ScreenSkills Select focuses on the film, TV, animation, VFX and games sectors. Only college or university courses in these sectors are eligible to apply.
We endorse both broad courses covering an entire sector or genre, as well as more specific craft-based areas – as long as they have a tight focus on key, in-demand roles and skills shortages. Many examples of both can be found in our directory of ScreenSkills Select endorsed college and university courses.
Once a decision has been made to endorse a college or university course the course will be endorsed for a period of four years, subject to annual review.
Please note we do not accept applications from screen acting or wholly film theory courses.
Email select@screenskills.com for further information and to arrange an informal discussion with the Accreditation Programme Manager about ScreenSkills Select including the next steps to apply.
Throughout the application process, the ScreenSkills Select team will continually support you and provide any further information.
Right from the initial stage of application, the professionalism, advice and care shown by the ScreenSkills team was fantastic and this made the whole process as smooth as it possibly could have been. To receive ScreenSkills Select endorsement is a great achievement for the College and the television department.
How to get your course endorsed
To qualify for ScreenSkills Select endorsement, courses must have:
- An industry focus with strong input from local employers and have relevance to the screen industries
- High graduate or leaver employment rates
- Excellent standards of student work
- Evidence that they are addressing current sector skills gaps and shortages in curriculum design
- A focus on preparing students for the workplace including teamwork, professionalism and business skills
- Strong engagement with employers and an industry focus
- A commitment to diversity and inclusion with regards to student and staff recruitment as well as training
- Been in operation long enough to have produced at least one cohort of graduates or leavers, with the evidence available to demonstrate that a good proportion of them have either gained employment in the screen industries or progressed on to further study
Click the dropdown below to find out more detail about the steps within the ScreenSkills Select application process.
Throughout the application process, the ScreenSkills Select team will continually support you and provide any further information.
- Complete and submit the application form
- Pay the relevant application fee on receipt of invoice
- Quality and industry evaluators will assess your application via a Stage 1 report. Unsuccessful courses will be offered feedback and advice and successful courses will move on to Stage 2 of assessment
- All college or university applications are required to demonstrate how their course feeds into skills needs identified by the ScreenSkills Annual Assessment and how they are addressing diversity and inclusion within student, staff recruitment and curriculum
- Stage 2 panel presentation: course leaders give presentations to a panel of industry evaluators, who also interview a selection of students. Examples of student work and a quality improvement plan will be provided, and the industry panel will prepare a Stage 2 outcome report detailing their decision
- Each course is subject to an annual review and support fee requested at the end of the first 12 months of endorsement and each subsequent year of endorsement. This includes an annual review meeting with an industry evaluator to share and discuss course enhancements, progress made on any areas for development, any major staff, resource or curriculum changes, and offer advice on how the course could further adapt to reflect changing industry needs
- Once a course has achieved ScreenSkills Select endorsement, institutions are asked to sign an agreement which sets out the terms and conditions
If an application is unsuccessful at any stage in the process, ScreenSkills Select will provide detailed feedback on the criteria that were not met and suggestions on how to meet them in the future. It is recommended that unsuccessful applicants speak to the ScreenSkills Select team about working together towards a successful new application.
Help with your application
The ScreenSkills Select team will be on hand to offer one-to-one advice and guidance throughout the application process including before an application is submitted. Click the dropdown below to find out more.
Before an application is submitted, the Select Team provide continual and tailored support to enable applications to have the best chance of success. This support includes:
- Support in assessing the type of information required to fill in the application form
- Regular meetings to check on the progression of the application and provide additional support including answering any queries
- Checking the draft application before it is actually submitted
Further information
Contact the Accreditation Programme Manager for further information and an informal discussion about ScreenSkills Select including the next steps to apply.
We’ve been delighted with the ScreenSkills Select scheme. We’ve found the endorsement process reflective, professional, insightful and useful. The ScreenSkills Select team have been very informative and helpful in supporting us to make the most of the benefits.