Outreach and Recruitment

Learn more about how the dBs recruitment team can help your students with their futures.

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The dBs Institute Outreach Team is all about helping your students take the next steps in their creative careers. We offer engaging talks and sessions, all designed to support young people heading into music and creative industries.

With over 25 years of experience and campuses in Bristol, Manchester, and Plymouth, we’re proud to be specialists in music education. In fact, in the 2025 National Student Survey, we came out on top among larger specialist music institutions – with over 90% of our students rating us highly for both Teaching and Support.

We’d love to come and visit your school or college to meet your students, run a session, and show them what’s possible in the creative world. For more information and to make a booking, please email one of our dBs Institute Student Recruitment Officers, or email outreach@dbsinstitute.ac.uk.

What our outreach team offers

  • Attending your school's career event.
  • Delivering talks and workshops about the music industry and studying music at university.
  • Interactive sessions delivered in school or on one of our three campuses.
  • dBs Institute centre tours.
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Careers fairs

We will attend your marketplace style careers event to provide information to young people interested in careers in the creative industries. We will also provide information about our creative courses, their entry requirements, open days, audition/portfolio prep and how to apply.

We will bring pull-up banners, prospectuses and merch, including pens, stickers and badges. At the end of the event, we can leave you a quantity of prospectuses for your careers library.

Session requirements:

  • Table
  • Access to a power socket if possible
  • Access to Wi-Fi if possible
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On-Campus Experiences

Bring your students to experience our professional facilities first-hand. Each of our campuses — in Bristol, Manchester, and Plymouth — is equipped with industry-standard studios, edit suites, and creative spaces used by professionals across the music, performance, and event management industries.

During a visit, students can:

  • Record vocals or instruments in our professional recording studios.
  • Mix and master tracks in our Dolby Atmos certified production suites.
  • Experiment with live sound in our performance and rehearsal spaces.
  • Explore event planning and creative business strategy in our collaborative classrooms and project spaces.

We can tailor the experience to your students’ interests, whether that’s music production, performance, or event management. Visits can include campus tours, hands-on workshops, and Q&A sessions with tutors and current students.

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In-School Talks & Workshops

If you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you. Our team delivers engaging sessions in schools and colleges across the UK, helping students understand creative career pathways and what it’s like to study at dBs Institute of Music.

Our talks focus on:

  • Real and up-to-date insights into the creative industries.
  • Information about our courses and facilities.
  • Guidance on portfolio and audition preparation.

All of our Outreach Officers have a background in music, ensuring every session is informed by genuine industry experience.

Each session can be tailored to suit your students’ interests and curriculum.

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Get in touch with our Outreach & Recruitment Team

If you would like to speak to us about visiting your school or college for a workshop or attending a careers event , please use the form below to get in touch.