Biggest Ever Survey of Media Industries
03 March 2003
The biggest ever Workforce Survey of the TV, Radio, Video and Interactive media industries is now underway. Over the next six weeks, Skillset will distribute over 24,000 survey forms, via employers, amongst a targeted, representative sample of freelancers and employees. The results, to be published in autumn 2003, will provide the most comprehensive profile ever produced of the skills base within each sector and help to shape the future training and development strategy of the audio visual industries.
Clive Jones, Head of Carlton TV, Joint Managing Director of ITV and Skillset Chair said:
"No one can deny the established fact that the competitiveness of our industry is largely determined by the skills of our people. To maintain and improve those skills, and therefore our business, we must measure existing skills levels and identify where more or different training is called for. Skillet's Workforce Survey is an opportunity for those working in the industry to have their say and change the way the industry works. I will be encouraging those of my staff targeted by the survey to participate and I would urge all other industry employers to do the same."
The Workforce Survey will profile the working patterns of both freelancers and employees, measuring age, sex, ethnicity, occupational area and salary brackets. The survey will detail for what periods of time respondents have been employed in the preceding year and in which sectors, how much training they have received, and perceived barriers to accessing training.
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For more information please contact the Skillset Press Office:
Eve Ragout 020 7520 5752 / 07968 010 325 eve@skillset.org
Notes to Editor
1. Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries. Audio visual industries in this context means, the Broadcast, Film, Video and Interactive Media Industries. Skillset was the first Sector Skills Council to be licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills and by Ministers in the devolved administrations in 2002 to tackle the skills and productivity challenge. Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are independent, UK wide organisations developed by groups of influential employers in industry or business sectors of economic or strategic significance. SSCs are employer-led and actively involve trade unions, professional bodies and other stakeholders in the sector.
The biggest ever Workforce Survey of the TV, Radio, Video and Interactive media industries is now underway. Over the next six weeks, Skillset will distribute over 24,000 survey forms, via employers, amongst a targeted, representative sample of freelancers and employees. The results, to be published in autumn 2003, will provide the most comprehensive profile ever produced of the skills base within each sector and help to shape the future training and development strategy of the audio visual industries.
Clive Jones, Head of Carlton TV, Joint Managing Director of ITV and Skillset Chair said:
"No one can deny the established fact that the competitiveness of our industry is largely determined by the skills of our people. To maintain and improve those skills, and therefore our business, we must measure existing skills levels and identify where more or different training is called for. Skillet's Workforce Survey is an opportunity for those working in the industry to have their say and change the way the industry works. I will be encouraging those of my staff targeted by the survey to participate and I would urge all other industry employers to do the same."
The Workforce Survey will profile the working patterns of both freelancers and employees, measuring age, sex, ethnicity, occupational area and salary brackets. The survey will detail for what periods of time respondents have been employed in the preceding year and in which sectors, how much training they have received, and perceived barriers to accessing training.
-ENDS-
For more information please contact the Skillset Press Office:
Eve Ragout 020 7520 5752 / 07968 010 325 eve@skillset.org
Notes to Editor
1. Skillset is the Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries. Audio visual industries in this context means, the Broadcast, Film, Video and Interactive Media Industries. Skillset was the first Sector Skills Council to be licensed by the Secretary of State for Education and Skills and by Ministers in the devolved administrations in 2002 to tackle the skills and productivity challenge. Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) are independent, UK wide organisations developed by groups of influential employers in industry or business sectors of economic or strategic significance. SSCs are employer-led and actively involve trade unions, professional bodies and other stakeholders in the sector.
