Aims
The ALPD has the following aims:
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To raise the status of everyone involved in lighting.
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To further the art, craft, and production practice of lighting, through advocacy, collaboration, and discussion.
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To promote and support diversity and inclusion in all its forms.
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To defend the cultural, professional, and ethical diversity of ALPD members.
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To support members to operate within the terms of their contracts, and the ALPD codes of practice, as far as is reasonably practicable.
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To promote the proper recognition of all practitioners of light, and the defence of their copyright and intellectual property.
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To promote and provide opportunities for training, education, and professional development, and to act as an advisory body in these fields.
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To aid manufacturers, suppliers, and associated companies in working with designers, electricians, technicians, and programmers to enhance the tools used by all practitioners of light.
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To actively engage, in an advisory capacity, with unions and managements with regard to contracts and working conditions.
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To establish relationships and collaborations with other professional associations in the UK and internationally.
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To encourage and support sustainable practice.