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Overview
If you are registered unemployed and on New Deal you may be able to attend one of the courses listed on this page for free. Whilst training you will receive the cash equivalent of your unemployment and housing benefit. You will also normally be entitled to the reimbursement of any costs incurred traveling to and from your place of study (and work placement) or meetings with your New Deal for Musicians advisor.
Eligibility
Before you apply for a course, please check that you comply with the following conditions.
1 Age
If you are aged 18 to 24, you must have been signing on for six months or more.
If you are over 25, you must have been signing on for eighteen months or more.
NOTE: Your advisor may be able to make an exception to these rules and grant you 'Early entry'.
Early Entry
Early Entry means that you do not have to have been signing on for a specific period of time, and can get on to our courses faster. If you are an ex-offender, or if you have a registered disability (such as asthma, arthritis or rheumatism etc.), you may be entitled to Early Entry. Please check with your advisor.
2 Your location
You must be signing on at one of the following Job Centres ...
CITY & EAST LONDON |
SOUTH LONDON |
NORTH & NORTH EAST LONDON |
WEST LONDON |
|---|---|---|---|
Canning Town |
Bexleyheath |
Barking |
Acton |
Course & programme options
Music production / job search course (13 weeks - FTET & 25+) - via CDG or Skills Training
Web design & multimedia / job search course (13 weeks - FTET & 25+) - via CDG or Skills Training
eCommerce / job search mentoring programme (13 weeks - FTET & 25+) - via CDG or Skills Training
Film & video making / job search course (13 weeks - FTET & 25+) - via CDG or Skills Training
Music & media industry course (13 weeks - all ages)
How to apply
Simply call us between 11-5pm on 020 8691 1900 Mon-Fri to find out if you are eligible and ask any questions you may have, or ask your JobCenter advisor to call us next time you see them. We will give you expert advice and explain the procedures. You will be able to attend a free Taster Day to find out exactly what each course entails so you can make an informed decision.
Web design & multimedia and eCommerce
Induction tasks (Word) 
Work Placement Provider Agreement (PDF)
Film & video making
Work Placement Provider Agreement (PDF)
Music production
Work Placement Provider Agreement (PDF)
Music & Media industry
Induction tasks
The induction tasks involve you gathering together some information about yourself and carrying out some research activities, prior to starting a course with us. The tasks help us to design an individual training plan for you.
Should I complete the tasks?
If your course is being funded by the JobCentre/New Deal, you will be asked to complete the Induction Tasks before you can enrol on one of our courses or programmes.
It may also be useful for you to complete these tasks if you are a fee paying student or are being funded by another organisation.
How long do I have to complete my task?
We normally ask you to return your completed induction tasks within a week of attending a taster day. If your tasks are satisfactory, we will call you to arrange an induction interview and give you a start date for your course.
How should I present my tasks?
You MUST word process your answers, we cannot accept any document that is handwritten.
Where do I complete my tasks?
You can complete your tasks anywhere you have access to an internet connected computer, or you can contact us and arrange to use one of our computers.
How do I retrun them?
You can return them to us by email, hand or post them in the envelope provided. If you wish to email them please do so in a standard format (Word, PDF, txt etc) and send them to info@imthurricane.org. If you do not complete the tasks within 1 week you may miss your opportunity to study at with us.
What should I do if I have a question?
Phone us on 020 8691 1900 between 11am and 5.30pm Mon - Fri. Or email a course tutor ...
- Web design & multimedia - Matt Ottewill mattottewill@imthurricane.org
- Film & video making - Ben Henderson benhenderson@imthurricane.org
- eCommerce - Toby Stack tobystack@imthurricane.org
- Music production - Mark Narayn marknarayn@imthurricane.org
- Music & media industry - Tim Palmer timpalmer@imthurricane.org
Help for advisors
When to refer
We start a course/group, every 3- 4 weeks. Groups have 10 students, first come-first serve. We therefore ask advisors to refer customers at least 4 weeks before the end of their New Deal gateway to ensure they can join a group in time.
We have learnt from experience that fast tracking customers, who are near the end of their gateway, on to the programme before a group is ready to start can greatly increase the chances of that customer leaving prematurely.
The easy way to refer ...
To refer a customer onto any of of our course or programme options just call us on 020 8691 1900 between 10.30am and 5.30pm. We can give you advice on referral procedures, contract numbers and opportunity Numbers, and we will speak to your client whilst you are with them and ensure their preferred option is suitable.
If you want to refer customers yourself ...
To refer a customer onto one any of of our course or programme options ...
a) Establish option your customer is interested in. Call us on 020 8691 1900 and we will talk to you and them.
b) Call us on 020 8691 1900 and book them onto our next available Taster days (approx every 2 weeks) where they will find out in detail about their chosen option and what the New Deal requirements for training are. Our admin team will give you advise on necessary paperwork such as Ref2's.
c) Once your client has attended a taster day and confirmed they are interested, they are given some Induction Tasks to complete which will help us to construct a learning plan for them and establish that they are serious.
d) When the Induction Tasks have been successfully completed and returned to us we will book them for an induction interview (and SL2 is generated at this point) and confirm a course start day.
e) If you are unable to call us, you should appropriate opportunity numbers by searching on your system (tree of knowledge). Try using the following terms/criteria ...
Music
Web design
Multimedia
Film making
Video making
Engineering
Sound engineering
How our options benefit you & your customers
Our courses and programmes are designed to improve the employability of students. We aim to equip students with practical skills and knowledge of current industry work practices, and improve their social and interview / job search skills. Our tutors are working professionals and we use the latest industry standard technologies.
Every student is encouraged to apply for a wide range of employment situations, including ANY job that will help them buy essential equipment such as computers, musical instruments and vans etc. Students are not encouraged to apply primarily for aspirational jobs. We help them apply for jobs they could reasonably expect to secure with their current skill set and experience.
Jobs a Web design or eCommerce student will be equipped to apply for
Here are some examples ...
- Any job with ANY type of employer where a knowledge of web design will prove useful.
eg An admin job with an employer who maintains their own website.
eg A retail job with an employer who maintains their own website.
eg A technical support job with a school or college who maintain their own website. - A job with a design business.
- A job with a printing company.
- Self employment in web site design.
- ANY job that will help them buy essential equipment.
Jobs a Music Production student will be equipped to apply for
Here are some examples ...
- Any relevant job in the Music & media industry (media, retail, marketing, broadcast, live sound, studio production, management, publishing etc)
- Sound design for a web design business.
- Music therapy, mentoring and teaching.
- ANY job that will help them buy essential equipment.
Jobs a Film Production student will be equipped to apply for
Here are some examples ...
- Any job in the media, broadcast, video and the film industries which will help them get a foot in the door.
- Freelance film and video production.
- ANY job that will help them buy essential equipment.
Jobs a Musician & Performer career mentoring programme student will be equipped to apply for
Here are some examples ...
- Gigs and tours on the various London circuits
- Function gigs (weddings/parties etc..)
- Production companies
- Jingle writing/Library music/Advertising music
- Computer game soundtracks
- Radio work
- Any job that will help them to buy essential equipment.
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