ESSENCE

ESSENCE is a strategic partnership of professional organisations and education providers in the field of live sound engineering, co-funded by the ERASMUS+ programme of the European Union.

Cooperating partners are:

• Akademie der OETHG, Vienna, Austria
• Österreichische Theatertechnische Gesellschaft (OETHG), Vienna, Austria
• Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound (RITCS), Brussels, Belgium
• Steunpunt voor Productionele, Ontwerpende en Technische Krachten van de brede culturele sector, Brussels, Belgium
• Event-Akademie der EurAka, Baden-Baden, Germany
• Interessengemeinschaft Veranstaltungswirtschaft (IGVW), Langenhagen, Germany
• Verband Deutscher Tonmeister (VDT) (coordinating partner), Köln, Germany
• Overleg Scholing Arbeidsmarkt Theatertechniek (OSAT), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Vereniging voor Podiumtechnologie (VPT), Hilversum, The Netherlands

Together we are working to develop a comprehensive curriculum for a trans-national qualification of live sound engineers on Level 5 of the European Qualification Framework, the European Sound Specialist.

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