I’ve been to Manchester (didn’t stay for the football though) for Games:Edu and was intending to post live from the event, unfortunately, an unscrupulous wireless provider was unwilling to part with a connection for less that £350.
However - here are my thoughts on (must stress) Matt’s own thoughts which are not in any way representative of either Evolution […]
Suzanne Ashley, Skillset’s brand new Publishing Sector Manager, and the newest author on the Skillset blog.
Suzanne will be keeping us informed and intrigued by goings on in the publishing sector and you can keep track of Suzanne’s posts, or follow the brand new publishing category to keep up to date.
Swifter, higher, stronger; the Olympic motto, as established by Baron de Coubertin.
Last night a number of leading lights in different industry gazed into the crystal ball and tried to predict what the creative media industry might look like in 2012, and what skills and jobs will be needed too.
BBC Sport, Pearson, PA, Ascent Media, radio […]
As reported earlier, we have been looking at the issues facing the creative media industry through the lens of Engineering and Technologists. As a result, we are now looking for a consultant to help:
- Examine and describe the engineering needs of the different sub-sectors of the creative media industry
- Examine and describe existing Engineering qualifications […]
Exciting times - this week Skillset has partnered with Nicktoons to launch a, frankly, brilliant competition for students on our network of industry approved degree courses.
Nicktoons, gawd bless em, have agreed to see pitches for 10 second short films from 80 (eighty, thought I needed to spell it out) students. The winning five will see […]
It’s exciting and fantastic - a whole world of questions and responses - what do you think about your industry, what are your skills needs, and, how old are you?
We’re asking all these and more of everyone in the Creative Media sector, there’ll be so much information, I’m sure we’ll struggle to find uses for […]
Skillset is now the proud owner of a brand new Facebook Page. It’s another step into the brave new world of the internet for us.
It’s worth a look, there’s photos and event news, and you can see who else in the Creative Media Industry is keen on skills.
Today found me at a rather grey and windswept Greenwich peninsula, in the 02 Arena (that former much-maligned “Dome”) to witness the beginnings of a new Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication.
For those of you who don’t know, Ravensbourne is one of the most important higher education institutions for the creative media industry. Today we […]
Last night saw the close of my three week online consultation with the Facilities industry into their skills issues (and hopefully solutions) . More over the coming weeks on this, but I wanted to give the headlines.
Over 200 individual responses to the survey which is a fantastic amount. Most of these came from key individuals; […]
My hangover is now receding so it’s a good time, I think, to reflect on last nights awards. There was a lot of positive energy around the event, especially noticable for an industry that is going through a lot at the moment and having to adapt to changing conditions, less commissioning and a lot of […]