Apprenticeship training course
Junior grip (level 2)
Build, maintain and move grip equipment during productions.
- Qualification level
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2
Equivalent to GCSE. - Typical duration
- 24 months
- Apprenticeship category
- Creative and design
- Maximum funding
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£15,000
Maximum amount government will fund
for apprenticeship training. - Also known as
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- Crane grip
- Dolly grip
- Floor grip
- Grip
- Rag grip- blue and green screen
- Rigging grip
- Truck grip
- Skills
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Skills an apprentice will learn
- Comply with production specific policies, practices and agreed risk assessments for health and safety.
- Identify, mitigate and report any incidents or risks to self, the public, crew or performer safety to the appropriate person.
- Select suitable equipment, materials and consumables for the work to be carried out.
- Complete role related paperwork to obtain and return grip equipment, materials and consumables.
- Check grip equipment is complete, clean and in appropriate and safe condition, both for use and for return to suppliers.
- Lay track that is stable, silent, safe and sufficiently level for tracking, providing additional support which gives sufficient strength over gaps or overhangs when required.
- Calculate safe working loads for the equipment taking account of its use and prevailing environmental conditions.
- Use tools to assemble, position and dismantle track and rigs, checking them for safety before use and storing them correctly after use.
- Fasten cameras and accessories in non-complex situations using appropriate camera mounts, materials, ropes, knots or strops and without damaging static mounts, camera dollies, camera mounts, cranes, jib arms, vehicles, tracking cars or trailers or causing injury to people.
- Produce rigs of dollies, static mounts and on overhanging walls and ledges.
- Comply with policies and practices for the protection, security and safety of grip equipment, securing rigs when left unattended or in adverse weather conditions and applying environmental protection when required.
- Obtain and carry out work on an ongoing basis that is within their area of skills and experience and on which they can deliver, referring to others when required.
- Lay basic floors with subframes or decks that are strong and stable enough to support the equipment and have sufficient space to operate the equipment and achieve smooth tracking.
Full information on Junior grip (level 2) is available from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.
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