Friday, July 26, 2024

ETCP Certifiable News: Summer 2024

 

| ETCP Certifiable News: Summer 2024 |

Table of Contents:

• News & Updates: News & Updates; Read more about Pandemic Recovery Grace Period Extension; and congratulations to our newly Certified Technicians!

• ETCP Recognized Training Companies’ training opportunities—look for more information at https://etcp.esta.org/training/training.html
•  Please use the ETCP Portal to submit your renewal application, log your training after you complete continuing education courses, and notify ETCP of any updates (change of address, new email, new photo for ETCP ID, revise your ETCP profile on the website, etc.)

• ETCP Facebook Study Group—jump on to help answer new candidates’ questions. Join the conversation!

• Get social—check out ESTA on these sites and follow the conversation: Facebook | Instagram | X | LinkedIn | YouTube

ETCP News & Updates

ETCP Certifiable News: Summer 2024 |

Covid Grace Period text:
The pandemic is not yet as far behind us as we would like. The impact mentally and financially is only now starting to wane for many technicians. With that in mind, the ETCP Council made the decision to extend a certification renewal grace period to technicians whose certifications expired in 2020-2022. The pandemic followed by the accelerated return to work made those years difficult for technicians to keep their certifications up to date. 

The ETCP Council has set the following as cutoff dates for the extended grace periods:
• Certifications that expired in 2020 ended May 31, 2024.
• Certifications that expired in 2021 have until Sept. 30, 2024, to submit for renewal.
• Certifications that expired in 2022 have until Jan. 31, 2025, to submit for renewal. 

If your certification expired during 2020-2022, you have until the above dates to submit a renewal application without having to also submit an appeal for approval to renew. Please reach out to Christina Smith with any questions.


ETCP Recognized Employer, Contractor, and Labor Provider Best Practices Agreements 
ETCP Recognized Employers, Contractors, and Labor Provider Best Practices Agreements must be renewed annually. If your company has not yet renewed its Best Practices Agreement for this year, the forms can be found at this link: https://etcp.esta.org/findrecognized/becomerecognized.html.

ETCP Recognized Employers, Contractors, and Labor Providers
ETCP Recognized Employers, Contractors, and Labor Providers have made an important professional commitment to safely serve the entertainment industry by utilizing ETCP Certified Technicians.

Are you interested in being an ETCP Recognized Employer, Contractor, or Labor Provider?
The ETCP Recognition Program represents a commitment to the enhancement of safety and reduction of risk in the workplace by utilizing ETCP Certified Technicians on projects and job sites.

What are the benefits of being ETCP Recognized?
Once ETCP Recognized, your organization will be searchable on the ETCP website with full contact information and a link to the company’s website. Your company may use the special ETCP Recognized logo on its marketing materials, setting your organization apart by making it clear the company prioritized providing highly-skilled workers who are conscientious about safety.

Contractor Recognition Program
You should fill out the Contractor Best Practices Agreement if you do not have full-time ETCP Certified Technicians on staff, but you hire certificate holders to work on your jobs. This is also true if you hire companies that are ETCP Recognized Employers to work on your projects.

Employer Recognition Program
You should fill out the Employer Best Practices Agreement if you employ full-time technicians who are ETCP Certified.

Labor Provider Recognition Program
You should fill out the Labor Provider Best Practices Agreement if you are a union local or other organization who provides ETCP Certified Technicians to job sites.

Find ETCP Recognized Contractors, Employers or Labor Providers
These organizations have made an important professional commitment to safely serve the entertainment industry by utilizing ETCP Certified Technicians. Search here: https://etcp.esta.org/findrecognized/search.php

To learn more about having your organization listed as an ETCP Recognized Contractor, Employer or Labor Provider, click here https://etcp.esta.org/findrecognized/becomerecognized.html

Columbus McKinnon has generously donated seats for their online Lodestar and Prostars | Part # OL-ET Training to ESTA. If you purchase your seat through this site, 100% of your fee goes to support ESTA's Technical Standards Program. Register.   



Welcome New Certificants!

Arena Riggers
Vincent Barros
Paul Brenner
Rebecca Brown
Brent Cheeley
Garrett Concialdi
Christian H. Deger
Ashley Catherine Grazziani
Thomas Hines
Jeremy Hoff
Jose Eduardo Joseph
Brian Jurgens
Nicolas Kruppa
Dmitry Kukva
Danielle Lange
Richard Latshaw
Ryan McGovern
Jeremy S. Menist
Adam Meyer
Richard Philiph
Cory Poucher
Christine Reineke
Steven Remeneski
Andrew Rockwell
John Scully
Tyler Shipley
James Silvester
Elizabeth Vestal
Daniel Watson
Tyler Wilson
Kenneth Zagorski

Arena & Theatre Riggers
Sedona Isch

Entertainment Electricians
David Baney
William Borst
Jennifer Callaghan
Thomas Chladny
Zachery Cowles
Cassandra A Fenwick
Kevin W Fitzgerald
Patrick Gillen
Benjamin Daniel Howell
Lucas Johnson
Joshua Light
Katharina Makarushka
Kevin Orlof
Oliver Kompst
Tristan Ramirez
Marijan Rudela
Jason R. Schick
Travis Smith
Michael Squier
Robert Stepek
Daniel R. Vuillaume
Tyler J. Whitehead
Gary D. Wilkins Jr
Ryan E. Wolf
Christian Zwit

Portable Power Distribution Technicians
David Baney
Kelly Britt
Leslie Carranza
Brycen Deters
Nathan Harrenstein
Richard Latshaw
Michael S. Lowe
Easton Hein-Maloney
Daniel I. Macias
Amber Belen Montoya
M. Lloyd Peña
William Shaw

Theatre Riggers
Andrew Aginian -- Congrats on getting all four certifications!
Matthew Beecher
Jennifer Carlson
Mark D Douglas
Kenneth Friedhoff
Malcolm C. Hackney
Richard Latshaw
David Loftin
Ethan Edward McKeny
Matthew McKinney
Joshua Spurgers
Dana Taylor
Alexander Throop
Cole Isaiah Quinn Viesselman
Mätthew Williams

Available ETCP Recognized Training: Academy of Production Technology (APTXL)

ETCP Certifiable News: Summer 2024 |

Academy of Production Technology (APTXL)
Training by Richard Cadena

Entertainment Electrics (Open to the public)
August 21-23, 2024
Showtime Event Production Solutions
8421 Broadband Drive, Suite D
Frederick, MD 21701

Three-day course covering portable power distribution and control systems for live event production including electrical safety, PPE, circuits, DC, single-phase AC, and 3-phase AC power calculations, codes and regulations, and best practices for grounding and bonding, the use of GFCIs, DMX, RDM, Ethernet, Ethernet-based protocols like sACN and Art-Net, and wireless DMX. This class covers most of the topics in the content outline of the Entertainment Electrician’s certification exam and the Portable Power Distribution Technician’s certification exam. https://bit.ly/EntElecs-MD-2024

Entertainment Electrics (Open to the public)
September 9-11, 2024
Ruth Eckerd Hall
1111 McMullen Booth Road
Clearwater, FL 33759

Three-day course covering portable power distribution and control systems for live event production including electrical safety, PPE, circuits, DC, single-phase AC, and 3-phase AC power calculations, codes and regulations, and best practices for grounding and bonding, the use of GFCIs, DMX, RDM, Ethernet, Ethernet-based protocols like sACN and Art-Net, and wireless DMX. This class covers most of the topics in the content outline of the Entertainment Electrician’s certification exam and the Portable Power Distribution Technician’s certification exam. https://bit.ly/EntElecs-FL-2024

Available ETCP Recognized Training: USITT Ken Vannice Electrical Workshop

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USITT Ken Vannice Electrical Workshop

Join USITT in conjunction with Clearwing AVL Expo on Nov. 13 for a hands-on educational session that explores the hazards and consequences of working with electricity in the live entertainment industry! We've packed as much education as we could into this one-day course. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on learning, we'll explore the shocking truth behind the following topics: 

• An Overview of Codes & Standards
• Basic/intermediate electricity
• The National Electrical Code®
• Cords & Cable
• NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace®
• Grounding & Bonding
• Overcurrent protection
• Equipment & Meters

Register today, and you'll receive an outline prior to the workshop and a copy of the presentation with additional materials. Check out the details below, and register today to learn the ins and outs of electricity from our industry expert trainer!

In addition to top-of-the-line education, ETCP Certificants will also receive seven (7) hours of renewal credit.

Date:
Monday, Nov. 13, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (includes a 1 hour lunch on your own)

Member Rates:
Early: NOW - Oct. 16 = $250
Late: Oct. 17 - Nov. 5 = $300

Non-Member Rates:
Early: NOW - Oct. 16 = $300
Late: Oct. 17 - Nov. 5 = $350

Where:
Mesa Convention Center
263 N. Center St.
Mesa, AZ 85201

Housing:
Attendees are responsible for their housing. See here for Clearwings AVL Expo housing information. Limited rooms are available, so book yours today!

Meet Your Instructor:
Mitch Hefter - Mitch Hefter has been working in lighting controls for over 40 years. He has played a major role in setting entertainment technology standards, promoting electrical safety and developing certification for entertainment industry electricians, and is an ETCP Certified Entertainment Electrician and Recognized Trainer. Mitch was instrumental in the development of USITT DMX512. He is a founding member of the Entertainment Services and Technology Association (ESTA) Technical Standards Program (ANSI E1) and co-chairs the Electrical Power Working Group. Mitch has worked on updates to the National Electrical Code since 1981, representing the Illuminating Engineering Society on Code Panel 15 since 1997, and was appointed the USITT Alternate on Code Panel 13 in 2022.  He is chair of the IES Lighting Controls Committee and worked on several IES documents including IES LP-6, IES RP-42, and IES LP-16. Mitch has presented at LightFair, LDI, USITT, and at IES chapters on several topics, including Emergency Lighting Control.  Mitch is also a Fellow of the U.S. Institute for Theatre Technology, a recipient of the USITT Founders Award in 1993, and was awarded Honorary Lifetime Membership in 2014.  Mitch is a Senior Systems Engineer with Signify and works on multiple types of lighting control systems.

Contact Details: Christine Troscher, christine@usitt.org
Registration Link: https://secure.usitt.org//NC__Event?id=a0lQq000000IN2zIAG

Available ETCP Recognized Training: Lankey & Limey Ltd.

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Lankey & Limey Ltd.
OSHA 30 Classes & COVID Safety Training for the Entertainment Industry

OSHA 30 Classes for the Entertainment Industry

Our live OSHA 30 video conference classes are designed specifically for the Entertainment Industry.  Network with like-minded peers around the country and enjoy thought-provoking group discussions while developing the skills, tools, and resources necessary for the show to go on – safely.

All classes will be held via live interactive video conference.

OSHA 30 for Construction for the Entertainment Industry 
September / October 2024

5 Thursdays – September 26th - October 24th, 2024

To register for OSHA 30 Construction, visit: https://square.link/u/UrwgEIi

OSHA 30 for General Industry for the Entertainment Industry
September / October 2024

5 Mondays – February 19th-March 18th, 2024

To register for OSHA 30 General Industry, visit: https://square.link/u/SBS9YYhY

OSHA Classes run from 10am-7pm ET each day via live video conference.
OSHA 30 classes cost $395 per attendee.
L&L’s OSHA 30 Classes are eligible for 30 ETCP Renewal Credits upon completion.

Note: OSHA requires all participants to be on camera via video conference and participate using a computer.

If you have any questions or are interested in more information, please email: tim@lankeyandlimey.com

training@lankeyandlimey.com

For class schedules, additional dates & further details, visit: llltd.events/osha

Available ETCP Recognized Training: TAIT

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TAIT NAVIGATOR Automation Platform Training

Introduction (4 days)
• Principles and foundations for Automation Operators in live events
• Practical motion exercises and basic cueing in the Navigator Classic GUI
• Gain practical experience with the TAIT Navigator suite of products

Currently available Introduction classes:
• August 12-15, 2024
• September 9-12, 2024
• October 7-10, 2024
• November 4-7, 2024

Programming (4 days)
• In-depth exploration of live event programming
• Development of rules and collision avoidance
• Introduction to 3D visualization and modeling
• PREREQUISITE: Introduction class. This ensures a common baseline for all of the students in the Programming class. 

Currently available Programming classes:
• August 19-22, 2024
• September 16-19, 2024
• October 14-17, 2024
• November 11-14, 2024

3D (30 days)
• Creating Objects and Lace Attachments
• Lace Calibration and setting up the 3D space
• 3D cueing and object control
• Practical application: students will setup and run a real 3D rig
• PREREQUISITE: Introduction & Programming classes. This ensures a common baseline for all learners in the 3D class.

Currently available 3D classes:
• September 16-19, 2024
• November 18-21, 2024

TAIT iQ Automation Platform Training

iQ Online Training Series (4 hours)
The iQ Online Training Series includes everything you need to know to begin building the foundation necessary to successfully work with TAIT’s iQ automation platform. The online, self-paced courses can be completed stand-alone, for those looking for an introduction to the platform’s capabilities and functionality. They also serve as the prerequisite to attending an in-person classroom iQ Fundamentals Lab Session.

Courses included in the series:
  • Introduction to Entertainment Automation
  • Basic Axis Moves
  • Show Management
  • Programming Level 1
iQ Fundamentals Lab Session (2 days)
The iQ Fundamentals lab session builds upon the prerequisite iQ Online Training Series by providing hands-on experience with the iQ automation platform using the epiQ console. This hands-on experience solidifies the foundation for using TAIT’s iQ software and understanding of how to set up your working show environment. It’s designed to create a familiarity with the tools and menus available in iQ via the epiQ console, their use for show creation, automation control, and monitoring.

Currently available iQ Fundamentals Lab Sessions
• August 6-7, 2024
• October 29-30, 2024
• December 12-13, 2024


Questions? Contact TAIT.Training@taittowers.com