The Unscripted TV Skills Fund is investing in a suite of training programmes to address industry skill shortages that have been identified as a priority by the unscripted TV industry through our research and by employers on the Unscripted TV Skills Council and industry working groups.
All training programmes will be listed in the ScreenSkills training and opportunities directory.
Archive researcher
In the new year, the Unscripted Skills Fund is set to deliver a brand new archive researcher programme.
The training aims to give delegates the opportunity to explore the practical, resource skills needed for the role of archive researcher and develop an understanding of the editorial/creative elements of content they are being asked to source.
Data wrangler
In the new year, the Unscripted Skills Fund is set to deliver a brand new data wrangler programme.
The training aims to give delegates who already have experience in unscripted TV an expanded knowledge and diversified technical skills encompassed within data wrangling to make themselves more employable.
Development researcher
The Unscripted Skills Fund development researcher programme is set to return in the new year for its third iteration.
The training aims to give delegates the knowledge, skills and network to enter the industry and ensure a pipeline of diverse, skilled and formally trained individuals in the role in unscripted TV.
Development AP
In the new year, the Unscripted Skills Fund is set to deliver a brand new development AP programme.
The training aims to give delegates the knowledge, skills and network to make the move from development researcher to development AP with confidence.
Series producer
The ScreenSkills series producer programme is set to return in the new year for its seventh iteration.
The training aims to give delegates the knowledge, skills, and network to make the move from producer to series producer/series director with confidence and to develop the next generation of showrunners who will become the cornerstones of UK television.
The programme is solely for those based outside of London and the South East.
Edit producing skills for future series producers
The Unscripted Skills Fund edit producing skills for future series producers programme is set to return in the new year for its second iteration.
The training aims to give delegate an awareness of the basic principles of the edit, such that they can seek further opportunities in edit producing roles as a means of building the skill set needed to become a Series Producer.