ABOUT
The Skillset Craft and Technical Skills Academy has been established in response to an on-going need: if the UK is to maintain its reputation for world class film and TV production, then we must continue to invest in the skills of the craft and technical crew.
The Academy is a collaboration between Skillset – the Sector Skills Council for the Creative Media - and Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College. Working closely with studios and other film industry companies, the Academy will become a centre of excellence in film, providing apprenticeships and qualifications for people working within the craft and technical departments of the UK film industry.
The Skillset Craft and Technical Skills Academy is made possible through funding received from industry contributions to the Skills Investment Fund (SIF), the voluntary levy on productions filmed in the UK, and is part of Skillset’s ‘A Bigger Future 2’ initiative.
“For us to make films that people want to see, on both a domestic and international level, we have to ensure that the quality of our filmmaking remains world class – that we are keeping up with technology, harnessing new skills whilst building on the successes of recent years. The Academy will have an enormous impact on the success of the film industry, both now and in years to come, building the foundations of craft and technical skills for our current and next generation of filmmakers.”
Amanda Neville, BFI.
