Congratulations go out to our very own Sam Fisher for successfully achieving the ETCP Certified Rigger – Arena certification. Sam is now among a small handful of individuals in the country who have achieved the dual certification as both ‘ETCP Certified Rigger – Theatre’ and ‘ETCP Certified Rigger – Arena.’

ESTA’s ETCP Technician Certification Program is an industry-wide program that has brought together an unprecedented group of industry organizations, businesses and individuals to create a program of rigorous assessments for professional technicians. ETCP focuses on disciplines that directly affect the health and safety of crews, performers, and audiences. Individuals may become certified through ETCP in the following areas: Rigger – Arena, Rigger – Theatre, and Entertainment Electrician. ETCP encompasses the creation of exams based upon identified bodies of knowledge, the conducting of those examinations, the awarding of certifications, and re-certifying individuals.