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£250M SKILLS PILOT FOR EMPLOYERS

David_cameron_thumb Businesses will be given the power to design, develop and purchase the vocational training programme they need under a £250 million plan announced today by the Prime Minister. The move is designed to boost economic growth and ensure that the UK workforce has the skills that businesses require.

Posted by Karens | 18.11.11 Categories: Skills, Training, Pilot

CHANNEL 4 TO TAKE ON APPRENTICES THROUGH SKILLSET SCHEME.

Advanced_apprenticeship_in_creative_and_digital_media_logo_thumb Channel 4 to take on Apprentices through Skillset’s Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media.

Posted by Karens | 21.12.10 Categories: Channel 4, Skillset, Apprenticeship

SKILLS SUPPORT FOR GROWTH BUSINESSES

Businesslink3_thumb Business link support for businesses

Posted by Karens | 15.10.10 Categories: business link, skills support Local Groups: Designed in Devon

SKILLSET ANNOUNCES £100,000 IN BURSARIES

Skillset has launched two bursary schemes to help professionals from the film and television industries access training in the key priority areas of Craft & Technical and Health & Safety.

Posted by Karens | 14.10.10 Categories: Skillset bursaries

CALLING THE DESIGN INDUSTRY

Creative & Cultural Skills and the Design Council are encouraging design sector organisations to work together to develop the skills needs of the future workforce. The programme of work includes promoting the ‘Good Design Practice’ campaign across the UK.

Posted by Karens | 11.08.10 Categories: Design industry, Creative & Cultral Skills

EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS URGED TO SHAPE CREATIVE MEDIA INDUSTRIES

Play your part in shaping future skills

Posted by Karens | 09.06.10 Categories: Skillset survey

VIDEO SKILLS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS SURVEY

Skillset_for_listing_on_back_page__without_strapline__thumb The convergence of stills and moving image is becoming a major talking point for professional photographers. If you're a designer, marketing company or advertising agency have your say in this Skillset survey.

Posted by Karens | 20.02.10 Categories: Skillset, survey, Photographers

MULTIPLATFORM COURSES

Bristol_media_thumb Bristol Media in association with UWE, have been approved by Skillset to provide three multiplatform training courses in 2010. Bursaries of up to 80% of course cost available.

Posted by Anon | 02.12.09 Categories: Skillset, training, digital content

Launch of Creative Choices

Creativechoiceslogo_thumb Creative Choices° will now offer information, inspiration, and interactive tools to practitioners in a wider range of creative industries, as part of a unique collaboration with Skillset and Skillfast-UK....

Posted by Anon | 04.06.09 Categories: Sector Skills Council, Creative Choices

After the Crunch

Ccslogoorange_thumb After The Crunch, launched today, is a collaborative response to the global recession from those operating in the creative economy.

Posted by Anon | 24.04.09 Categories: Creative and Cultural Skills, Credit Crunch, After the Crunch

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