Trainees are a screened and trained addition to your production team and can perform DGA duties. All trainees have had classroom-based curriculum that includes: Production forms, call sheets, first aid, SAG, IATSE & Basic Crafts contracts, Safety on set, and staging background action. We also offer several incentive programs to you that may help alleviate some of the costs of hiring a trainee (or multiple!) on your production. Our programs include:
2025 applications are now live! Please visit our application page to access the portal. The deadline to apply is February 3rd, 2025.
TRAINEE APPLICATIONS
2025 applications are now open! Please click the red button below to access the application portal. The deadline to apply is February 3rd, 2025.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Some applicants are experiencing issues with the application link. We are aware of the issue and actively working on it. If this is happening to you, please wait 24 hours and try the link again.
Those interested in joining the program as a Trainee can apply via our online application portal. The application portal is open each fall and can be accessed only on this page of our website. Please note, it is completely free to submit an application and we do not accept physical applications or applications via email. We strongly encourage you to review the instructions PDF (found below) prior to submitting your application. If you have issues with the portal or questions that cannot be answered via the instructions PDF or our FAQ page, please use our contact form and a staff member will respond to you as soon as possible. Thank you for your interest in our program and best of luck to all applicants!
APPLICATION TIMELINE
*Timeline subject to change. If the application portal button is not available at the top of this page, applications have not yet opened.
01
September-November
Online applications are open
*Subject to change
02
November - March
Applications are under review
*Subject to change
03
April
Invitation emails are sent to those Applicants invited to Assessment Center as well as those not moving forward. If you submit an application and do not receive an email around this time, first check your spam folder for an email from mail@dgptp.com. If you are still unable to find an email, please contact us at mail@dgptp.com with the subject line: "2024 Application Status." In the body of the email, state that you did not receive an email notification for your 2024 ADTP application submission. Please also include your name as it appears on your 2024 application and your telephone number. Do not call our office.
*Subject to change
04
May
Assessment Center and Individual interviews will take place via Zoom
*Subject to change
05
June
Those invited to join the ADTP for the current season will be notified via telephone. We will be sending status letters to all participants via email the same week.
*Subject to change