If you’re studying Live Production, Sound or Lighting Production or dreaming of working behind the scenes in music, this opportunity is for you.
The Pathways to Jobs in Live Music: The Weasle Eicke Scholarship is a national initiative of CrewCare, proudly launching in New South Wales in 2025 with the support of Sound NSW, Creative Australia, and a network of Australia’s leading production suppliers and education providers.
CrewCare is delivering a free, hands-on (and fully paid!) training and employment program for aspiring crew across NSW. This experience to be held in late September / early October will connect you with top venues, production suppliers and professionals and fast-track your career into paid work. What you’ll learn:
- Hands-on training in: • Audio • Lighting • Video & LED • Backline/Staging
- Site visits and workshops with top production companies
- Industry mentors and crew connections
- Paid work placement after the training block
What you’ll get – all successful participants will receive: $100 per training day, accommodation support for regional participants, award-wage payment for your work placement, and access to real jobs, mentors & ongoing support.
This program offers a fast-tracked, industry-connected entry point for Tertiary students studying live production, sound, or event tech, and early-career and unskilled workers in live music from both metro and regional areas.
Aimed at creating an inclusive and accessible workforce, the scholarship is designed to support underrepresented voices across the industry – including women, First Nations people, culturally diverse applicants, and regional participants – while addressing the national shortage of skilled crew.
“With the arrival of the new airport, Powerhouse Parramatta and big investments in local arts centres – Western Sydney has a very exciting chapter ahead of it. Its artistic and cultural life will be a big part of that story, but we have to back the local creatives and the communities that nurture them,” said NSW Minister for the Arts, The Hon. John Graham.
CrewCare is a national, volunteer-run not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving the wellbeing and professional development of live music and event crew across Australia. Founded by industry veterans, CrewCare works to build a stronger, more sustainable future for the people who make live performance possible.
Applications are now open and close on Thursday 4 September 2025. For more information and to apply, visit: www.crewcare.org.au for details.
Image: Previous participants in the Pathways to Jobs in Live Music initiative (supplied)