The Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA) has announced the launch of its free Individual Student Membership.
The initiative is targeted at students who want to enter the events industry. Students will have access to industry training, activities and events in order to gain both theoretical and practical experience of the events industry.
How it works
This approach strives to benefit both ESSA members and students.
As well as providing educational tools to students, such as access to the ESSA Individual Inductions, student webinars and masterclasses, students will also be invited to attend ESSA events. At these events, they will be given the opportunity to exhibit and take part in networking opportunities.
In addition, ESSA members will provide work placement opportunities to include build-ups and breakdowns of events. ESSA will provide a hub of member case studies to showcase the positive aspects of working in the industry.
Commenting on the news, ESSA director, Andrew Harrison, said: “There has never been a greater need to attract talent into the industry and we all have a responsibility to nurture, develop and retain individuals and entice them to join us. Surprisingly, in a health and safety operationally led industry, this topic is not always covered in event courses and degrees.
“It’s just one of the many areas we plan to tackle with this initiative alongside offering support with developing CVs to become attractive candidates to ESSA members for future employment opportunities. Placing students with a base knowledge of our industry in the safe hands of our members will set them firmly on the path to becoming a competent member of any events team, which in turn will help to secure the future of our industry.”
