Birmingham City University Skillset Media Academy
Birmingham City University has an excellent reputation for media skills training and education both nationally and across the region.
Its relevant, practice-based courses across the full range of media subjects are responsive to the genuine strategic needs of industry and individual skills and personal development needs of practitioners.
As well as producing highly employable and professionally-minded graduates, the University's strong working relationships with media industries enable effective provision of research, consultancy and short courses for Continuing Professional Development.
Students and researchers not only benefit from the professional expertise of the University's teaching staff, but also from a high standard of technical facilities in radio and television. These include a Motion Control facility unique in Higher Education institutions in Europe.
A major player in post-production, the University has recently achieved the status of Avid Mentor, and is Apple's accredited Final Cut training centre for the region. It is at the forefront of industry developments in interactive television and content delivery across the Internet.
The University is developing opportunities for further skills provision in design crafts, including costume and production design. With employability as the keystone of its education and training provision, the University is ideally placed to innovate and respond to the fast-changing skills demands of today's media industry.