Ofcom 101 - Introduction to Ofcom

As part of the Mind your business strand, we're offering training in in a range of areas related to business management & development, production finance, legal & business affairs, rights, and compliance, giving individuals the tools needed to thrive in their chosen field in unscripted TV. 

This session will provide an introduction to OFCOM and will cover the guidance and key recommendations around storytelling and contributor care in unscripted TV programmes. The session will also look at best practice for production teams to be able to work appropriately and sensitively.

Who it's for

This session is for researcher's and APs in unscripted TV, particularly those working closely with contributors in casting and filming teams.

Trainer:

Laetitia Nneke is a series producer with 19 years’ experience working across both factual entertainment formats and large-scale entertainment shows.

Her background includes casting and producing some of the nation’s favourite shows including Flirty Dancing, The Eurovision Song Contest and Children in Need.

Laetitia has worked on a variety of sensitive and challenging formats and is well versed in compliance and welfare protocol and has earned a reputation for establishing relationships with closed communities and sourcing contributors with unique and inspiring stories.

Laetitia produced the ITV documentary will.i.am: The Blackprint, an exploration of black British identity nominated for a Visionary Arts Award.  

The majority of the USF online short course offering is for those at early career stage and above. As a result, we generally require applicants to have at least three credits (unless working in a traditionally uncredited role). If you strongly feel you would still benefit from the training, please email USF@screenskills.com so we can assess if an exception should be made.

We are committed to ensuring all our courses are accessible to everyone. This course is designed to be as interactive as possible. Please email the above address if you have any access requirements and we will be delighted to help, be that clarifying the form such interaction is likely to take or discussing reasonable adjustments.

How to apply

This session will take place online via Zoom. Click ‘apply now’ at the top of the page and follow the instructions to apply for your place: you must login or register before you are able to complete your application.

If you need additional support to complete your application or require the application form in an alternative format please contact USF@screenskills.com

Places on these free online courses are limited and applications are often highly competitive. To stand the best chance of securing a place, please be sure to consider the following:

• When asked to list your three most recent credits, please include the programme title and your job role
• When asked what you hope to gain from the course, please be concise but ensure you cover the specific elements of the topic you would like to gain knowledge of and what gaps in your skillset you believe the course may address
• A rewording of the course title or a general comment on career progression does not tell us much about how this course would benefit you

If you are no longer able to attend, we ask you to please use the 'decline ticket' function on the right hand side of the page so that we can release your place. Our sessions are often oversubscribed, so we’d like to give other freelancers the opportunity to fill available spots. Thank you for your consideration.

This session is supported by the ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund which invests in training for the unscripted workforce thanks to contributions from broadcasters, SVoDs and production companies.

This course would normally cost participants to attend, but thanks to this support, we are able to offer it to you for free. If you fail to attend, we reserve the right to request reimbursement of costs, unless your place can be taken by someone else.