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 producers with the skills – both personal and professional – needed to help steer the TV industry into the digital future.

It will offer:

•1:1 mentoring from some of the industry’s most senior professionals •Personal development coaching •A 360° understanding of the evolving business of TV through masterclasses and workshops •The skills needed to analyse and implement business opportunities •The opportunity to raise your profile and expand your network of useful industry contacts Successful applicants will attend workshops and events hosted by many of the creative industry’s best known names including Peter Bazalgette, Jana Bennett, Pete Smith, Peter Fincham, Wayne Garvie, Rob Clark and Stephen Garrett.

Interested? If you have a proven track record in TV or an associated industry and want to hone your career, raise your profile of senior contacts, or simply recharge your thinking, then CCTV is looking for you.

Application forms can be downloaded from CC-TV website or requested from the CCTV office on 0207 267 2300 or by emailing cctv@dvtalent.co.uk. The deadline for applications is 18th March 2010.

Funded by the Skillset TV Freelance Fund and many of the leading names in broadcasting and beyond. CCTV is run by DV Talent in partnership with Jill Tandy and Janet Evans, and is supported by Pact, Olswang and Grant Thornton.