TRAIN LOCAL CREW
Create PA Workforce Development Training Program attracts, develops, and trains local underemployed or unemployed residents of the 10-county region to support the growing entertainment industry of the Pittsburgh region of southwestern Pennsylvania. The goal of Create PA is to reinforce the growing need for a larger and more diverse entertainment industry crew base. Create PA supports rising professionals and emerging youth in achieving their career goals by providing job training.
CREATE PA aims to grow and diversify the behind-the-scenes, and behind-the-stage crew work by centering marginalized communities 18 and older –including: Black, Indigenous, people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ communities, individuals with disabilities, etc.
CREATE PA ties schools, universities, institutions, and community-based training programs together to allow for communication and collaboration to occur. Through partnership, it will create a space to increase diversity in the region’s creative film, theater, and tv sector – advancing the diversity of the labor force for economic vitality.
Thank you to our generous supporters:
CREATE PA and the Pittsburgh Film Office extend our heartfelt thanks to our sponsors! Your generous support empowers CREATE PA to offer free job training for aspiring film and television industry professionals in Southwestern Pennsylvania, helping to build a vibrant and skilled workforce for our region.
Thank you to our partners:
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Film Industry Workforce Training Updates
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CREATE PA SIZZLE REELS
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Congratulations to the 2024 Graduating Class of the Create PA Entertainment Industry Makeup Artist Training!
Congratulations to the 2023 Graduating Class of the Pittsburgh IATSE Local 489 Film Wardrobe Training!
Thank you, Citizens!
Thank you to Citizens for your support of our mission to keep the Pittsburgh region’s entertainment industry thriving! Your generous grant of $200,000 to the Pittsburgh Film Office will enable more workforce training opportunities through Create PA: Film and Theater Works to continue to develop a diverse and inclusive workforce with the skills they need to succeed in the entertainment industry. We are honored to receive this grant from Citizens and appreciate their commitment to strengthening the Pittsburgh film and theater industry! We are excited to partner with Citizens and create a bright future for workers in the Pittsburgh region!
Congratulations to the 2023 Graduating Class of the Pittsburgh IATSE Local 489 Production Sound Workshop!
Congratulations to the 2023 Graduating Class of the Production Assistant Training Program!
Congratulations to the 2023 Graduating Class of the Hair Stylist Training Program!
I.A.T.S.E. Studio Mechanics Hair Stylist Training, Local 798
The IATSE Entertainment Industry Hair Stylist Training is a training in partnership with I.A.T.S.E Local 798 and Reel Works to prepare early-career professionals for successful union careers in the Hair Department for theater, film, and television production.
Congratulations to the 2023 Graduating Class of the Electric Department Training Program!
The I.A.T.S.E Studio Mechanics Electric Training, Local 489 is a training partnership with I.A.T.S.E Local 489 and Reel Works to prepare early-career professionals for successful union careers in the Electric Department in film and television production.
Congratulations to the 2022 Graduating Class of the Grips Department Training Program!
I.A.T.S.E. Studio Mechanics Training, Local 489
The Studio Mechanics Training is a training partnership with I.A.T.S.E Local 489 to prepare early-career professionals for successful union careers in the Grip Department in film and television production. This paid intensive training is taught by union members with essential work readiness skills provided by Reel Works staff. Graduates will qualify for placement on the permit list for local union productions, thanks to the IATSE Local 489.
