--- title: et cetera... a blog of bright ideas from ETC | LearningStage description: LearningStage | Home to ideas, tips, interviews, news, views and all kinds of other stuff related to ETC, its products, customers, and the industry in general. image: https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Logos%20-%20Icons%20-%20Design%20Elements/ETC_4c-1.png --- - [ETCCONNECT](https://etcconnect.com/) - [ABOUT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/about) - [AUTHORS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/blog-authors) - [CONTACT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/contact) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [![EtCetera\_319x104](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "EtCetera_319x104")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) [![ETC Blog](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EtCetera_319x104.png?width=319&height=104&name=EtCetera_319x104.png "ETC Blog")](https://blog.etcconnect.com) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) Search ## [![blog-header](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-header.png?width=476&height=155&name=blog-header.png "blog-header")](https://www.etcconnect.com) [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/ElectronicTheatreControls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/electronic-theatre-controls) [Follow us on LinkedIn](https://www.youtube.com/user/ETCVideoLibrary) [✕](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learningstage#gwen-offcanvas-primary) - [SPOTLIGHT](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/spotlight) - [ETC CULTURE](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/etc-culture) - [GEAR](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/gear) - [LEARN](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/learn) - [ODDS & ENDS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/odds-ends) - [BRIGHT IDEAS](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/bright-ideas) # LearningStage [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/IMG_0117.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/investing-in-skills-how-etc-training-continues-to-evolve) [FEATURED](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/featured) ### [Investing in Skills: How ETC Training Continues to Evolve](https://blog.etcconnect.com/investing-in-skills-how-etc-training-continues-to-evolve) By [Katherine Stamp](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/katherine-stamp) 29-Jan-2026 As the entertainment lighting industry continues to evolve at pace, so too do the skills required to work within it. From increasingly complex lighting rigs to networked systems and data-heavy workflows, today’s technicians and programmers need a broader and deeper knowledge base than ever before.... [Read More](https://blog.etcconnect.com/investing-in-skills-how-etc-training-continues-to-evolve) [![](https://blog.etcconnect.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/console_training.jpg)](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/david-fox-emphasizes-the-craft-in-stagecraft) [Paradigm](https://blog.etcconnect.com/tag/paradigm) ### [David Fox emphasizes the “craft” in stagecraft](https://blog.etcconnect.com/2017/02/david-fox-emphasizes-the-craft-in-stagecraft) By [Rachel Frederick](https://blog.etcconnect.com/author/rachel-frederick) 2-Feb-2017 Education has been at the center of every industry job David Fox has ever held. Starting with his time as an ETC dealer where he trained end users, through his days at UCLA teaching grad and undergrad students how to find their way around a lighting rig, and on to ETC- first in phone support and... 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