What happened in Apprenticeship Week – Part 2

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What happened in Apprenticeship Week – Part 1

National Apprenticeship Week 2012 is upon us and Skillset is busy!

The week got off to a fantastic start on Monday with the launch event at Channel 4. Business Secretary Vince Cable announced that Skillset will direct incentive payments of up to £1,500 to 500 small firms taking on their first apprentice.

We are very excited about what . . . → Read More: What happened in Apprenticeship Week – Part 1

Congratulations to the winners of the WFTV Awards

Actress, Comedienne and Director Kathy Burke presents Anna Scher with her WFTV award

This month saw the annual Sky WFTV Awards, a very glamourous and uplifting event that saw almost 1,000 of the film and TV industry’s most influential figures gathered to celebrate the year’s most inspiring women.

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Training for change: Beating the gender imbalance in the media

The under-representation of women working in the Creative Media Industries is not a new issue. In fact, since Skillset began doing research into the sector back in the late ‘90s, the statistics highlighted the gender imbalance in our industries.

The trouble is, more than a decade later we are still facing the same problem. And while there . . . → Read More: Training for change: Beating the gender imbalance in the media