Fully Funded Short Courses

If you’re looking to start or advance your career in the live events and entertainment industry, our fully funded short courses will prepare you for your next steps.

Whether you want to work in festivals, theatre, sporting events or arena touring, we’ll provide you with the fundamental skills and knowledge you need, with hands-on learning and expertise from industry professionals – so you’ll learn from the people who have actually done it.

Join our fully funded two-week intensive short courses in Technical Production and Event Management and transform your passion for live events into a professional skill set and get you ready to take on projects that inspire and excite audiences worldwide.

TECHNICAL PRODUCTION

On the Technical Production Skills Bootcamp (delivered in-person), you’ll get your hands on all the latest kit used in professional event production. You’ll gain practical skills in all key areas including:

  • Lighting Design & Operation
  • Live Sound Engineering
  • Rigging & Event Safety
  • Production Planning
  • Event Logistics
  • Regulations, Guidance & Standards  

Apply now to secure your place!

EVENT MANAGEMENT

The Events Management online short course will teach you the intricacies of managing live events, from strategic planning to execution. You'll gain skills in all key areas critical to the success of any event including:

  • Event Management & Business
  •  Stage, Production & Tour Management  
  • Festival Stage Management  
  • Event Logistics
  • Production Planning
  • Regulations, Guidance & Standards  
  • Project Management

Apply now to secure your place!

Careers & Employability

We don’t just hand you a certificate at the end of your course. We are committed to your career success. 

We’ll work with you to secure opportunities and interviews for you, leveraging our extensive industry connections at ALT to help you into your next big step.  

Whether you aspire to manage technical stage productions or orchestrate large-scale live events, we’ll support you in getting on the right path, with the right people in the industry.  

Why Study at ALT?

Alternative learning  

Our approach to education is industry-integrated, where we work alongside some of the world’s biggest productions from the likes of Beyoncé, the Arctic Monkeys, Amazon and Netflix. It means you get access to industry experts and work opportunities unlike any other. 

Real-world learning

Solve real briefs and offer up creative solutions to industry challenges. Through hands-on practice and research, you’ll learn the tools and methods that you can immediately apply to your own work.  

Designed by industry for industry 

All our courses have been designed to meet the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the live experience and creative industries today. And the experts who lead each course will teach, mentor and support you every step of the way.