Skillset's offer to the Animation industry
Guided by the Skillset Animation Forum and following extensive research and consultation with industry representatives, Skillset has produced a series of priorities and recommendations for our work with the sector.
These will be regularly reviewed to ensure the focus of our activity remains relevant to industry needs.
Skillset will:
- ensure that industry, education and students all fully understand the importance of accreditation and that the process becomes the standard that all graduates aspire to, that it informs student choices, reduces the incentives for volume and mediocrity and champions excellence;
- extend the coverage of the accreditation scheme to include postgraduate courses;
- instigate a comprehensive communications strategy for the accreditation model for tertiary students with the support of the animation industry to gain coverage in the press and media. Position accredited courses as being the routes prospective stars of the animation world should take in order to achieve their goal of a career in animation;
- expand and improve the ‘Skillset 100' system to include animation which will give courses greater access to industry professionals;
- establish a meaningful alumni tracking procedure that is extended to, or copied by, those higher education institutions accredited by Skillset as providing industry relevant education;
- develop and promote the Skillset Careers service so that individuals can identify, with the support of an expert advisor, the most appropriate solution for their career skills needs;
- establish a ‘Centre of Excellence for Animation', focusing on small numbers of extremely high quality students in an industry-led studio environment;
- develop targeted continuing professional development (CPD) with the centre of excellence to combat industry skills shortages as and when they arise;
- work with a range of partners to develop flexible delivery options including distance or part time provision for management and leadership training.