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Skillset is the Sector Skills Council (SSC) for Creative Media which comprises TV, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging and publishing. SSCs are licensed by the UK Government and by Ministers in the devolved administrations to tackle the skills and productivity challenges by sector. They are independent, UK-wide organisations, are employer-led, and actively involve trade unions, professional bodies and other stakeholders in the industry.
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Skillset announces £300,000 TV management and leadership bursary scheme
Skillset is tackling one of the television industry’s most pressing training needs head-on with the launch of its £300,000 management and leadership bursary scheme. Skillset research has found that the television industry pinpointed management and...
Noel Clarke urges Creative Media hopefuls to Pick the Tick
Multi-talented British film star Noel Clarke has become the face of Skillset’s campaign urging Creative Media hopefuls and employers to ‘Pick the Tick’. The actor, writer and director Clarke, who made his name with the...
Want to be TV's next pioneer?
CCTV is a major new personal development and training programme aimed at helping the next generation of creative leaders adapt and thrive. This 12-month scheme will equip a select group of 25 ambitious executives and...
Skillset accreditation Christmas double-whammy
Two more games courses have been accredited by Skillset, putting them among the ranks of the UK’s elite games training grounds. Sheffield Hallam University has made the grade with its MSc Games Software Development, and...
Hundreds of media professionals awarded TV multiplatform training windfall
A £200,000 investment is being made in a major Skillset scheme to subsidise the cost of TV multiplatform training for up to 500 media professionals across the UK. The launch of Skillset’s Multiplatform Bursary Scheme...
Stereo 3D arrives at Encounters Film Festival
You’ve seen it at the cinema, but it’s not just the likes of Pixar and Dreamworks that are excited about Stereoscopic 3D. Interest is spreading across a range of media, with serious backers like BSkyB,...
TV industry doors swing open for new entrants
Skillset is supporting two major industry-approved programmes to equip new entrants to the television industry with the technical, entrepreneurial and creative skills they need to break into the business at this time of significant change....
Senior industry figures award biggest ever grant to TV’s future...
A new generation of creative leaders will be equipped with the skills they need to steer the television industry into the digital future thanks to the £200,000 Cultivating Creatives in TV (CCTV) Programme being launched...
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