The Theatre Arts and Music Departments at Cerritos College in
January launched first Portable Event Staging Program this spring, the first program of its kind in California where students can train for entry level jobs as stage technicians in the entertainment industry.
The program is being funded through a grant from the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act. Students enrolled in the program will learn how to set up, operate, and strike audio, lighting and staging equipment, including risers, lighting, sound, construction of rolling stages, crowd control barricade equipment for concerts and other live entertainment events.
According to Cerritos College officials, “The new Portable Event Staging Program here at Cerritos College marks a departure from the traditional approach to education and moves to a new learning model based on the practicalities of the job market.” Students enrolled in the program will take part in real, hands-on learning rather than classroom instruction, and for their “final exams,” students will work on production of multiple outdoor live concerts this summer, where they will put their training and technical skills to use in a real-world context.
A technical, hands-on training program specifically for this career did not exist at any regional academic institution, officials at Cerritos College says, and this new Portable Event Staging program was created to meet the job market shortage of trained stage technicians across the Southern California region.
For more information on the program, visit www.cerritos.edu/entertainment-technology or contact the Theater Arts Department Professor Susan Watanabe (562) 860-2451 ext. 2643 or go to www.cerritos.edu.
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