Financial support is now available to small & medium sized creative companies!

Skillset has designed Advanced Apprenticeship frameworks in four areas of creative industries, including Creative and Digital Media – a flexible work-based qualification suitable for non-graduate new entrants in TV & video production, web & graphic design, social & viral media, radio & audio production, and more.

We’ve piloted the scheme in the south west over two years to make sure it meets the needs of businesses. As a result, over 30 young Apprentices are in creative companies, big and small, including Twofour Digital, BBC Bristol, Halo Films, Proctor & Stevenson, Aerian Design and Giggle Group. 

Now rolling out nationally, these Apprenticeships give employers a fantastic, affordable way to tap into new talent, while playing an active role in shaping the workforce of the future.

Taking 12-18 months to complete, with learning support from local colleges, Apprenticeships can cost the employer as little as £6k per annum (dependent upon the age of Apprentice). And more good news… Skillset is working with BIS to award incentive payments of £1,500 to help SMEs reduce the cost of employing their first Apprentice – see: http://nds.coi.gov.uk/content/Detail.aspx?ReleaseID=423148&NewsAreaID=2  

Find more about the Apprenticeship itself at: http://www.skillset.org/qualifications/apprenticeships/apprenticeship_CDM/article_7533_1.asp

Or email apprenticeships@skillset.org Mention that you are a South West company to be passed through to a local advisor.