National Council for Drama Training
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The National Council for Drama Training (NCDT) is a partnership
of employers in the theatre
, broadcast
and media industry, employee representatives and training providers.
The council exists to act as a champion for the industry by working to optimise support for professional
drama training and education, embracing change and development. Its primary role is to safeguard
the highest standards and provides a credible process of quality assurance through accreditation for vocational drama
courses in further and higher education in the UK.
The accreditation it provides aims to give students confidence that the courses they choose are recognised by the drama profession as being relevant to the purposes of their employment
; and that the profession has confidence that the people they employ who have completed these courses have the skills and attributes required for the continuing health of the industry. Thanks to this work for the personal and social development of young people, the National Council for Drama Training is now a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS).
report 'Going on the Stage' into professional training for drama. NCDT has been supported by the performing arts
industry and charged with maintaining standards at the nation's top drama school
s. For many years NCDT has been providing assurance for students, their parents and funders that courses approved by NCDT are preparing students for careers in the drama profession
.
process allows formally selected, trained and paid personnel from the industry to visit the schools and focus entirely on the professional relevance of courses.
Partnership
A partnership is an arrangement where parties agree to cooperate to advance their mutual interests.Since humans are social beings, partnerships between individuals, businesses, interest-based organizations, schools, governments, and varied combinations thereof, have always been and remain commonplace...
of employers in the theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
, broadcast
Broadcast
Broadcast or Broadcasting may refer to:* Broadcasting, the transmission of audio and video signals* Broadcast, an individual television program or radio program* Broadcast , an English electronic music band...
and media industry, employee representatives and training providers.
The council exists to act as a champion for the industry by working to optimise support for professional
Professional
A professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
drama training and education, embracing change and development. Its primary role is to safeguard
Safeguard
In the technical language of the World Trade Organization system, a safeguard is used to restrain international trade in order to protect a certain home industry from foreign competition. A member may take a “safeguard” action In the technical language of the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
the highest standards and provides a credible process of quality assurance through accreditation for vocational drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
courses in further and higher education in the UK.
The accreditation it provides aims to give students confidence that the courses they choose are recognised by the drama profession as being relevant to the purposes of their employment
Employment
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
; and that the profession has confidence that the people they employ who have completed these courses have the skills and attributes required for the continuing health of the industry. Thanks to this work for the personal and social development of young people, the National Council for Drama Training is now a member of The National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS).
History
The National Council for Drama Training (NCDT) was established in 1976 following the publication of the Calouste Gulbenkian FoundationCalouste Gulbenkian Foundation
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation is a Portuguese private foundation of public utility whose statutory aims are in the fields of arts, charity, education, and science...
report 'Going on the Stage' into professional training for drama. NCDT has been supported by the performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
industry and charged with maintaining standards at the nation's top drama school
Drama school
A drama school or theatre school is an undergraduate and/or graduate school or department at a college or university; or a free-standing institution ; which specialises in the pre-professional training in drama and theatre arts, such as acting, design and technical theatre, arts administration, and...
s. For many years NCDT has been providing assurance for students, their parents and funders that courses approved by NCDT are preparing students for careers in the drama profession
Profession
A profession is a vocation founded upon specialized educational training, the purpose of which is to supply disinterested counsel and service to others, for a direct and definite compensation, wholly apart from expectation of other business gain....
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NCDT Accreditation
The National Council for Drama Training (NCDT) currently accredits over 50 vocational acting, musical theatre and technical courses at 19 schools across the UK. The accreditationAccreditation
Accreditation is a process in which certification of competency, authority, or credibility is presented.Organizations that issue credentials or certify third parties against official standards are themselves formally accredited by accreditation bodies ; hence they are sometimes known as "accredited...
process allows formally selected, trained and paid personnel from the industry to visit the schools and focus entirely on the professional relevance of courses.