Northwest Vision and Media have announced a new training scheme that will accelerate business skills development for new employees within the region’s digital companies.

i.studio+ is an intensive training programme, developed in consultation with some of the region’s leading digital businesses, which will provide a ‘stepping stone’ for talented new staff looking to further their core business and management skills.

The 5-day course will run from January to March 2010 and will include modules on team-working, client communications, project delivery, business operations and market / audience awareness.

The course will be delivered through some of the sector’s most respected trainers, including Andrew Thomas (McCann-i founder), Alec McPhedran (Skills Channel TV), and Philip Hempsted (Psycuity, Yuuguu), and Mark Stringer (Agile Lab), alongside guest speakers and case studies.

“Given the downturn many companies are finding it difficult to justify spend on training, especially for newer recruits,” said Northwest Vision and Media’s Head of Skills, Lynn Kelly, “i.studio+ will be essential in sowing the seeds for the next generation of digital leaders in the region.”

“I’m what you’d call an accidental leader and I really could’ve done with a something like i.studio+ when I started out,” said David Eccles (MD of Fudge), “No doubt about it, I’m getting our new front-line staff signed-up for the programme.”

To sign-up for i.studio+ please contact Phil Birchenall on 0161 446 2991 or apply online via the following link: http://tinyurl.com/istudioplus

i.studio+ is part of Digital Sparks, a programme of training and development produced by Northwest Vision and Media to support businesses and individuals working right across the digital production sector in the North West.

For further information on Digital Sparks, go online to:

web: www.digitalsparksnw.com | twitter: @DigitalSparksNW