CFC Stage technician
The Federal Certificate of Capacity for Stage technicians, offered since 2011, is the first vocational course in french speaking Switzerland, dedicated to performing arts and events technique.
Conceived in dual mode, it provides apprentices with a fundamental practical and theoretical education in performance technique, allowing graduates to be hired as technicians for concerts, plays, festivals, exhibitions or any other type of event.
The apprentices receive four years of training both within a training company (theater or service provider in the field of events) of which they are employed, and at the same time at the Manufacture, which provides courses specific to the profession as well as general culture courses. Inter-company courses, organized by the professional association Artos, further complement the training with seven one-week modules on specific themes.
The first nine French-speaking Swiss stage technicians received their CFCs on July 3, 2015 at the Manufacture.
Around fifty apprentices, spread over four years, from all the French-speaking cantons are taking this training.
The Profession
CFC stage technicians are above all versatile, trained in the basic operation of the most common stage equipment.
Their main areas of activity are :
- Lighting
- Sound systems
- Video
- Special stage effects
- Security
- Electricity
- Computer media processing
- Logistics and planning for theatrical productions and events
- Assembly, disassembly and storage of technical equipment
This wide range of knowledge and skills enables the stage technicians to find their place in a wide variety of structures and activities. It also opens the door to many new developments and specializations in the various fields of performing arts and events technique.
Required skills :
Strong interest in the performing arts (theater, dance, music). Absence of vertigo. Manual dexterity. Interest in computers and digital technologies. Ability to work both in a team and alone. Sense of responsibility. Sense of aesthetics. Ability to adapt to an irregular schedule or night work.
Branches taught :
Lighting, Sound, Video, Stage, Special Effects, Media Integration, Electricity, Security, Production, Equipment Management, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, English, General Culture, Sport.
