JAMES considers education and training to be vital in nurturing tomorrow’s talent. Our initiatives are designed to facilitate the highest standards thus ensuring that many years of recording industry experience are not lost to future generations.

APRS and MPG create JAMES
The APRS and the MPG have combined their educational efforts to create JAMES (Joint Audio Media Education Services), set up to support Education and Training.

The JAMES Committee considers training and education to be the vitally important means to nurture tomorrow's talent, promote ever higher standards and to ensure that the many years of industry experience are not lost to future generations. More >

March 2008 - JAMES launches its exciting new JAMES Educators Forum (JEF) as a support resource for educators in the fields of Recording, Music Technology, Record Production, Film Sound Post-Production and all industry sectors related to Music and Media.

This pioneering forum will play a major part in the various support mechanisms for teachers and lecturers that JAMES is planning. It is designed not only to open up communication between the industry and education but to facilitate communication and sharing of best practice between educators themselves.
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UK Screen Announces Partnership with JAMES for Audio Training Accreditation
At its annual Conch Sound Awards, UK Screen (formerly UK Post) will announce a partnership with JAMES (Joint Audio Media Educational Service) which will help to take forward its initiatives for audio sector training. More >

The First JAMES Accreditation Goes To… Leeds Met!

Accredited courses available at
Leeds Metropolitan University
Gateway School of Recording Music Technology and Music Business Studies
Liverpool Institute for the Performing Arts
University of Salford
Thames Valley University
University of the West of England
University of Westminster
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JAMES Accreditation gives courses added value
JAMES Accreditation is both a rigorous and supportive process which assesses the quality and suitability of a course to meet industry needs. More >

JAMES have recently been invited to supply Masterclasses to numerous educational establishments. More >

Read these profiles to find out more about the people that make up the JAMES Working Group. More >

The APRS (Association of Professional Recording Services) and MPG (Music Producer's Guild) are the principal music industry associations representing recording and audio post-production studios, engineers, producers and manufacturers.