Leadership and management essentials for those working in unscripted TV

In October, as part of our ‘Step up’ strand, we’re offering training to help you move on to a new role or skill up in your current role, giving you the right support at the right time to develop your unscripted TV career.

Are HODs and team leaders working in Unscripted TV really getting the best from their teams, and addressing underperformance? Do they know how to deal with allegations of harassment or bullying? Or how to crew up effectively - and improve the diversity of productions while staying within the law?

Who it's for

This is for heads of department and managers in unscripted TV who are increasingly required to run larger teams and manage staff so this course has been designed to help them to get the best from their teams and help them address underperformance or bad behaviour. 

The majority of the USF online short course offering is for those at early career stage and above. As a result, we generally require applicants to have at least 3 credits (unless working in a traditionally uncredited role). If you strongly feel you would still benefit from the training, please email USF@screenskills.com so we can assess if an exception should be made.

We are committed to ensuring all our courses are accessible to everyone. This course is designed to be as interactive as possible. Please email the above address if you have any access requirements and we will be delighted to help, be that clarifying the form such interaction is likely to take or discussing reasonable adjustments.

What it covers

• What is Leadership?
• Team Dynamics & Personalities
• Culture: Working inclusively
• Managing Performance
• Bullying, Harassment and Discrimination
• Looking after ourselves and our teams

This bespoke course is owned by ScreenSkills High-end Television Skills fund and was designed by industry trainer Addie Orfila.  It is delivered by a team of experienced industry experts and/or executive coaches.

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘apply for ticket’ and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the “decline ticket” function on the right hand side of the page so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.

This session is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.

This course would normally cost participants to attend, but thanks to this support, we are able to offer it to you for free. If you fail to attend, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs, unless your place can be taken by someone else.