{"id":13642,"date":"2024-04-30T10:03:57","date_gmt":"2024-04-30T08:03:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/improving-skills-in-the-audiovisual-and-live-performance-sectors-in-southern-europe\/"},"modified":"2024-04-30T10:03:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T08:03:57","slug":"improving-skills-in-the-audiovisual-and-live-performance-sectors-in-southern-europe","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/news\/improving-skills-in-the-audiovisual-and-live-performance-sectors-in-southern-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Improving skills in the Audiovisual and Live Performance sectors in Southern Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
On 11 and 12 of April 2024, <\/span>European Social Partners in the Audiovisual and Live Performance sectors<\/span><\/b> behind <\/span>Creative Skills Europe<\/span><\/a> organised a first regional conference on skills for Southern Europe<\/span> in Madrid, Spain. The organisations include <\/span>European Broadcasting Union<\/span><\/a> (EBU), <\/span>Pearle* Live Performance Europe<\/span><\/a>, the <\/span>Media, Entertainment & Arts sector of UNI Europa<\/span><\/a> (EURO-MEI), the <\/span>International Federation of Actors<\/span><\/a> (FIA), the <\/span>International Federation of Musicians<\/span><\/a> (FIM) and the <\/span>European Federation of Journalists<\/span><\/a> (EFJ).\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n Jazm\u00edn Beirak, Director General of Cultural Rights at the Spanish Ministry of Culture, introduced the conference, celebrating<\/span> \u201cthe dialogue between social partners of both sectors at European level.\u201d She also underlined that \u201cdiscussions, exchanges of ideas and the implementation of initiatives beyond each specific territory is undoubtedly the best strategy to address the social and economic changes taking place in the sectors.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n In the context of the <\/span>EU Year on Skills<\/span><\/b><\/a>, the conference put the spotlight on key challenges affecting the audiovisual and live performance sectors such as <\/span>the digital transformation, the green transition, diversity and inclusion and access to training for all<\/span><\/b>. The participants exchanged best practices, including the creation of digital training platforms such as the <\/span>Haz Plataforma<\/span><\/a> by Spanish public broadcaster RTVE, a <\/span>Manual for inclusive recruitment<\/span><\/a> published by the Portuguese theatre association Performart, or the development of a wide range of training opportunities inside unions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n The specific Spanish context on the new legislation\u00a0on artistic education was also addressed. Spanish theatre association FAETEDA\u2019s president <\/span>Jes\u00fas Cimarro<\/span>\u00a0introduced the <\/span>Performing Arts and Music Professional Platform<\/span><\/a>, which reunites employer\u2019s associations and unions from the live performance sector. It represented the voice of professionals during the negotiations surrounding the new law, demonstrating how cooperation and social dialogue can strengthen the sector.<\/span><\/p>\r\nEuropean Framework on Skills<\/h4>\r\n