**Unfortunately due to the abolition of the Northwest Regsional Development Agency and the subsequent funding cuts, Vision+Media will no longer be running the schemes mentioned below once the current group of cohorts have completed**
Please visit www.skillset.org for skills and training opportunities
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Whether you’re new to the industry or a seasoned pro, there’s always scope to add to your repertoire of skills, especially now, as the Digital and Creative industry is undergoing such rapid change. There’s a constant need to keep yourself up-to-date, learn new skills and understand where the industry is going next.
Vision+Media’s Skills department has a range of industry-led initiatives and funding streams to help new entrants, freelancers and employees do just that. They range from career advice sessions with industry professionals, workshops on hot topics, training placements with a wide range of industry partners, leadership and management or subsidies for training courses. We use a selection of handpicked freelance Media Development Professionals to support our work; we only use industry practitioners so their knowledge and contacts are kept up to date. Look at what our trainees have to say about our programmes
We have been running the Digital Media Skills Programme for the past two and a half years, in partnership with Skillset. We were originally awarded £2.8 million in 2008 by the Northwest Development Agency to deliver the programme which so far, has helped over 800 people in the region. We're delighted to have secured a further £1 million and will support 500 more professionals in the Digital and Creative industry with the essential skills demanded by a sector that is reshaping itself both rapidly and unpredictably.
We also run the well established Media Foundation Placement Scheme, a positive action training initiative which seeks to address issues of cultural diversity and the under representation of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals in the media industry within the North West Region.
Vision+Media work closely with employers and providers on Apprenticeships, both in Broadcast Media (TV, Radio, online) and the Creative and Cultural (Live Venues, Theatres, Galleries, Music Business) parts of our sector. Apprenticeships are a superb way of learning on the job and building up your contacts within the industry, and all the while earning a wage and acquiring qualifications at the same time.