National Youth Arts Wales to create new paid training roles through Youth Music Incubator Fund
National Youth Arts Wales will create three new trainee producer roles and six freelance Future Mentor roles over the next two years, thanks to funding awarded through the Youth Music Incubator Fund today (4 November 2020).
The roles are paid at least the Real Living Wage, and are specifically for young people aged 18-25 from under-represented communities within the arts workforce.
These paid roles are designed to help young musicians and music producers from underrepresented communities gain valuable work experience – greatly expanding NYAW’s existing work to help develop a more diverse workforce in the arts. Recruitment is limited to those young people who may face barriers to a career in music, such as D/deaf and disabled young people, young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, and Black and non-Black young people of colour.
The trainee producers will work with our team to deliver our work supporting young people across Wales. Our freelance Future Mentors will help to design and deliver our Music Futures project, which will continue in 2021 to develop young pop and rock talent across Wales.
All roles will receive external mentoring, tailored work experiences based on their individual interests, and individual career development support. All roles will be filled through open recruitment, with job adverts starting within the coming months.
This project is supported by Youth Music’s Incubator Fund, thanks to funding from players of People’s Postcode Lottery. This new £2 million Incubator Fund – expected to run over at least the next two years - is designed to help music industry organisations, particularly micro-businesses and SMEs, to harness the skills and creativity of diverse young talent. It offers grants of up to £30,000 to forward-thinking music industry employers to support the careers of people aged 18-25. The funding, which can be spent on wages and support, provides a tangible way for small, independent organisations in the music industry to thrive and collaborate with the next generation and the wider sector.
