University of Teesside Skillset Media Academy
The Skillset Media Academy Network represents a vision for the future delivered today.
Skillset is working with universities and colleges to collaborate seamlessly with industry partners to develop new curricula, innovative teaching, world-class research and development, and enhanced business acumen.
It is a model based on accessibility, flexibility, adaptability, integration and responsiveness to address the needs of a fast-paced, digitally-enhanced industry.
The model is anchored by the Skillset Academy Networks (Media and Screen), and a corresponding system of degree and course accreditation to benchmark standards of excellence.
But this new approach is about much more than providing people with the skills to do a job in the media industries.
It is about change, creativity and innovation.
We live in a world where new technologies are radically changing the way we live, and nowhere is this more apparent than in media and communications.
In this new world, the UK is up against fierce international competition.
The focus can no longer be about 'Education', on the one hand, and 'Industry-led demand for Skills' on the other - the infrastructure for a more holistic approach is needed and the Skillset Academy Network model is delivering that vision.
