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Training & skills development in the
South African audiovisual industry
Kevan Jones CTSKevan Jones CTS
with special thanks to
In celebration of
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What is SACIA?What is SACIA?
Certain issues can be resolved more Certain issues can be resolved more effectively effectively when communities work communities work together to address a common together to address a common need
…but there has to be more
Founding membersFounding members
Reciprical membership Reciprical membership benefitsbenefits
Change is inevitable
Change is Change is inevitable. In a inevitable. In a progressive progressive country change is country change is constant. constant.
Benjamin Disraeli
Change is constant
““If anything is If anything is certain, it is that certain, it is that change is certain. change is certain. The world we are The world we are planning for today planning for today will not exist in this will not exist in this form tomorrow.”form tomorrow.”
Philip Crosby
Change exists in the AV business as well
Different & changing needs
Apply international Apply international standardsstandards
Provide appropriate Provide appropriate training and skills training and skills development programmesdevelopment programmes
Structured certification Structured certification programme that’s programme that’s recognised both locally recognised both locally and internationallyand internationally
Bringing our worlds closer together
Capturing/AugmentingVisual & Audio Information
& Environments
Audiovisual
Networked InfrastructuresBroadband Backbones
InformationTechnology
5 BIG growth drivers
Conferencing
AV – IT integration
Digital signage & content
High definition
16:9 widescreen
Change is accelerating
The global AV marketplace has never been stronger. The demand for streaming media, webcasting, digital signal processing, wireless applications and AV-related software has increased dramatically worldwide
Randal Lemke - InfoComm
Markets face tough times
Labour unrestLabour unrest Tough global Tough global
economyeconomy Brain drain Brain drain
continuescontinues Balance of Balance of
payments at 8%payments at 8% Inequality of Inequality of
wealthwealth
Regulatory environment
Legislation Legislation requires requires workplace skills workplace skills development development programmeprogramme
1% skills 1% skills development development levylevy
BEE credentialsBEE credentials
International standards
InfoComm is an InfoComm is an ANSI – ISO ANSI – ISO accredited accredited standards standards developer for the developer for the audiovisual audiovisual industryindustry
World Standards Day14 October 2009
3232ndnd General Assembly held in Cape Town General Assembly held in Cape Town
16-18 September 200916-18 September 2009
Standards build confidence
““Standards build Standards build confidence” was the confidence” was the key message at the key message at the opening of the 32nd opening of the 32nd General Assembly General Assembly of ISO, the of ISO, the International International Organization for Organization for Standardization – Standardization – the world’s largest the world’s largest developer of developer of International International Standards – in Cape Standards – in Cape Town, South Africa.Town, South Africa.
Tshediso MatonaTshediso Matona
SA Trade & IndustrySA Trade & Industry
Financial crisis hits
““A major imperative A major imperative is the need to is the need to promote good promote good business and business and governance governance practice, as well as practice, as well as the need for better the need for better risk management. risk management. Standards provide Standards provide the confidence the confidence essential to essential to economic economic development.”development.”
Alan MorrisonAlan Morrison
ISO PresidentISO President
Training to suit the market
Web-based learningWeb-based learning Classroom-basedClassroom-based Dedicated Academy Dedicated Academy
instructorsinstructors Books, manuals and Books, manuals and
support materialsupport material Appropriate training and Appropriate training and
skills development skills development programmesprogrammes
More than 10 thousand Certified Technology
Specialists worldwide
ISO – ANSI registeredISO – ANSI registered Specialised for specific disciplinesSpecialised for specific disciplines
An association of men
… … who will not who will not quarrel with one quarrel with one another is a thing another is a thing which has never which has never existed, from the existed, from the greatest greatest confederacy of confederacy of nations, to a town nations, to a town meeting or vestry. meeting or vestry.
Thomas Jefferson
Primary objectives
Encourage new members to join our founding group and participate in the development of an industry Association that delivers real value to all participants
Generate greater support for local training
Thanks for joining us
Kevan [email protected]