The Hart House A/V Tech Mentorship Program provides youth the opportunity to gain practical experience with different careers in the audio/visual field while being paid for their commitment. Audio-Visual (AV) technicians set up, operate, and maintain multimedia equipment for events.
Prioritizing QTBIPOC, women, low-income, precariously housed, and/or disabled youth who are 16-18 years old, this program also works to change the face of the AV tech industry from the ground up.
In collaboration with the A/V and Events team at Hart House, youth experience 9 hours of hands-on workshop learning on topics like audio, video, and lighting. Throughout the program, they are connected to immersive learning opportunities related to audio-visual programming at Hart House, and receive mentorship from seasoned professionals in the field on sector-relevant knowledge and skills.
Focus
- Access and transition: promote successful academic and social transitions to post-secondary education
- Outreach & Engagement: increase awareness and understanding of post-secondary pathways
Features
- Career exploration
- Experiential learning (e.g., co-op, internship, design challenges, field trips, etc.)
- Participant incentive(s) (e.g., expense reimbursement, bursaries, scholarships)
- Tutoring & mentorship
- Wrap-around services (e.g. provision of food, skills development workshops, writing centre and library access, etc.)
Timeframe
- March Break
- Summer
Participants
Ages
- High school students
Groups
- First-generation students
- Indigenous students
- LGBTQ+ students
- Low-income students
- Newcomers to Canada
- Racialized students
- Secondary school students with low credit accumulation and/or achievement rates
- Students from communities with limited access to post-secondary education (e.g. rural or remote communities)
- Students requiring outreach/transition support
- Students with disabilities