Learn how AV Educate Custom Classes work, from private training for companies to groups of up to 10 students splitting cost. Choose what you want to learn, and AVE coordinates the trainer, gear, facility, and timing.

AV Educate runs on more than instructors and classrooms. Every class, every blog post, and every resource we put out is a group effort, and we want to keep growing that library for the community. So we're opening up volunteer spots across AV Educate projects. This isn't tied to a single event or weekend. It's ongoing, and it's a chance to put your time into something the whole AV community gets to use.

At AV Educate, our mission is to Equip, Enable, and Empower the live events and corporate AV community through practical, real-world training. One of the biggest barriers to continuing education is not always interest or motivation. Sometimes, it is timing. A class may be coming up at the right moment in your career, but the full payment may not line up perfectly with your current cash flow. That is why AV Educate offers flexible checkout options like Klarna and PayPal, when available, to help students make training more accessible. These tools can help you spread out payments, manage purchases more easily, and take advantage of classes before seats sell out

In live events, we often talk about resolution like it is one simple number: 1920x1080, 3840x2160, 2560x1440, and so on. But when you start working with screen switchers, projectors, LED processors, custom formats, and SDI workflows, resolution becomes more than just the image you see on screen. Sometimes the video signal is carrying a larger canvas than the actual image you want to display. That is where AOI, or Area of Interest, becomes important.

AV Educate has been working toward something bigger than just classes.YES, training matters. Hands-on education matters. Real-world experience matters. But one thing we’ve believed from the very beginning is this:

Access to information matters too.

That belief is what helped shape AV Educate, and it is exactly why we’re getting ready to launch something new. We are building a FREE Membership Resource Hub designed to give the AV community access to a growing library of tools, references, and learning materials all in one place.

How Live Production Systems Evolved, and How to Learn Them Without Getting Lost

Live production technology didn’t evolve randomly. Each major category of system emerged to solve a specific limitation of the one before it. The confusion many operators feel today isn’t caused by too many tools, it’s caused by skipping steps in how we explain them.

When taught in the order they appeared, these systems form a logical stack of ideas. Each one adds a new layer of responsibility without fully replacing what came before… This is that story.

The Live Production Summit (LPS) is special for its scale and its intention. It’s small, but it draws heavy hitters. More importantly, it gives you time. Real time. The kind you don’t usually get at larger events where everyone’s rushing, selling, or networking for the sake of networking. Here, you could actually sit down and talk. I had conversations I know wouldn’t have happened elsewhere. I got to nerd out on tech with the Pixera team. I caught up with my friend Joaquin Martinez on life. I spoke with Laura Frank about her books and future ideas. I met Nikki Sanz in person. When we’re all so busy, a real handshake, eye contact, and meaningful introduction hold a lot of weight, not just text messages and emails. That matters.

AV Educate is proud to announce our newest manufacturer backed training partnership with Barco, focused on Encore 3 next generation event control platform. This initiative is delivered in partnership with GIGRent, bringing together manufacturer authorization, real-world inventory, and field-tested instruction.

This collaboration represents a major step forward in our mission to equip, enable, and empower the AV workforce with access to the tools and the knowledge driving modern live events.

This article explores the role of foundational education in AV, the misconception that “basic” training is simplistic, the industry’s tradition of open learning, and the responsibility of qualified instructors to elevate every room they step into. It also invites a broader discussion on how education can continue strengthening knowledge, standards, and opportunity across the board.

We’re proud to announce that Ed Willock is now an Official Dante Certified Master Trainer, and AV Educate is a Dante Certfied Training Center, bringing Audinate’s industry-recognized Dante Certification Program directly to the AV Educate classroom. This addition marks another major step in our goal to make manufacturer-approved training more accessible to freelancers and technicians across the country. Following the launch of our Pixelhue Certified Operator, Analog Way LivePremier, and Millumin Operator programs, Dante Training now joins the growing list of official certifications offered through AV Educate.

YouTube is incredible for learning concepts, but most videos stop right before the reps begin. In live events, reps are everything, button pushes, timelines, signal flow, troubleshooting under pressure. The Quick Guide Series is our answer: pair the free learning you already do on YouTube with structured, guided practice you can repeat until it sticks.

AV Educate is excited to announce our newest official training partnership with Millumin, a leading software platform for creative show control, interactive media playback, and projection mapping.