Skillset is the industry body which supports skills and training for people and businesses to ensure the UK creative media industries maintain their position. It was founded by David Puttnam, and is jointly funded by industry and government. The industries covered include:
- Animation
- Commercials
- Computer Games
- Corporate Production
- Facilities
- Film
- Interactive Media
- Photo Imaging
- Publishing
- Radio
- TV
[edit] Skillset Academy Network
The Skillset Academy Network is a grouping of colleges, universities and other institutions designated as Media Academies and Screen Academies for excellence and quality for education and skills training in television, interactive media and film. Accredited academies include:[1]
- University of Abertay Skillset Media Academy
- Birmingham City University Skillset Media Academy
- Bournemouth Skillset Screen & Media Academy – Bournemouth University and Arts Institute at Bournemouth
- Central Saint Martins Skillset Media Academy – Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design
- Cornwall Skillset Media Academy – University College Falmouth, Cornwall College and Truro College
- Creative Loop Skillset Media Academy, Scotland – Aberdeen College, Adam Smith College, Cardonald College, Dundee College, Perth College and Reid Kerr College
- Edinburgh Skillset Screen and Media Academy – Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art
- Film Business Academy at Cass Business School – Skillset Screen Academy
- Goldsmiths, University of London Skillset Media Academy – Goldsmiths College (University of London), Documentary Filmmakers Group, Hi8us and London Film Academy
- Hertfordshire Skillset Media Academy – University of Hertfordshire, The Film & Digital Media Exchange and West Herts College
- Liverpool John Moores Skillset Media Academy – Liverpool John Moores University and Liverpool Community College
- Skillset Screen Academy at London College of Communication and Ealing Institute of Media
- The London Film School – Skillset Screen Academy
- Middlesex Skillset Media Academy – Middlesex University, SAE Institute and Top TV Academy
- National Film and Television School – Skillset Screen & Media Academy
- North by Southwest: The Gloucestershire and Wiltshire Skillset Media Academy – University of Gloucestershire, Cirencester College, Gloucestershire College and Wiltshire College
- Northern Ireland Skillset Media Academy – Belfast Metropolitan College, North West Regional College, Southern Regional College and University of Ulster, Coleraine
- Ravensbourne Skillset Media Academy – Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication, Cass Business School and 01zero-one (Westminster Kingsway College)
- Salford University Skillset Media Academy – University of Salford, People's Voice Media
- Southampton Solent Skillset Media Academy – Southampton Solent University
- University of Teesside Skillset Media Academy
- Skillset Media Academy Wales: Department of Theatre, Film & TV, Aberystwyth_University; School of Creative and Cultural Industries, University of Glamorgan; School of Art, Media and Design, University of Wales, Newport; School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Cardiff University
- Westminster Skillset Media Academy – University of Westminster and City of Westminster College
- Yorkshire and Humber Skillset Media Academy – East Coast Media at Grimsby Institute and University of Bradford
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