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Abstract

The Music Industry Technical Camp (MITC) is a public-private partnership designed by DianJen and delivered in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts in Trinidad and Tobago. Its focus is on providing intensive practical training on the business and technical aspects of the music industry to persons 18-65 years of age and comprises 90 hours of instruction delivered over a six-week period. Between 2014 and 2018, 89 participants graduated from the MITC. Some have established new or improved their existing arts enterprises, whereas others are currently employed as full-time and part-time professionals in the local music industry. This article reports on a comprehensive study of how the structure, curriculum and instructional strategies of the MITC, the first program of its kind in Trinidad and Tobago, are aligned with the needs and achievement of graduates, the state partner and the country’s music industry from a holistic perspective. Using a two-phase, explanatory sequential mixed methods design, a statistical quantitative result was obtained from a sample of graduates of the MITC. This was followed by interviews with a subset of individuals from this group to probe and explore the results further. The data suggest significant benefits when graduates apply their learnings to their careers. These include greater capacity to plan their careers or represent their clients, enhancements to their music business and production knowledge and skills, improvements to the business aspects of their career and more confidence when venturing into new industry-related ventures.

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