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 >  

First JAMES 'Centre Approval' go to Deep Recording and Reigate School of Art & Media

JAMES launches its exciting new JAMES Educators Forum (JEF) at Music Live. JEF is 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 >

JAMES announces Centre Approval Scheme for Further Education.
To complement its Course Accreditation Scheme for Higher Education, JAMES has introduced the new Centre Approval scheme, so that the excellent courses in Further Education can be recognised. 

For several years, JAMES members have been working with the awarding bodies Edexcel and City and Guilds to ensure that new qualifications are “fit for purpose” and relevant to the industry’s needs. More >

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 gives Master-classes and Seminars at LIPA and Leeds Metro Innovation North.  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), MPG (Music Producer's Guild) and the UKScreen Association are the principal music industry associations representing recording and audio post-production studios, engineers, producers and manufacturers.