use WATCHOUT to compose and manage all the different media elements in your show – video, still images, animations, graphics, live feeds, sound – and then play it back on multiple displays. Perfectly synchronized, high resolution and right-on-cue.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.dataton.com/support/product-training-videos |
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Designer is the ultimate software to visualize, design, and sequence projects wherever you are, from concept all the way through to showtime.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBXckvTm2VHU29BUoKJizvA/playlists?view=50&flow=grid&shelf_id=1 |
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In this Free Video Training Series, you’ll learn everything you need to know to start using After Effects today. This is not an overview of the software, this is a real training series that covers advanced techniques for Motion Tracking, Color Keying and even 3D Title Design. Of course, we’ll cover the basics too.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | http://www.videocopilot.net/basic/ |
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This online course is designed to present the basics of the Event Master family of products.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.barco.com/en/support/training/Barco-Event-Master-Basics-training.aspx |
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The course will prepare you for the topics and subjects covered in the BARCO Certified Specialist- Event Master Course. It is intended for those students with limited exposure to the world of live event presentation switching. Experienced students may find the material useful as a refresher or to update their current knowledge.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.barco.com/en/support/training/Barco-Event-Master-Primer-training.aspx |
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These tutorial videos offer step-by-step training on the new BrightAuthor: connected and the BSN.cloud, as well as the original BrightAuthor and BrightSign Network. They build on one another, and are composed of short manageable modules. Feel free to follow along or skip to a specific topic. Sample assets are provided.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.brightsign.biz/training-1/tutorial-videos |
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This online training course includes video lessons, private training sessions, and an online support community.
It is intended for intermediate level live sound engineers who want to get great results fast when faced with less than optimal circumstances and little to no time to prepare.
Each module will include a step-by-step guided presentation of building a mix from scratch, based on real-life examples. Here is an overview of what the lessons will include:
- Prevention – strategies for avoiding stressful circumstances, how to get the right information fast and avoid painful mistakes.
- Stage Work – checklist of essential actions on stage to avoid problems down the road, microphone selection and placement strategies, using microphone polarity plots and monitor placement.
- Console Prep – techniques for quick console setup including channel processing and FX strategies.
- Line Check – my approach to line check, band communication strategies and “guerrilla mixing” EQ and dynamics.
- Monitor Mixing – quick monitor mixing with visual references, using “More Me” and “Stage Opposite” techniques to preset your mixes.
- FOH mixing – discover my two-handed mixing technique and see me break down my mental process when mixing a live band from scratch with zero prep time.
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://gainmedialab.com/guerilla-mixing-course |
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The Distress Centre offers, as appropriate: emotional support, crisis intervention, suicide prevention, and linkage to emergency help when necessary.
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| Job Category | Health |
| Phone | 416-408-HELP (4357) |
| Website | https://www.torontodistresscentre.com |
| Notes | Help available 24/7 |
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| Job Category | Training |
| Website | https://www.avid.com/tutorials |