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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:

November 2025 Update: Applications are currently closed and we have not announced a timeline for the upcoming cycle. Once additional information is available it will be posted here. Please note we are on a different timeline from the New York program.

TRAINEE APPLICATIONS

NOVEMBER 2025 UPDATE:

We are currently developing a timeline for the next application period. Updates will be posted here and on our social media pages so please stay tuned! We appreciate your understanding and look forward to reviewing future applications.

2025 Application Instructions

Those interested in joining the program as a Trainee can apply via our online application portal. The application portal is open once a year 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 above) 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!

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