CBMIC and The Province of Nova Scotia Workplace Education Winter 2023 Semester

Posted on: November 24, 2022

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The Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative and the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration are offering entertainment tailored courses for our CBMIC membership and the Nova Scotia industry through Workplace Education and Training. The programs offered will provide the skills needed to manage their own companies, venues, festivals, events and professional careers. In addition, students in the 40-hour ten-week courses will receive a certificate from the Province of Nova Scotia that can be useful on resumes and future employment opportunities and invaluable tools for their music careers. These courses are…

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New Funding Opportunity: Unison’s Live Music Workers Fund

Posted on: July 6, 2022

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We are thrilled to share that The Unison Fund just launched their new funding stream, the Live Music Workers Fund, to help independent, self-employed live music performance workers sustain their career amid challenges caused by the pandemic. Thank you to the Government of Canada for committing funding to help support the reestablishment of the Canadian live music industry! Visit www.unisonfund.ca to apply now for a one-time payment of $2500. We strongly encourage our members to check out THIS POST from Music Nova Scotia. https://musicnovascotia.ca/unisons-live-music-workers-fund/ Music Nova Scotia outlines how to…

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Call for Nominations: CBMIC 2022 Board of Directors

Posted on: June 8, 2022

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The call for Nominations for the 2022 Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative is now open! CALL FOR NOMINATIONS CBMIC is holding its annual election for its board of directors. There are (6) incumbents and (6) members re-offering, resulting in (6) positions open to fill. CBMIC members are encouraged to nominate anyone who they believe would be a valuable candidate for the CBMIC board of directors. We also invite anyone who is interested and thinks they can contribute positively to our organization to put their name forward for nomination.  CBMIC strives…

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CBMIC/FACTOR Front Stage Program

Posted on: April 27, 2022

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Applications are now being accepted for The Simon Hotel Front Stage Program. This program is a career development program that will consist of an artist bootcamp, video session, and performance at Makin’ Waves presented by Sydney Credit Union. Each artist will receive $500 upon completion of the program. This program is for you if: You are 25 years old or younger as of June 1, 2023 Were born, were raised (at least 5 years), or have lived in Cape Breton for the last 2 years You write and perform your…

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Workplace Education is Back for Spring 2022!

Posted on: March 31, 2022

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The Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative and the Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration are offering entertainment tailored courses for our CBMIC membership and the Nova Scotia industry through Workplace Education and Training. The programs offered will provide the skills needed to manage their own companies, venues, festivals, events and professional careers. In addition, students in the 40-hour ten-week courses will receive a certificate from the Province of Nova Scotia that can be useful on resumes and future employment opportunities and invaluable tools for their music careers. These courses are open to all Nova…

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