Accreditation's aims and benefits
Creating standards of excellence in professional training across all areas of skill and sectors within the creative media industries is the main objective of Skillset and the rest of accrediting bodies we recognise.
All accreditation bodies: Skillset, The Broadcast Journalism Training Council (BJTC), JAMES (Joint Audio Media Education Services), The National Council for Drama Training (NCDT), and The British Kinematograph, Sound and Television Society (BKSTS); share the same aim and have established accreditation schemes that promote a model of best practice mutually agreed between industry and education and training providers. Follow this link for more details on these organisations and their accreditation schemes.
A healthy relationship and continuous liaison between all accreditation bodies ensure a full coverage of all sectors within the Creative Media industries. Skill areas addressed by the accreditation schemes of BJTC, JAMES, NCDT and BKSTS complement the coverage of Skillset's Approval and Accreditation.
All accreditation schemes:
- Aim to optimise the skills levels of the industries they represent;
- Accredit courses which equip learners with the skills necessary to enter their chosen profession;
- Have professionally developed standards and criteria;
- Work to enhance dialogue between industry professionals and education and training providers;
- Are guided by the expertise of employer led panels;
- Include industry professionals on all assessments;
- Offer fair, transparent and robust quality assurance processes; and
- Are committed to diversity and equal opportunities.
The benefits
The rigorous way in which all these accreditation schemes operate ensures that any education, training provider or course achieving this type of recognition is definitely industry relevant; and will:
- assist students, parents, employees and freelancers to make informed decisions about practice orientated courses;
- focus industry and public funding and support;
- provide a clear mechanism for articulating industry needs.
Whether it's finding a University course in Computer Games or a Post-Production Editing course to enhance your CV, all accreditation schemes could make a real difference to your career in media.