Do you work in book, journal or online publishing? Would you like to help develop the definitive list of skills and knowledge for the industry? Skillset is updating the National Occupational Standards for Publishing to include journals and the latest digital developments and we want to know what you think. We are now opening registration for a series of focus groups being held in September 2011. . . . → Read More: Skillset is updating the National Occupational Standards for Publishing: have your say
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It’s been an exciting few days in the book publishing world. First up, the announcement that the Man Booker Prize winner – the top literary prize awarded in the UK – was Hilary Mantel, for her historical novel Wolf Hall. The Bookseller on Wednesday reported a total of 22,000 copies sold of the hardback since the shortlist . . . → Read More: A Man Booker / Kindle Bonanza for Publishing On the beach in Brighton reflecting on the morning session, some really interesting talks so far, and there has been no haranguing, just plain old co-operation and understanding from all the speakers whether they’re from education or industry. Jolyon from Blitz spoke eloquently about the perils and pitfalls of working with universities, but was wholeheartedly enthusiastic about . . . → Read More: Games:Edu so far Well – invitations are on their way. 1st of July is the date, and if you are an employer on the look out for talented artists and animators then this is definitely the event for you. Didn’t get an invite? Head over to www.skillset.org/animation/showcase to register. Registration is for employers only as the graduates are carefully selected from our range of . . . → Read More: The Skillset Graduate Animation Showcase
Tuesday saw the largest innovation event ever held in the UK descend on the Festival Hall. The Skillset Blog team was there (en masse) to sample proceedings. Despite a slow down in the afternoon, where the ‘expert’ seminars largely left me a bit dissapointed there were some interesting talking points brought up by a range of great speakers. A lot of the focus seemed to me to be on positioning the UK in competition with the rest of the world over innovation. In some ways this is true, we certainly can’t afford to be left behind (or left out) however the focus of the keynotes was on collaboration above all which is slightly at odds with the idea of competition over innovation. Tim Berners-Lee, whose ‘vague but exciting’ internet sums this up better than most, is a great example. Whilst a few jokes were spun at the expense of the fact that the web is free and available to all rather than raking in millions for UK plc, it is the fact that collaboration is ‘why I built the web…’. Between education and industry, obviously. Nick was speaking to a mixed audience of industry practitioners, lecturers and students at Games:Edu and gave out some pretty good advice for brokering relationships between education and industry. Nick (and Rare) is keen to see more people doing it, ‘evangelising’ about games, engaging with academics and students. Two sections then, first up, advice . . . → Read More: Games:Edu Post 2: Nick Burton on making relationships work… 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 competition . . . → Read More: British Animation Awards |
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