Something new for students interested in a career in a variety of growing fields, including health care and entertainment.   

Stautzenberger College of Ohio Friday opened its new Michigan campus at the Unity Studios Complex in Allen Park, where students will be trained for those jobs.  

Oakwood Healthcare is the first major employer to partner with the college and will provide education, training and employment opportunities for students and graduates. The studio and campus is on Southfield Road near I-94. 

A statement from the college says classes, which will be taught for medical billing and coding, medical administrative technology, massage therapy, medical assisting, personal fitness training, and phlebotomy technician, start April 12th for the first 150 students.

“We will provide the training and curricula to enable our students to assume careers in professions that are growing in Michigan, including health care,” said Stautzenberger College President George Simon.

Unity Studios is a studio and entertainment complex project that was announced in 2009 and is expected to open soon with feature sound stages, production services, post audio dub stages, music recording stages and post video services where films, TV ads and other similar productions can be completed.

Financial aid is available for students who qualify.

Click here for enrollment and other information about the Stautzenberger Institute.

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A Fraser company needs workers and plan to hire hundreds over the next year and a half. It used to be known as “Scenic Design,” but is now “Scenic Prop and Design,” and company officials say, these days, there’s a lot of demand for what they produce.

It’s making props for film, TV, and other uses in the entertainment industry — and may mean from 200 to 300 new jobs.  The firm has been around for awhile, coming up with props for Black Sabbath, and TV shows like Extreme Makeover.

Potential candidates will need to be trained for the jobs, and to find out where and how visit www.centerforfilmstudies.com or call (248) 545-2648.

The Michigan film and television industry needs trained men and women for over 1,000 jobs in production roles behind the scenes. Marygrove College in Detroit is offering the course and experience that interested individuals need to get those jobs.

The Urban Film Institute will be conducting classes at two Detroit College campus locations: Eastern Michigan University Campus (Detroit Campus), 18100 Meyers Rd., Detroit, MI 48235; and, Marygrove College, 8425 McNichols, Detroit, MI 48221.

The classwork is presented by industry professional and native Detroiter, Philip (Kojo) Vaden. “The purpose of this class is to train students in production assisting so that they can obtain entry-level jobs in the growing film industry here in Michigan,” explained Vaden. The eight-week course offers a wide variety of creative and technology-based programming.

Get more info at this link.

The Center for Film Studies, (CFS,) has announced a school scholarship contest for Michigan residents, with the goal of helping to create jobs.  

At CFS, students learn the necessary skills in a hands-on environment to work on-set in film and TV production. Targeted to the needs of the film industry, 2 – 8 week intensive training is offered. 

How to enter:

To enter the Center for Film Studies scholarship contest, in 200 words or less, tell them why you should receive a free scholarship for professional training

In addition to the 200 word essay, you will need to submit a resume and up to three references. Please adhere to the word limit; longer essays will be disqualified. Only one entry – per person. The contest is open to Michigan residents over age 18.

Entries should be mailed or dropped off to the Center for Film Studies 899 East Whitcomb Madison Heights, MI 48071. Deadline for contest submission is October 1, 2009.  
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A local broadcast school is now training Michigan workers to get ready for new jobs in the state’s booming film industry.

Specs Howard School in Southfield is launching a new film workshop to educate the next generation of film professionals.

The eight week “On Location Film Workshop” is being done on location at Grace and Wild Studio Center in Farmington Hills. 

Lisa Zahodne, President and COO of Specs Howard School, says they decided to start the program because they had received many calls from Specs graduates and others, asking how they can get a job in the film business.

The film workshop begins July 21st. 
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Michigan’s Film Office has been receiving a number of phone calls and emails  from people seeking more information about jobs related to the movie industry. 

The interest was sparked by announcements Tuesday that three companies plan to open up or expand movie production studios in Michigan.  The projects are expected to create 6,000 jobs. 

Motown Motion Pictures will set up a (more…)

If you always thought that you should work in the movies, now is your chance. In 2009, Michigan will be rolling with new films being shot once the ice thaws.

Because training is necessary to work in various aspects of the movie industry, the Center for Film Studies is coming to Michigan cities from Farmington Hills to Ferndale, Warren, and Troy to get Michigan residents prepared.

The Center for Film Studies has entered into a training alliance with the Michigan Council of Carpenters — AFL-CIO.

The school is being launched by Michigan natives Mort Meisner, executive director, of Huntington Woods and Jack Gruskko, COO, of Bloomfield Hills. Kim Haveraneck will serve as the director of education, also of Bloomfield Hills. They are filling a void after discovering the need. Targeted to the needs of the film industry, to Hollywood standards, 2 – 8 week intensive training will be (more…)