More than a thousand people from Greater Manchester have been trained to take up jobs in the creative industries as part of a new training scheme.
The free courses run by Factory International at Manchester’s flagship arts venue, Aviva Studios, teach skills such as production lighting, sound mixing and stage set design.
About 60% of the graduates have found paid work in the art sector, including some in Manchester venues including Co-op Live and the Science and Industry Museum.
Katy Egan-Daynes, who runs one of the courses, said their success showed “you don’t need to go to London, it’s going on here in Manchester”.
