HOW
DOES THE TRAINING WORK?
We contract
with Radio/TV Stations, Recording
Studios/Record Companies, and Film/Video
Production companies to train and
mentor aspiring talented apprentices.
Our
method is not new. It is a throwback
to the apprentice method of training
during the Renaissance period. In
the 12th century, if you wanted
to be an artist you didn't go to
school, you went to work for an
artist and you were not paid for
your labor. On the contrary, you
paid for the privilege of working
for free. And people stood in line
to do it with the right master.
If your father wasn't already doing
it, or your uncle or at least a
cousin, it was the only way to
enter a profession.
The
inevitable employment
through our apprentice
program is in large
part due to the fact
that training is
always done ONE-ON-ONE.
One student apprentice,
one instructor or
mentor.
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A mentor
is a professional in the field,
for example the Program Director/Production
Director of a local radio or TV
station, the owner or Chief Engineer
of a recording studio, or a Film
Producer or Director who dreads
the day when they might have to
sort through the resumes of college
graduates who haven't a clue what
the business is really all about.
Rather
than the faceless resume, it is far
more realistic to expect that they
will hire their own private student
apprentice that they have hand-picked,
groomed and taught on the job in
the real world.
CAN
I WORK THIS AROUND MY PRESENT
JOB AND SCHEDULE?
If accepted,
your training can take place during
your off-hours, evenings and weekends
and can be completed in four to
nine months. Because these apprentice
programs are self-paced and literally
one-on-one, they can accommodate
any schedule. No matter what your
schedule might be, you can fit
this in. It might take you longer
to finish, but you can definitely
do it. You can't use that old excuse
that you don't have time to do
what you've always wanted to do.
The expectations are that most
applicants can manage at least
once-a-week sessions in the beginning
and let that weekly assignment
session “evolve” into
the needs and requirements of the
parties involved. The nature of
the “relationship” is
that it can be adjusted from once-a-week
meetings, to five times a week,
to once every month and everything
in between. It can be stopped,
put on hold, sped up, slowed down,
or moved to another city if need
be.
WHAT DOES THE PLACEMENT INCLUDE?
You will receive the same text
material and homework assignments
of any school, college or university
program. (The Film and video curriculum
and any pertinent textbooks or
manuals is determined by the individual
mentor). The difference - and it's
a big difference - is that your
mentor/instructor in our program
will not be a college professor
or a grad student with 30 – 60,
or more, other students vying for
attention in a classroom or lecture
hall, but a working veteran – a
professional who is currently in
the field - the Program Director,
Chief Audio Engineer, Film Producer
or Director.
WHAT IS THE PLACEMENT FEE?
Our placement fee of $5,950
to $6,950 (with a pay-as-go $350 per month plan available) compares to that of
so-called traditional or typical
trade school tuition in Broadcasting,
Music, Recording or Film that
can run from $20,000 to as much
as $80,000! If you've been interested
in doing this for a while and
have been checking out these
training facilities, you are
well aware of the costs. Colleges
and universities, of course,
are even more expensive. The
resulting loss of income during
this period of time (as much
as four years) adds even more
to the cost. Whereas, with the Get A Mentor program you work your training
schedule around your work schedule, enabling you to earn as
you learn.
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR ANY OF YOUR IN-DEPTH
PHONE INTERVIEWS WITH US.
WHY DO WE COST LESS THAN OTHER
SCHOOLING?
The reason why our apprentice
training program is so affordable
compared to college or specialized
training schools is that our
overhead is nowhere near that
of a training facility or a college.
The studio, building, and all
that equipment is already there.
We don't own or maintain the
property. The only cost is for
your instructor, the relative
text material and administration.
WHAT DOES THE MENTOR / INSTRUCTOR
GET OUT OF THIS?
Fifty percent of the placement
fee goes directly to your tenured
mentor/instructor. A tenured mentor
(one who has successfully mentored
a “student” for us)
is paid somewhat more than a first-
time mentor. That's worth noting
because the most important part
of the education process is the
faculty or the teacher. We recognize
that importance and reward it accordingly.
Your mentor/instructor also receives
up to a $1,000 incentive for your
employment. However they will not
jeopardize their organization or
accept you in the first place if
they don't think that they or someone
else in the industry could hire
you after some on-the-job training.
It's as simple as that.
If
you are a professional video/filmmaker,
broadcaster, or recording engineer and
want to be a Mentor click
here. Or, if you are seeking training and want
to see what we ask of our mentors, you
are also welcome to click on the link
above
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REALISTICALLY,
WHAT KINDS OF JOBS ARE AVAILABLE
TO ME?
Be prepared to start at the bottom
of the ladder, and you may have
to keep your day job to pay the
rent, at least at first. Starting
off usually begins with part-time
work, nights and weekends, the
hours no one with a lot of experience
wants. But the opportunities are
endless. They are created through
your talent, drive, hard work,
cooperation and your association
and one-on-one rapport with your
mentor. They are created from being
there... from just doing it...
from being the right person, at
the right time with the right contacts.
Many
of our apprentices are hired very
early on in their training, months
away from formal completion of the
program. As with all aspects of life
and work, talent is usually recognized
and rewarded when you make your desires
known, but you must be given the
opportunity to display your potential
and abilities in the proper arena
where it will do some good - on site
and on-the-job.
HOW
DO I APPLY NOW?
IT’S
IMPORTANT THAT YOU THOROUGHLY
UNDERSTAND OUR PROGRAM
BEFORE YOU SUBMIT A PRELIMINARY
APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT.
IF YOU ARE NOT SURE,
WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND
THAT YOU GO BACK TO READ
AND REVIEW THE DETAILS
BEFORE PROCEEDING
TO
THE NEXT STEP.
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WHAT'S THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS?
Acceptance into any of these
On-The-Job-Training programs
in major Recording Studios, Record
Companies, Radio/TV Stations
and Film and Video Companies
is determined by personal interview
only and is necessarily very
selective.
HERE'S HOW YOU APPLY FOR
ENROLLMENT:
1. SUBMIT
THE ONLINE APPLICATION
Complete and submit the application
form located at the end of this
website. It's important that
you supply us with an email address.
REMEMBER you may have many questions,
but in order to get to a phone
interview whereby your specific
questions can be answered in
detail and you can find out about
the opportunities available to
you, your first required step
is to submit the Preliminary
Application for Enrollment, by clicking on the button at the bottom of this page.
2. PHONE INTERVIEW WITH
APPRENTICE-MENTOR ASSOCIATION
You can expect to receive notification
by email, so be on the lookout
for an email with the Subject: "GetAMentor – Your
Online (Radio, Recording or Film)
Application" from: contactus@getamentor.com.
It will contain important information
regarding scheduling your preliminary
phone interview. Someone may
also call you if there is an
immediate opening available.
3. FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEW
WITH POTENTIAL MENTOR
(AT STATION/STUDIO/FILM COMPANY)
After passing the phone interview
we will take you to the next
step in matching you with a mentor.
You and your personally approved
potential mentor will arrange
a time for your interview, and
if it's a good fit - you both “click”-
and can work out a suitable schedule
between yourselves, we then complete
your enrollment process.
And so it begins...you are on
your way!
WAITING LIST
We seldom have what would be
called an immediate opening.
All areas in the U.S. and Canada
have a minimum 45-day waiting
list. Some areas have a 4 to
6 month waiting list.
The clock starts ticking when
you submit your application,
so the sooner the better with
respect to your start date. We
can then advise you by email
of the first available opening.
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