Industry Approved Qualifications
Skillset works with the Creative Media industries and the education sector so that media qualifications provide the best possible preparation for entering the workforce. The educational offer in the south west is a strong one, covering the breadth of the region from Bournemouth to Cornwall.
Skillset Media Academies form a network of colleges and universities across the UK which are centres of excellence in television and interactive media, three of which are based in the region. The south west also boasts a Skillset Screen Academy in the shape of Bournemouth University: an institution identified by the UK film industry as offering the highest quality of skills training for film.
To find out more about the Academies in the south west, accredited training providers and approved courses, find out more by browsing through the links below.
Bournemouth Skillset Screen & Media Academy
The new Bournemouth Skillset Screen & Media Academy, a partnership of the Arts University College at Bournemouth and the University's Media School, is the largest centre of professional higher education for the media industries in the UK.
Read MoreCornwall Skillset Media Academy
Cornwall Skillset Media Academy has been established as a centre of excellence in the design and delivery of practice-based media education and training.
Read MoreNorth by Southwest: The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Skillset Media Academy
The Gloucestershire & Wiltshire Skillset Media Academy develops professional skills, through tailored courses, delivered by current practitioners,in order to build capacity in the creative industries in the sub-region.
Read MoreOther courses and training providers
Along side the Academy network are some specific courses and training providers who have been assessed by industry as providing the relevant skills for their industry.
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