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Skillset has provided funding for a National Occupational Standards Review and Scoping of Project to Incorporate Journals Publishers which is being project managed by The Publishing Training Centre in conjunction with the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers. They have put out a call for comments on the working committee’s draft report. If you are a journals publisher . . . → Read More: National Occupational Standards Review to incorporate Journals – call for comment First off, I owe you an apology for my air silence. I’ve been away on holiday for a couple of weeks and then straight back into a frenzy of conferences. While I was away, the news for the publishing industry has been pretty grim. The prospect of Woolworths going under is a major threat for trade book . . . → Read More: Journalism convergence skills survey – initial research findings now available Two links today - – one on a Soho Editors (and chums) seminar that I attended last week on the future (and present!) of digital workflow, and the other on news from BBC Post Production on the loss of nearly 200 jobs. I won’t talk too much about the content of the seminar – see this post . . . → Read More: Technology and the future of post As you know, Skillset works with and on behalf of your industry to support skills and training for people and businesses to ensure we maintain our world class position. Essential to this is identifying what you and your industry needs in order to ensure resources are targeted to where there is . . . → Read More: Last chance to help paint a picture of the issues facing the Creative Media industry Yes – see earlier posts for background – but I am please to announce that we now have a fledgling group of industry leaders that will help shape Skillset’s work, help steer collaborative action, and be beacons in the industry for skills. Excellent news! They are: Adrian Bleasdale, ITV
Last night saw me give a speech at MITA AGM – the “Moving Image Training Alliance” – a group of 30 or so professional training companies supporting the screen-based industry. It’s a real success in it lasting for over a year – many trade associations crumble early, so much of my talk was congratulatory. But then I was asked to discuss what the key challenges facing the training professionals in keeping our industries healthy and skilled are – which leads, of course, to thoughts about the future. It was also one of the first times that I have given an actual speech – with it written down (I usually just talk!) . So, in the spirit of exploiting content I thought I would publish an extract here – it’s a bit long, but it may be of interest:
“I was asked me to do a number of things in my talk today – and one of which is to talk about the challenges facing the training professionals in equipping creative media industry with the skills they need for the future. It is this view of the future that I want to focus on tonight. Continue reading My views on the future for training professionals Simon Ferguson, Publishing Director from Reed Business Information Travel division presented an interesting session on ‘Chances in Second-Life.’
Now I don’t know about you, but I’ve never really got my head around Second Life and other virtual worlds (if you struggle as . . . → Read More: More news from the DPA conference in Brighton last week |
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