Being on a ScreenSkills endorsed course provides a number of exclusive benefits that only educators and students on these courses have access to - helping you to get the inside track on the latest intelligence, insight and employability needs of the UK screen industries.
These exclusive benefits include train the trainer courses, industry insights sessions, employability training events and an annual Congress (for educators*)
*We are also always looking for educators to support moderating these events and sessions – please contact select@screenskills.com
Below includes further information about the exclusive events available to ScreenSkills Select endorsed courses.
To find out more about ScreenSkills Select including the range of courses that are endorsed and, for course leaders, how to become an endorsed course, please visit the ScreenSkills Select homepage.
The two ScreenSkills Select Congress that have taken place in March 2021 and 2022 have been a huge success with award-winning experts from the screen industries sharing the latest industry intelligence with more than 200 educators.
You are still able to view the details for Congress’22 - Re-writing the rules: talent and global content. The programme is also still available to view.
There will be another Congress in 2023 and attendance is free for educators on endorsed courses. Places will be available for educators on non-endorsed courses (albeit there is a charge).
Details
If you would like to be placed on the mailing list for the Congress so we can contact you as soon as details are available, please email: select@screenskills.com and write Congress 2023 in the subject line.
This Congress is for educators only, not for students.
We run online industry insight sessions for ScreenSkills Select students and course leaders to engage and network with industry professionals. These popular sessions present a deeper insight into a variety of in-demand screen industry job roles, and practical advice on pathways into these professions.
Recent industry insight sessions delivered have included professionals discussing in-demand roles within the following areas in 2020 and 2021.
2020
- Production Office: Emma Mallet (production manager), William Hughes (production assistant)
- Art Department: Charlotte Hutchings (assistant art director), Alice Fenton (set decorator), Fiona Crombie (production designer)
- VFX: Eric Carney (VFX supervisor)
- Animation: Bimpe Alliu (junior concept artist)
- Technical: Tristan Oliver (director of photography), Domizia Salusest (on-set stills photographer)
- Post-Production: Paul Austin (managing director, Farm Manchester), Emma Bayat (VFX editor)
2021
- TV: Dani McGirr (production manager, North One TV ) and Danielle Watkeys (production coordinator, North One TV)
- Film: Amie Tridgell and Jamie Lengyel (location managers)
- Games: Peter Theophilus-Bevis (senior game economy designer, Drest) and Daisy Fernandez (game designer, Nerial)
- Animation: Coral Regimbeau-Bradford (associate technical artist, Splash Damage), Lucy Gatenby (junior rig artist, Blue Zoo) and Jessie Ilham (rigging supervisor, Blue Zoo)
- VFX: Spencer Chase (virtual production technical director, The Third Floor, Inc) and Ben Cowell-Thomas (environment generalist supervisor, DNEG)
A review of the 2021 industry insight sessions can be found on the Select news page and recordings are available for educators and students on endorsed courses.
Industry insights sessions will take place in 2022.
We run a series of online employability training sessions for ScreenSkills Select students which give information from professionals on getting in, and on, in the industry.
Select Sessions provide professional advice on a range of topics, all focused on supporting students to gain the best opportunity to start a successful career in the screen industries.
These sessions provide professional advice on:
- Becoming a runner
- Starting out in the games industry
- Getting into Virtual Production
- Getting into film and TV
- First steps into script writing
- Creating a standout animation showreel
- Industry networking
- Navigating social media and games
- Meeting talent managers
- Understanding entry level roles
The sessions are divided into the different screen industries’ fields, so students receive tailored and relevant information for their specific course.
ScreenSkills has a series of e-learning modules on Getting Into the Screen Industries which are a prerequisite for attending any Select Session events.
Further Education colleges benefit from special hands-on Set Ready events.
The next events will take place in autumn 2022
These online training courses are for educators, designed to provide deeper insight into the principles of good teaching when delivering remote, face-to-face or blended sessions for learners.
These sessions will share additional approaches designed to support educators in leading impactful online and face to face training sessions that better respond to learners’ needs.
Educators are supported to:
- Identify factors that enable successful remote learning experiences in further and higher education
- Plan approaches to reduce barriers to remote learning
- Adapt activities and resources to engage and develop aspiring screen industry professionals
- Design opportunities for educators and learners to assess progress towards goals
- Develop online facilitation skills for using video conferencing for professional practice
To find out more about ScreenSkills Select including the range of courses that are endorsed and, for course leaders, how to become an endorsed course, please visit the ScreenSkills Select homepage.
