The governments new career strategy: an end to placements for English Higher Education performing arts students?

David Hockham

Abstract


A look at what the governments new career strategy may mean for placements in technical theatre and urges further investigation and thought in this area.

Keywords


Vocational Practice; Employability; placement; work placements; apprenticeship; career strategy; government career strategy; Drama; Theatre; Technical Theatre; venues

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21100/compass.v11i2.780

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