Direction Departement

1^st Assistant Director

• Have been listed in the membership directory as a 2nd Assistant Director
• Have taken the AQTIS 101, 3ASSREAL, 2ASSREAL, 1ASSREAL and CHEF courses
• Have performed a 20-day unpaid observation internship
• Have accumulated 150 days of work as a 1^st Assistant Director permittee under AQTIS contract on at least 2 different productions
• Pay the membership fee

A 1^st Assistant in training is recognized as a 1^st Assistant Director once the training, observation internship and evaluation have been completed and the requisite number of work days are accumulated.

While performing an observation internship, an assistant in training may not perform director duties that would normally be performed by a member (the intern may not replace a 2^nd or 3^rd Assistant Director).

2^nd Assistant Director

• Have been listed in the membership directory as a 3^rd Assistant Director
• Have taken the AQTIS 101, 3ASSREAL, 2ASSREAL and MMSC courses
• Have completed a 20-day unpaid observation internship or the equivalent
• Have accumulated 120 days of work as a 2^nd Assistant Director permittee under AQTIS contract on at least 2 productions
• Pay the membership fee

For each contract, the 2^nd Assistant Director in training must have the 1st Assistant Director fill out an evaluation grid.

An assistant in training is recognized as a 2^nd Assistant Director once the training and observation internship have been completed, the requisite number of work days have been accumulated, and the evaluation is deemed positive.

A member from another department who wishes to become a 2^nd Assistant but has never worked as a 3^rd Assistant must take the 3^rd Assistant training, followed by the 2^nd Assistant training, and must complete a 30-day observation internship before accumulating 120 days of work as a 2nd Assistant in training. On a case-by-case basis, the Assistant Directors Committee may exempt a potential 2nd Assistant from having to go through the 3^rd Assistant stage.

3^rd Assistant Director

• Have taken the AQTIS 101, 3ASSREAL courses: Technicians wishing to take the 3ASSREAL course must apply in writing to the Programme de perfectionnement professionnel (training program), including a cover letter and an up-to-date curriculum vitae.
• Have completed a 20-day internship (10 days in pre-production and 10 days of shooting on film and/or video productions
• Have submitted an internship report to the PFP (training program)
• Have accumulated 90 days of work as a 3^rd Assistant Director permittee under AQTIS contract on at least 2 productions
• Pay the membership fee

An assistant in training is listed in the membership directory as a 3^rd assistant director once the training and observation internships have been completed, the requisite number of work days have been accumulated, and the evaluation is deemed positive.

Stage manager

• Have taken the AQTIS 101 et CHEF courses
• Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Stage Manager permittee under AQTIS contract on at least 2 different productions
• Pay the membership fee

Assistant Stage Manager

• Have taken the AQTIS 101 course
• Have accumulated 90 days of work as an Assistant Stage Manager permittee under AQTIS contract on at least 2 different productions
• Pay the membership fee

TV Assistant Director

• Have taken the AQTIS 101 course
• Have accumulated 90 days of work as a TV Assistant Director permittee under AQTIS contract on at least 2 different productions
• Pay the membership fee