USITT and ESTA Launch INNOVA for Online Learning

| PERG News: April 2017 |

ESTA and USITT (United States Institute for Theatre Technology) announce INNOVA, a platform to provide online learning to professionals in entertainment technology and design. INNOVA, launching in late April, will offer on demand training in a wide variety of disciplines and levels and will include renewal credit courses for the Entertainment Technician Certification Program (ETCP) and American Institute of Architects (AIA). The possibilities for PERG to offer online content for members is wide open--training, presentations, info sessions with subject matter experts, and so on.

Both non-profits have been seeking to offer constituents educational opportunities that allow them to learn at their convenience. By joining forces on INNOVA, ESTA and USITT hope to create a central online learning hub for the industry and they invite other organizations to utilize the platform to provide educational opportunities for their constituents.

INNOVA will feature a mix of offerings including sessions created by some of the industry’s best known educators, recorded panel presentations from industry conferences, and a series of short public service features. All INNOVA content will be reviewed by groups of subject matter experts (SMEs) for technical quality and content accuracy. Please contact INNOVA, if you are interested in providing content.

The public service features will include informational presentations on each of the American National Standards developed under ESTA’s Technical Standards Program. Of interest to students will be tips on writing resumes and cover letters.

INNOVA is a win-win for the entire industry. Convenient continuing education will be available to all, trainers will receive a royalty for every download, and the income received by ESTA and USITT will be reinvested back into the programs so important to the industry. 

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