AD Bootcamp kicked off on 3rd May with a live start meeting and first lecture by the program leader Iiris.
Excitement was in the air as the group met for the first time and got the first glimpse of what the coming months would be like. We were quite overwhelmed our selves too – we had planned the program for 10 participants but after interviewing dozens of applicants, decided to take in as many as 19 potential future AD’s. And we’re glad we did!
The reason why we created AD Bootcamp was the lack of professional Assistant Directors in Finland (and in Scandinavia). The Bootcamp wouldn’t magically make everyone professional, but would futher everyone’s knowledge and skills of the department and make it easier for them to go towards professional AD positions. And now the program being finished, we’ve already been able to offer some level of AD jobs for almost every Bootcamp participant. We think this alone tells enough of how desperately this kind of program was needed. Can’t wait to see what kind of results we’ll see in the long run!
