Caz is on panel of experts
Caz Dolby, owner of Wildcats Theatre School in Stamford, has been invited to join a panel created to work on developing new qualifications to be launched in 2022.
Industry experts, including celebrity hairdresser Lee Stafford, have been appointed to chair new panels which will lead work on designing the content of the next set of new T Levels so that young people will gain the skills employers and the country need for the future.
Caz will be working on the new broadcasting, media and production panel, developing qualifications in these areas that are industry linked, accessible and relevant.
She said: “Broadcasting, media and production represent important industries that are developing at a rapid rate.
“Ensuring that we are encouraging young people of all backgrounds and levels to develop relevant skills for these areas will secure a workforce that are able to take these industries forward.
“I am excited to have been appointed as a member of the media, broadcast and production employer panel. This is a unique opportunity to develop qualifications for our sector and to help young people to gain the skills that they need for the future as well as transfer this knowledge to students at Wildcats as they reach the age where they are looking for their next steps within the broadcasting, media and production industries.”
The new vocational courses will be available from 2022 and will have been developed by world-famous businesses and organisation, including Toni and Guy for hair and beauty, the Dogs Trust for animal care and management and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development for human resources.
Other programmes will include agriculture, land management and production; management and administration; catering; craft and design and cultural heritage and visitor attractions.
The nine new panels will join the 16 existing T Level panels that are already up and running, designing the outline content for the first tranche of T Levels, in routes including digital; legal, financial and accounting; education and childcare; health and science; engineering and manufacturing; and construction.
T Levels are new programmes which will put the British technical education system on a par with the best in the world. They will be a real alternative to A Levels, providing young people with a genuine choice between technical and academic education post 16. The first three T Level programmes in Digital, Education and Childcare and Construction will be taught from 2020, with further T Levels delivered from 2021.
Alongside this, Caz runs Wildcats Theatre School and also works on Stamford Youth Theatre, a partnership project with Stamford Arts Centre - who are currently working on a performance of Wizard of Oz for February 2019.
For more information about Wildcats go to www.wildcatstheatreschool.co.uk.