Multicultural Arts Professional Development (MAPD)
Introduction
MAPD is a national program co-managed by the Australian Multicultural
Foundation and Kape Communications, in partnership with RMIT Business,
and is funded by the Australian Council for the Arts. The key areas
of MAPD are Management and Leadership, Income Generation and Marketing.
The program is tailored to those wishing to extend their skills
in culturally diverse marketing and income generation.
The Multicultural sector is in a unique position to capitalise
on the growth of ethnic business in Australia and in expanding its
influence over international arts and cultural markets. There is
increased demand for culturally diverse arts programs, internationally
and nationally.
MAPD on-line
The seven-day intensive program will be followed by six months
on-line tuition. Participants will be issued with a login number
and will participate through the MAPD website. The MAPD website
will also feature a forum through which all participants can communicate
and discuss issues relating to their work and their projects. Through
the MAPD website notes and related information will be delivered.
Consultants as mentors
The MAPD program will include one-to-one consultancy support of
each participant. The participants will be issued with a time sheet
upon which they can log the time spend discussing their projects
with the consultants in the post-intensive course period. It is
important to note that the program coordinator, Fotis Kapetopoulos,
will be available throughout the period of the program, but the
other consultants will have a time limit placed on the level of
direct support that they can provide the MAPD participants. This
is to ensure that the questions raised or issues discussed with
them are clear, succinct and of genuine relevance to the MAPD participants’
projects. This is also to ensure that a ‘real world’
scenario is developed in the MAPD program.
Participant projects
Each participant is required to bring to MAPD a project which they
are currently working on, or one that they wish to actualise in
the future. The MAPD program will then be the forum in which to
attempt to realise the project through the application of appropriate
business, marketing and communication tools.
To view the MAPD Alumni website please go to www.kape.com.au
Contact details for further information:
Ms Lynn Cain
Training and Project Development Manager
Australian Multicultural Foundation
PO Box 538, Carlton South VIC 3053
Telephone: 03) 9347 6622
Facsimile: 03) 9347 2218
Email: lynn.cain@rmit.edu.au
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