Training & skills development in the

South African audiovisual industry

Kevan Jones CTSKevan Jones CTS

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What is SACIA?What is SACIA?

Certain issues can be resolved more Certain issues can be resolved more effectively effectively when communities work communities work together to address a common together to address a common need

…but there has to be more

Founding membersFounding members

Reciprical membership Reciprical membership benefitsbenefits

Change is inevitable

Change is Change is inevitable. In a inevitable. In a progressive progressive country change is country change is constant. constant.

Benjamin Disraeli

Change is constant

““If anything is If anything is certain, it is that certain, it is that change is certain. change is certain. The world we are The world we are planning for today planning for today will not exist in this will not exist in this form tomorrow.”form tomorrow.”

Philip Crosby

Change exists in the AV business as well

Different & changing needs

Apply international Apply international standardsstandards

Provide appropriate Provide appropriate training and skills training and skills development programmesdevelopment programmes

Structured certification Structured certification programme that’s programme that’s recognised both locally recognised both locally and internationallyand internationally

Bringing our worlds closer together

Capturing/AugmentingVisual & Audio Information

& Environments

Audiovisual

Networked InfrastructuresBroadband Backbones

InformationTechnology

5 BIG growth drivers

Conferencing

AV – IT integration

Digital signage & content

High definition

16:9 widescreen

Change is accelerating

The global AV marketplace has never been stronger. The demand for streaming media, webcasting, digital signal processing, wireless applications and AV-related software has increased dramatically worldwide

Randal Lemke - InfoComm

Markets face tough times

Labour unrestLabour unrest Tough global Tough global

economyeconomy Brain drain Brain drain

continuescontinues Balance of Balance of

payments at 8%payments at 8% Inequality of Inequality of

wealthwealth

Regulatory environment

Legislation Legislation requires requires workplace skills workplace skills development development programmeprogramme

1% skills 1% skills development development levylevy

BEE credentialsBEE credentials

International standards

InfoComm is an InfoComm is an ANSI – ISO ANSI – ISO accredited accredited standards standards developer for the developer for the audiovisual audiovisual industryindustry

World Standards Day14 October 2009

3232ndnd General Assembly held in Cape Town General Assembly held in Cape Town

16-18 September 200916-18 September 2009

Standards build confidence

““Standards build Standards build confidence” was the confidence” was the key message at the key message at the opening of the 32nd opening of the 32nd General Assembly General Assembly of ISO, the of ISO, the International International Organization for Organization for Standardization – Standardization – the world’s largest the world’s largest developer of developer of International International Standards – in Cape Standards – in Cape Town, South Africa.Town, South Africa.

Tshediso MatonaTshediso Matona

SA Trade & IndustrySA Trade & Industry

Financial crisis hits

““A major imperative A major imperative is the need to is the need to promote good promote good business and business and governance governance practice, as well as practice, as well as the need for better the need for better risk management. risk management. Standards provide Standards provide the confidence the confidence essential to essential to economic economic development.”development.”

Alan MorrisonAlan Morrison

ISO PresidentISO President

Training to suit the market

Web-based learningWeb-based learning Classroom-basedClassroom-based Dedicated Academy Dedicated Academy

instructorsinstructors Books, manuals and Books, manuals and

support materialsupport material Appropriate training and Appropriate training and

skills development skills development programmesprogrammes

More than 10 thousand Certified Technology

Specialists worldwide

ISO – ANSI registeredISO – ANSI registered Specialised for specific disciplinesSpecialised for specific disciplines

An association of men

… … who will not who will not quarrel with one quarrel with one another is a thing another is a thing which has never which has never existed, from the existed, from the greatest greatest confederacy of confederacy of nations, to a town nations, to a town meeting or vestry. meeting or vestry.

Thomas Jefferson

Primary objectives

Encourage new members to join our founding group and participate in the development of an industry Association that delivers real value to all participants

Generate greater support for local training

Thanks for joining us

Kevan Joneskevan@mecia.org082-555-5556