
Skills Strategy for Photo Imaging
Contents
1 Executive Summary
2 Introduction
3 The Photo Imaging Sector
3.1 Photographers
3.2 Picture Libraries & Agencies and Picture Researchers
3.3 Laboratories
3.4 Manufacturers
3.5 Photo Retail and Minilabs
3.6 Industry Support Services
3.7 Sector Size and Shape
3.8 Key Stakeholders
4 The Photo Imaging Skill Set
4.1 Transferable Skills
4.2 Specialist Skills
4.3 Awareness, Attitude and Personality and Domain Expertise
5 Skills Gaps and Shortages
6 Meeting the Need
6.1 Industry
6.2 Education
6.3 Vocational Courses and Qualifications
6.4 National Occupational Standards
7 The Future
8 Solutions and Recommendations
8.1 Schools
8.2 Further Education
8.3 Higher Education
8.4 Company and Workforce Development
8.5 Careers Advice
8.6 Intelligence Gathering
9 Priorities for Action
10 Printable version of the Strategy
2 Introduction
3 The Photo Imaging Sector
3.1 Photographers
3.2 Picture Libraries & Agencies and Picture Researchers
3.3 Laboratories
3.4 Manufacturers
3.5 Photo Retail and Minilabs
3.6 Industry Support Services
3.7 Sector Size and Shape
3.8 Key Stakeholders
4 The Photo Imaging Skill Set
4.1 Transferable Skills
4.2 Specialist Skills
4.3 Awareness, Attitude and Personality and Domain Expertise
5 Skills Gaps and Shortages
6 Meeting the Need
6.1 Industry
6.2 Education
6.3 Vocational Courses and Qualifications
6.4 National Occupational Standards
7 The Future
8 Solutions and Recommendations
8.1 Schools
8.2 Further Education
8.3 Higher Education
8.4 Company and Workforce Development
8.5 Careers Advice
8.6 Intelligence Gathering
9 Priorities for Action
10 Printable version of the Strategy
This is the original skills strategy published early 2006.
This document has since been reviewed and updated and a new Action Plan developed to inform Skillset's work in the sector from 2008.
