**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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For talented people wanting to break into the media industry, Vision+Media wants to give you every chance to shine. Our range of new entrant programmes have been designed to equip our trainees with the support, skills, experience and confidence to move forward and contribute to the North West’s creative and digital industry.
Career Advice Sessions - get industry expert careers advice and overhaul your CV with our Media Career Doctor
Workshops - on all the personal skills you need to survive and thrive such as Horrible Negotiations, Saving Time and Money For Freelancers, Networking and many moreWe also have a wide variety training placement programmes which have over 80% success rate of people getting jobs once the placement has finished:
Plug In Placements - We’ve placed people at some of the biggest and most cutting edge companies in the creative and digital sector in the region: Lime Pictures, Waterloo Road, Shameless, Hatimo Games, Red Frog, Carbon Digital, Jelly Legs, New Concept Gaming, Realtime UK, Libra TV and many more.
Northern Lights: multi-platform media production course - a multi-platform talent spotting programme where you can gain specialist training in TV, Radio, Games and Digital Interactive. Supported by the BBC, Mando Group, Milky Tea and Made In Manchester.
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.
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.
Gen Up North - is TRC media’s training initiative for emerging Digital talent in the North of England. It is designed for graduates or those new to the industry who have a real talent for creating Digital content for multiplatform.