Skillset's work in the East Midlands
Skillset's Midlands team covers East and West Midlands
Jo Welch, Regional Co–ordinator, is based at Broadway Cinema & Media Centre in Nottingham.
Sector Skills Agreement
We are currently revising our Sector Skills Agreement for England and updating our regional profiles to reflect the latest LMI. Documents will be available for download shortly. The SSA will show what industry and government have agreed are the skills development priorities for our sectors and include actions for dealing with them.
Our work with EM Media, the Regional Screen Agency
Skillset works in partnership with EM Media which invests in games, film, interactive media companies in the region and enables freelancers and small companies to access part-funded, high quality training and development. We also support EM Media's Talent Network via the Film Skills Fund.
For information on skills development initiatives, see the website or telephone 0115 934 9090.
Our work with regional public agencies
We participate in the East Midlands Creative and Cultural Economy Partnership. Members of EMCCEP include EMDA, LSC - East Midlands, EM Media, Cultivate, Culture East Midlands, the East Midlands NTI and the Arts Council. It works to identify, plan and develop support for creative industries in the region. Skillset chairs EMCCEP's Skills Impact Team.
We're also working closely with East Midlands Business to make sure business support offers like Train to Gain are explored and used by our sector. Visit Train to Gain - East Midlands for regional information on Train to Gain or click the link below.
How Train to Gain can help creative media companies.
East Midlands Education Focus Group
Following consultation on Skillset's Qualifications Strategy and discussion in the region, we have a East Midlands Education Focus Group which has been running for 3 years and meets once a term. It explores how Skillset can support productive working relationships between creative media companies and further and higher education institutions and learning providers in the region.
Skillset Careers and IAG in the region
Skillset Careers is the UK's only specialist media careers advice service, delivering individual career solutions and support for advisors. Workshops for adivsers have been held in the region as well as face to face individual advice sessions. Take a look at the Careers section of our website to see how we can help you.