Production Trainee

The Production Trainee is the entry-level role in the Production department. Typically a new entrant — first or second production — learning the operational rhythms of a working production office under supervision.

What the role does

• Runs office errands — paperwork distribution, deliveries, supplies
• Assists with call sheets and schedules — distribution, basic data-entry
• Supports the Assistant Production Coordinator and Production Coordinator on day-to-day office tasks
• Observes and learns the production process — scheduling, paperwork, supplier interactions

Position in the production

Reports to Production Coordinator or Assistant Production Coordinator. The trainee role is typically the first formal step in a Production-department career.

Career progression

SI Competency Framework places Production Trainee at Level 1 — New Entrant. Path forward: Assistant Production Coordinator → Production Coordinator → Production Manager → Line Producer.

Skills Development Plan participation

Production Trainee is the canonical "New Entrant" category on a Section 481 / Section 487A Tab F — see Skills Development Plan (Tab F). The trainee will typically have an Individual Learning Plan, reflective journal, supervisor sign-off, and the three Mandatory online courses — Bullying, Bystander, Unconscious Bias completed.

Working pattern

Freelance. Prep + shoot intensive; lighter post.

Related guild / professional body

Production and Accounts Guild of Ireland (PAGI).

How Togra supports this

The Skills Development module tracks Production Trainees as Tab F participants with the full ILP + supervisor sign-off + journal evidence trail. Cross-references the participant's progression toward Assistant Production Coordinator and beyond on the SI Competency Framework axis.