Opening doors, Growing skills
The AV Alliance Academy is a global learning initiative.
It brings together the expertise of AV Alliance member companies to help people discover careers in live events, build practical skills, and continue growing professionally — wherever they are in the world and in their career.
Explore the AcademyLogin requires existing AV Alliance academy membership
A simple idea with lasting impact
The Academy began with a straightforward observation: Many talented people never consider live events as a career — not because they would not thrive in it, but because they have never seen what happens behind the scenes.
Introduce the industry
Helping new audiences discover live events as a real career possibility — not just as entertainment they consume.
Support people starting out
Giving people beginning their careers in live events a solid foundation of knowledge and practical skills to build on.
Help professionals develop
Supporting people already working in the industry to keep learning, developing, and progressing throughout their careers.
Strengthen the community
Supporting learning within AV Alliance Member companies to raise standards and sustain a healthy, capable industry.
Behind every event, a world of people
The live events industry brings ideas to life — from the biggest concerts to intimate installations, there is always a team of technicians, designers, and creators making it happen. Many found their way in by accident, but the Academy exists so more people can discover this world with intention. Whether you are hands-on, creative, or collaborative, this could be the industry for you.
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Concerts
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Conferences
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Festivals
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Installations
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Immersive Experiences
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Live Experiences
Get to know the live events industry
The best way to understand the live events industry is to meet the people who work in it. These short films introduce the roles, realities, and possibilities of a career in live events - through the voices of the people who chose it.
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Privacy & usage
By submitting your name and e-mail address you gain access to our full Live Event Industry Introduction playlist. Once you hit submit, you will receive an automated email from us with the playlist link (please make sure to check your spam folder, too).
We will not use your data to contact you or for any other purpose, nor will we share it with a third party.
If you are part of the AV Alliance Intranet, you can access the Academy directly through your log in.
Wherever you are, there is a path for you
The AV Alliance Academy supports people at every stage — from the very beginning of their interest in live events through to experienced professionals continuing to develop.
I’m exploring live events
Students, job-seekers, career changers, and anyone curious about what happens behind the scenes.
Discover the industry and its career possibilities before committing to a specific direction.
I’m starting my career
People beginning work in live events for the first time.
Foundational knowledge, practical skills, and an understanding of the career pathways available to you.
I already work in live events
Technicians, planners, supervisors, and other professionals active in the industry.
Develop your skills and continue building toward greater technical, planning, supervisory, or leadership responsibility.
I’m part of an AV Alliance Member company
Teams within AV Alliance member companies around the world.
Continuous learning and professional development designed to support people at every level of your organisation.
"The Academy brings together expertise from event-technology companies around the world to create learning that is accessible, practical, and genuinely informed by real industry experience."
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Member Companies
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Countries
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Locations
Built by The people who do it
The Academy is supported by 96 AV Alliance member companies across 58 countries — companies that share a commitment to high standards, learning, collaboration, and the long-term health of the live events industry.
Together they contribute practical expertise, global perspective, and a shared investment in the people who will carry the industry forward.
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Industry-Informed Content
Learning is shaped by people and companies that actively work in live events — not by educators working at a distance from the industry.
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Practical and Skills-Based
Modules are designed around what learners can actually do, rather than what they simply know. The emphasis is on application.
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Accessible Foundational Steps
There is no assumption that learners already belong in the industry. The Academy is designed to meet people where they are.
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Technical and Leadership Paths
Learning supports progression across the full range of live events roles — from hands-on technical work to planning and leadership.
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Continuous Education
For people already working within AV Alliance companies, the Academy supports ongoing development rather than one-time qualifications.
Find Your Place in Live Events
Whether you are discovering live events for the first time or already building a career within it, the AV Alliance Academy is designed to help you keep moving forward.