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2013Tick Yearbook

I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved with the Tick so far in its dual purpose of signposting industry-relevant courses as well as contributing to the quality of education and training across the UK.

The Tick is an invaluable tool for employers as well as potential students and apprentices, highlighting the HE courses and apprenticeships offering the highest level of teaching and facilities and with the greatest links with industry. It is those industry partnerships, mixed with dedicated and innovative tutors and course leaders that are so key in supporting the next generation of work-ready, talented creative industries professionals who have the skills and creativity that industry is looking for.

All accredited courses are listed on our website (courses.creativeskillset.org), providing a valuable signposting tool through a busy and crowded marketplace. You can also find a full list of all the accredited courses and apprenticeships at the back of this yearbook.

Over the past year we have expanded the Tick to include HE courses in publishing, CGI/computer

graphics, photo imaging, advertising, film, radio, media technology/post production, TV/video/broadcast, media business/entrepreneurial, interactive media and art and design as well as apprenticeships in creative and digital media, fashion and textiles and photo imaging. With apprenticeships offering employers access to a broader talent pool, attracting bright new talent that have chosen not to go to university, the Tick is a great way to celebrate where training providers are undertaking new and innovative approaches to supporting the next generation.

The Creative Skillset Tick is incredibly difficult to attain – each of the accredited HE courses and apprenticeships have undergone a rigorous assessment by industry experts. I’d like to congratulate all our Tick courses and apprenticeships; they are all amazing and signify the top creative training and education the UK has to offer.

In the coming year we look forward to working with even more courses and apprenticeships across an increasing number of subjects and areas, helping them develop and hopefully welcoming them into the ranks of the best UK creative training and education!

Welcome to the Creative Skillset Tick Yearbook.

As the new academic year begins, it’s a great time for us to look forward to the future and reflect on the successful past year of the Creative Skillset Tick. This yearbook will give you a flavour of the outstanding higher education courses and apprenticeships that have attained the Tick, as well as give thoughts and insights from employers on its importance to industry.

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A few words from:

Dinah Caine CBE, Chief Executive, Creative Skillset

Did you

know? The Creative Skillset Tick is the quality

kitemark for excellence in the Creative

Industries. It helps identify the courses and

apprenticeships that best prepare individuals

for work in the new Creative Industries,

enabling employers, universities and

colleges recruit the brightest and best

new talent.

Get involved!Are you interested in training, education and helping safeguard the skills of your industry? You can help shape the agenda of the Creative Skillset Tick. We are always looking to involve employers – from a couple of hours’ input to a few days consultation.

Please get in touch to discuss further:

developmenttick@creativeskillset.org

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We're open for business!In the coming months we will be going out to more universities and courses, raising standards in education throughout the UK. We’ll be making even more of a difference on the ground and helping courses develop through industry mentoring and learning about best practice.

We are making a fashion statement by currently working with top industry figures including Betty Jackson and Anne Tyrell to award the Tick to fashion degrees for the first time.

ApprenticeshipsIn 2012, we awarded the Creative Skillset Tick to apprenticeships for the first time, highlighting their outstanding quality. In the coming year, we will be working with more providers across the regions and we look forward to accrediting new apprenticeships soon! Find out more about the benefits of taking on an apprentice here: www.creativeskillset.org/hire

Trainee Finder

The Tick is only the first part of what will hopefully be a long-term relationship

between Creative Skillset and the students on accredited courses. Trainee Finder is a

matching service offering employers from across the film, animation, games, VFX and

TV industries a new route to the brightest, best and diverse emerging talent. Trainee

Finder is part of the Skills Investment Fund (SIF) and offers companies the opportunity

to receive match funding to provide trainees with a training allowance.

The SIF is an industry investment fund for skills, talent and business development.

Every £1 invested by industry employers into the SIF will be matched by Government.Over the next academic year, we plan to step up our activities around the Creative Skillset Tick even further; increasing the number of Tick courses and widening it out to new areas and subjects. We are incredibly pleased to have accredited courses across all our creative sectors. Tick courses and apprenticeships currently cover advertising, animation, facilities, fashion and textiles, film, games, interactive media, photo imaging, publishing, radio, television and VFX.

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Looking to the year ahead

Read more about fusion of skills on our website: www.creativeskillset.org/research

Find out more about how your company

could take on new talent via Trainee Finder

by visiting www.creativeskillset.org/sif

Fusion skillsWe are currently researching the impact of the ongoing changes and digitisation across the Creative Industries and have found that a fusion of art, science and business skills is increasingly needed. This fusion is one of the key things we look for when accrediting courses and our Tick courses are leading the way to fill this important skills gap.

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The Animation and VFX Showcase is an

annual event, bringing together major

animation and VFX employers together with

some of UK’s most talented new graduates

from Tick courses. In 2012 at least 14 students

secured jobs as a direct result of attending the

showcase. This year, several students from

previous showcases attended as industry

professionals looking for new talent.

Owen Jackson graduated from Ravensbourne

and got a job at Framestore as a direct result of

last year’s Animation and VFX Showcase.

A friend who works in TV recommended

Ravensbourne. It has great links with

industry and the most important thing I

learnt was to promote myself and how

to tailor my work, right down to the role I

applied for.

The Animation and VFX Showcase is an

invaluable event and I would definitely

come along to find new talent if I’m

recruiting in the future!

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AnimationThe workforce in the UK animation industry stretches across many other sectors; you find animated content on television, in feature films, commercials, websites and computer or video games. The Creative Skillset Tick plays a vital role in identifying the most industry-relevant animation courses.

In the past year we have accredited a host of new courses, covering subjects such as 3D digital animation and computer character animation.

The Animation and VFX Showcase gathered the best and brightest new graduates with industry employers for a brilliant evening of networking and speedmatching.

Gemma Roberts studied BA (Hons) Animation at University of South Wales (Newport) and attended the Animation and VFX Showcase in 2012.

Gemma watched lots of animation from a young age, but didn’t realise it could be a career until much later.

I was always artistic and very interested in drawing and the process of animation, but it all seemed very elusive at the time.

I was at least 16 before it really dawned on me.

After doing film and video at college, she went on to study animation at University of Wales, Newport.

I would recommend my course; it is an excellent place to learn story development and really question why you are making something. The tutors help you establish your own style and voice and encourage you to think in abstract and less conventional ways.

Gemma says that she definitely feels the course set her up with the right skills to feel confident and competent in the work place.

My job involved ‘line testing’ animation frames under a camera, which is a technique that I only knew through my university course. 2D studios use huge, complicated timing

sheets to communicate the proper timing of frames to everyone else in the production and because I had learned how to use these at university, I was able to point out a couple of numbering issues that then make it easier for the rest of the crew. It’s a real confidence boost to feel like you’ve helped out beyond your “job description”.

She was successful in getting a job at Lupus Films quickly after graduating, working on films such as The Snowman and The Snowdog, the sequel to the classic children’s animation The Snowman.

I can only put it down to having had really good work experience at another studio beforehand, having good links with your university tutors, a great deal of hard work and a bit of luck!

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which gives the graduate more

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Find out more about accredited animation courses.

Visit: www.creativeskillset.org/yearbook2013

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At just 23 Sophia George is a BAFTA award winner and has been appointed the first ever games designer in residence at the V&A museum in London.

The co-founder and chair of Swallowtail Games attended two university courses accredited with the Creative Skillset Tick.

Whenever I researched the industry, Creative Skillset always came up.

Sophia started up Swallowtail Games in October last year after completing her masters degree in games development at the University of Abertay Dundee. Her first degree was in games art and design at Norwich University of the Arts.

The two courses helped me in different ways, the thing I really loved about the Norwich course was it taught me really good artistic skills as well as games design and 3D animation. Abertay helped me more with being in a working environment. The lecturers there had all worked in the industry and so they could give us a good understanding of what it would be like in the workplace.

I’d recommend either one of the universities I went to for anyone looking to do games.

In the future she would also like to combine her career with teaching as well as making more games with Swallowtail.

I would definitely consider looking for the Tick when employing people. Just from my own experience because I’ve done two Creative Skillset approved courses and I think the accreditation is quite accurate, they do recognise good courses. I get a lot of emails from students asking me for career advice and I always recommend they look on Creative Skillset’s website and look for accredited courses.

The 2011 Next Gen Report for the games and VFX industries acknowledged the importance of higher education and identified the Creative Skillset Tick as key in allowing the best specialist HE courses to differentiate themselves from less industry-relevant courses.

The past year saw a troop of new games courses join the ranks of the UK’s most industry-focussed courses, covering topics such as computer games and entertainment and computer games art.

We are really excited to see brilliant new games graduates from Tick courses go out in the world and embark on their successful careers!

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The BA (Hons) in Games Art and Design at Norwich University of the Arts was awarded the Creative Skillset Tick 18 months ago and this year achieved a “substantial increase” in applications, according to course leader Marie-Claire Isaaman.

We know the kind of traffic we’re getting through the website and applications to the course have definitely gone up since getting the accreditation because a lot of students who are thinking about the subject area will look at the Creative Skillset website and see us on there.

We had a substantial increase in applications – 250 for 45 places last year - which at this moment in time is quite impressive. The Creative Skillset Tick has made a real difference.

Marie-Claire has worked hard at forging industry links and has contacts in all areas from big games companies to small studios, and other types of businesses where her students can use their skills for different purposes.

It’s important to me to deliver the opportunity to students to understand the differences between companies so they can decide what sort of place they want to work in.

We also work with other companies which are not necessarily games developers, like the Sunday Times Online where students can work on interactive materials for the newspaper, because the skills students gain enable them to work in the Creative Industries more generally, not just games.

I hope that I’ve taught them flexibility so that they can work in cross-over areas.

Previous students have gone on to work at big companies like Sony, Crytek, Blitz Games and Disney Interactive. Others have gone on to work in smaller studios.

The students who have graduated and gone on to do well are looking out for our new students coming through. Companies are definitely recognising the Creative Skillset Tick so that on top of having that personal connection it’s really helping my students to gain a foothold within the sector.

I would recommend other courses apply for it but I do think they need to consider very carefully the criteria and work at making sure they demonstrate it, because it’s not that easy to get - but that’s the value of it.

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Creative, Proud, Recognised

The UK film industry is renowned for the expertise of its crew and there is demand for new entrants to have a real, practical understanding of how film works. We work to support the growth of the industry through investing in training, education and support for employers, employees and freelancers.

The Creative Skillset Tick is an important signpost for both film employers and students, identifying the courses with the best links with industry. Below and overleaf two of our Tick film courses talk about what they have done to earn the accreditation and what it means to them.

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Rebecca Pride is course leader of the BA (Hons) Costume with Performance Design, Arts University Bournemouth. For over 21 years the alumni from this exciting and creative course have been making their mark in the film industry and Rebecca believes that the best is yet to come.

We like our students to learn by doing, side by side with all the theoretical information. They design and make costumes and sets for shows, films, plays and new performance disciplines, working alongside students from the film, make-up and acting courses on stage and film productions. It’s like a mini Hollywood on campus here as our studio is within 25 metres of both film production and acting, giving students a very authentic experience in working as you do in real life.

We were really proud to be awarded the Creative Skillset Tick because we honestly feel we deserve it so it’s wonderful to be recognised. This course has everything – CV and

portfolio preparation, advice from professionals and practice interviews – and the Tick means our work is being understood and recognised.

Alan Bernstein is Director of Studies and Alumnus at London Film School:

Multi-specialisation is very important to us; it makes collaboration authentic and means that graduates can operate flexibly in their careers.

The MA in filmmaking has strong links with industry – teachers have industry backgrounds and regularly go off to work on films, coming back with new knowledge. We also use visiting lecturers and have evening Q&As from directors, producers, DPs or production designers showing their new films.

We see the Creative Skillset Tick as a very important endorsement, and so do prospective students. ‘MA’ doesn’t itself tell prospective students that we are industry-orientated in the way that we are, and the Tick does. This is the reason we would recommend other courses to get Creative Skillset’s endorsement.

He adds that their graduates move on to a wide range of roles in film and television, reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the programme.

Since getting the Creative Skillset Tick there has been a significant increase in the number of features on the festival and theatrical circuit from MA Filmmaking graduates.

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The TV industry is rapidly changing; skills needed have evolved with the advent of new technologies, platforms and formats and current priorities for the industry include innovation, technology and creativity. The UK has received global success through programmes such as Doctor Who and Game of Thrones and there is a need for constant supply of talent in the industry.

A number of TV courses across a range of specialisms achieved the Creative Skillset Tick this year and it was the first time it was awarded to a screenwriting course focusing solely on TV drama.

Apprenticeships are also a great way for TV companies to hire bright young people who have decided not to go to university. You can find out more about Tick apprenticeships on page 16-17 of this yearbook.

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The first ever screenwriting course focusing solely on TV drama to be accredited the Creative Skillset Tick was the MA in Television Fiction Writing at Glasgow Caledonian University. Catriona Miller is the course leader:

Our students are taught by both academic staff and top TV scriptwriters and during the programme they work intensively on at least two drama series, transmitting on British television now. They learn all the practicalities - how to story conference, storyline, write scripts and edit these dramas, shadowing the real life dramas as they transmit. One of our previous students has recently had his first script broadcast on Eastenders after being selected for a place on the prestigious BBC Writers Academy and there are others working as script editors on Waterloo Road and Hollyoaks.

Catriona is proud that the course has been accredited:

Getting the Creative Skillset Tick meant a great deal to us all as the national recognition of the course is well worth all the hard work involved and it really means that an external body has looked in detail at what we’re doing and is confident that we’re producing what the industry needs.

I would definitely recommend that other courses apply for the Creative Skillset Tick because it’s a recognised mark of quality and is reflected by the success our students are having in the real world of work.

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The Creative Skillset Tick is an essential signpost that helps potential students choose courses that are approved by industry. It tells them the course has gone through thorough assessment, including a review of graduate employment, work experience and links with industry, which contribute to improved employment prospects on completion of the course.

David Abraham, Chief Executive of Channel 4 and Creative Skillset Board member

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Natalia Altavilla graduated from Ravensbourne in 2012 with a BA (Hons) in Animation & Computer Digitalisation. She got a job as a runner with Double Negative, Europe’s largest provider of visual effects for film, after attending the Animation and VFX Showcase last year and has since been promoted to work in production.

Having done the course, I can really see why it’s accredited with the Creative Skillset Tick. People throughout the industry have heard of the course and it has an excellent reputation for being in touch with reality in terms of work, so that obviously benefited me.

Ravensbourne does a good balancing act in nurturing independence and recognition of what you need to do yourself to get ahead along with providing excellent guidance and support.

When I started looking for work I found Creative Skillset’s Animation and VFX Showcase invaluable, managing to arrange an interview and secure my job within a month of the event. It was really interesting to go back to the event this year and meet students who were doing what I had been doing just a year ago, passing on my knowledge of what it’s like to be graduating and looking for a job in this industry. I really enjoyed speaking to students and giving them a fresh perspective on what’s out there and the different routes available.

Guidance, Independence, Inspiration

The benefit to Creative Skillset accredited

courses is that they have been rigorously looked

at by industry. The industry has been involved

in making sure that they are meeting industry

needs, have input from industry mentors and

visiting speakers, are using the most up-to-date

and relevant software and generally have more

of a community feel within the industry when it

comes to recruitment.

The Creative Skillset Tick gives the quality

benchmark to a course that makes us employers

feel confident that there will be at least a base

level of skills that those students have achieved

because they’ve been on that course. So it does

really put accredited courses slightly head and

shoulders above other more general courses

that may not have those industry connections.

Louise Hussey

Visual Effects Producer, Double Negative

The UK VFX industry not only has a world-beating reputation, but is also integral to the future of UK film production. Expansion is dependent on a constant supply of new talent and the Creative Skillset Tick is part of the drive to create a new landscape of VFX education, ensuring the industry’s voice is embedded at the heart of the curriculum.

We are delighted to have accredited a selection of VFX courses in the past year and look forward to working with even more in the coming year, helping them develop their industry relevance.

The Creative Skillset Tick a really useful guide for VFX employers when looking for graduates with the right skills.

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Growth, Reliability, Change

The Saddlery Training Centre, in conjunction with Haddon Training, has been delivering the Modern Apprenticeship in Saddlery since 2003. It is the only training provider in the UK to offer this apprenticeship and the provision has recently been awarded the Creative Skillset Tick. Master Saddler, Mark Romain, Director of the Saddlery Training Centre said:

It is a very positive experience for an organisation as valued as Creative Skillset to award us the Tick. It reflects well within the industry, with Haddon Training, with employers, the Livery Guild and trade associations. It keeps The Saddlery Training Centre on the radar of the industry.

Mark found the process of applying for the Tick beneficial as it allowed him the chance to assess the retention figures for the apprenticeship. The figures have been very impressive with 76% completing Level 2, progressing to Level 3 and 100% staying within the industry after completion.

In our industry, apprenticeships have value and are viewed as traditional and time well served.

We are very proud to have awarded the Creative Skillset Tick to a range of apprenticeships in the past year and look forward to accrediting many more in the future. Read more about the experiences of three providers and why they value the Tick.

Apprenticeships are a cost-effective way to inject new skills into your company and a great way to attract bright diverse new talent you may not otherwise find.

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When it comes to apprenticeships and apprentices, there is little Martin Jenkins, Training Manager at the Textile Centre of Excellence in Huddersfield, doesn’t know. Having left school at 16, he was offered an apprenticeship in business administration at the Textile Centre of Excellence, where he has worked since 1996.

The Textile Centre of Excellence is recognised as one of the leading national training providers, reflected in its courses recently being awarded the Creative Skillset Tick.

Our apprentices work across apparel and manufacturing so we get to mould our apprentices into our business culture. Because we go out to companies encouraging them to take apprentices, we set an example with the apprentices we hire.

Martin believes there has been a shift in the perception around apprenticeships with industry and the general public being more receptive to the apprenticeship model.

There is still some way to go within the fashion and textile manufacturing industry as we face issues surrounding the ageing workforce so my task is to create viable skills programmes to support the sector.

It is my belief that the end results of an apprenticeship rival any university or college course and my experience across four different apprenticeship levels in 10 years is testament to that.

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It’s been amazing to earn while I learn doing something I really enjoy.

Conor Supka completed his apprenticeship in July 2013 and is currently working for the Council of Asian People on a Heritage Lottery funded reminiscence project about the Ugandan exiles experience: If you work hard on the apprenticeship, your dreams can come to life.

Lauren Jackson completed her apprenticeship in July 2013 and is currently working at Collage Arts: The apprenticeship is a good opportunity to get experience in the Creative Industries and a front seat to creative development. It allows participants to learn first-hand and to realise and explore their creative abilities.

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Collage Arts in London has been delivering apprenticeships for two years and their Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media was awarded the Creative Skillset Tick in March 2013. Preeti Dasgupta, Deputy Director at Collage Arts said:

The Creative and Digital Media Apprenticeship has provided us with an opportunity to further our work supporting the development of young creatives into economic activity and establishing a career path. Actual relevance to industry practices is vital if we are to equip apprentices with the skills they need to progress and succeed.

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Having the value and quality of our work recognised by the Creative Skillset Tick is important. It reaffirms that we are on the right track and of course carries the benefits of endorsement with prospective apprentices, employers and educational partners. The Tick also affords an element of organisational pride and motivates apprentices and tutors alike.

The process of applying for the Creative Skillset Tick was very useful and painless, giving us the opportunity to reflect on our practice and identify successful models, best practice and areas for improvement.

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De Montfort UniversityBA (Hons) Game Art Design

www.dmu.ac.uk

DiVAAdvanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media

www.diversityinvisualarts.com

DV8 TrainingAdvanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media

www.dv8training.com

University of East Anglia MA Creative Writing: Scriptwriting

www.uea.ac.uk

Edinburgh College of ArtBA (Hons) Film and TelevisionMA and MFA in Film Directing

www.ed.ac.uk/edinburgh-college-art

Edinburgh Napier UniversityBDes Graphic DesignMSc Publishing

www.napier.ac.uk

Falmouth UniversityMA Creative Advertising MA Television Production

BA (Hons) Film

www.falmouth.ac.uk

Fashion EnterAdvanced Apprenticeships in Fashion and Textiles (Textiles Pathway) Advanced Apprenticeships in Fashion and Textiles

(Apparel Pathway)

www.fashioncapital.co.uk Fife College HND in Sound Production (Pro Tools)

www.fife.ac.uk

Glasgow Caledonian UniversityMA Television Fiction Writing

www.gcu.ac.uk

Glasgow Clyde CollegeHNC/HND in Creative Industries: Television (run jointly with Aberdeen College)

www.cardonald.ac.uk

University of Gloucestershire MA Visual CommunicationsBA (Hons) Digital Film Production BA (Hons) Photography: Editorial and Advertising BA (Hons) Photojournalism and Documentary PhotographyBA (Hons) RadioBA (Hons) Television Production www.glos.ac.uk

University of London Goldsmiths MSc Computer Games and Entertainment MA Scriptwriting MA Screen Documentary www.gold.ac.uk

Grimsby Institute for Further and Higher Education BA (Hons) Special Effects and Make-Up www.grimsby.ac.uk

University of Hertfordshire BA (Hons) 2D Digital Animation BA (Hons) 3D Digital Animation BA (Hons) Model and Special Effects Programme (consisting of BA (Hons) Model Design and Model Effects, BA (Hons) Special Effects, BA (Hons) Character Creation and Technical Effects) BA (Hons) 3D Games Art BA (Hons) Film and TV Production programmeBA (Hons) Photography www.herts.ac.uk

University of Hull MSc Games Programming www.hull.ac.uk

Key Training and Learning (KTL) Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Apparel Pathway)Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Textiles Pathway)www.ktl-ltd.co.uk

Liverpool John Moores University MA Screenwriting www.ljmu.ac.uk

London College of Communication (LCC) MA Screenwriting www.lcc.arts.ac.uk

London Film School (LFS) MA Screenwriting MA Filmmaking (including Cinematography, Sound, Editing, Production Design, Directing, Screenwriting, Production, Music and Screen Studies) www.lfs.org.uk

Class of 2013University of Abertay DundeeBA (Hons) Computer ArtsBSc (Hons) Computer Games Application DevelopmentBSc (Hons) Computer Games TechnologyMProf in Computer Games DevelopmentMSc Computer Games Technology

www.abertay.ac.uk

Aberystwyth UniversityBA (Hons) Film and Television Studies

www.aber.ac.uk

Arts University BournemouthBA (Hons) Animation ProductionBA (Hons) Digital Media ProductionBA (Hons) Graphic DesignBA (Hons) Commercial PhotographyBA (Hons) Costume with Performance DesignBA (Hons) Film ProductionBA (Hons) Make-Up for Media and Performance DesignBA (Hons) ModelmakingBA (Hons) Photography

www.aub.ac.uk

Basingstoke College of TechnologyAdvanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media

www.bcot.ac.uk

Belfast Metropolitan CollegeHND Diploma in Creative Media Production (Media Moving Image)

www.belfastmet.ac.uk

Birmingham City UniversityBA (Hons) Media and CommunicationBSc (Hons) Sound Engineering and ProductionMA Social MediaBA (Hons) Media and Communication (Radio Production)BA (Hons) Media and Communication (Television)BA Visual Communication - Graphic CommunicationBA Visual Communication - IllustrationBA Visual Communication - PhotographyMA Freelance Photography

www.bcu.ac.uk

Blackburn College Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Apparel Pathway)Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Textiles Pathway)Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Leathergoods Pathway)Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Footwear Pathway)Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Laundry Pathway)Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Textiles Pathway)Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Apparel Pathway)www.blackburn.ac.uk

Bournemouth UniversityBA (Hons) Computer Visualisation and AnimationBA (Hons) Television ProductionBA Scriptwriting for Film and TVMA 3D Computer AnimationMSc Computer Animation and Visual EffectsMA Producing Film and Televisionwww.bournemouth.ac.uk

Bradford, University ofBA (Hons) Television ProductionMA Digital Filmmakingwww.bradford.ac.uk

University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) BA (Hons) Film ProductionMA Publishingwww.uclan.ac.uk

Cirencester College Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Mediawww.cirencester.ac.uk

City University MA Creative Writing (Playwriting and Screenwriting)www.city.ac.uk

Collage ArtsAdvanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Mediawww.collage-arts.org

Creative ProcessAdvanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Mediawww.creativeprocess.org.uk

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Middlesex University BA and BSc (Hons) Product Design BA (Hons) Television Production BA (Hons) Television Production: Technical Arts

www.mdx.ac.uk

National Film and Television School (NFTS) MA Directing Animation MA Digital Effects MA Screenwriting MA Cinematography MA Composing for Film and Television MA Directing Documentary MA Directing Fiction MA Editing MA Producing MA Producing and Directing Television Entertainment MA Production Design MA Sound Design for Film and Television NFTS Diploma in Production Management NFTS Diploma in Sound Recording for Film and Television

www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

Newcastle University MSc Computer Game Engineering

www.ncl.ac.uk

North West Regional College HND in Creative Media Production (Moving Image)

www.nwrc.ac.uk

Norwich University of the Arts (NUA) BA (Hons) Games Art and Design BA (Hons) Graphic Design BA (Hons) Film and Moving Image Production BA (Hons) Photography MA Moving Image and Sound

www.nua.ac.uk

Nottingham Trent University BA (Hons) Graphic Design (including Interactive Design and Animation) BA (Hons) Design for Film and Television

www.ntu.ac.uk

Perth College (UHI) BSc (Hons) Audio EngineeringHNC and HND in Visual Communication

www.perth.uhi.ac.uk

Plymouth College of Art Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital MediaAdvanced Apprenticeship in Photo Imaging

www.plymouthart.ac.uk

Ravensbourne BA (Hons) Animation Production BA (Hons) Design Interactions BA (Hons) Motion Graphics Broadcast Technology Suite including pathways: BSc (Hons) Broadcast Information Technology, BSc (Hons) Broadcast Audio Technology, BSc (Hons) Outside Broadcast Technology MA/MSc Communication Design MA/MSc Interactive Digital Media and MA/MSc Interactive Product Futures BA (Hons) Editing and Post Production MA and MSc in Broadcast Futures

www.rave.ac.uk

University of Salford MA Wildlife Documentary Production BSc Hons Media Technology MA Digital Production for TV and Film

www.salford.ac.uk

Screen Academy Scotland MA Screenwriting BA (Hons) Television MA Film MFA in Advanced Film Practice

www.screenacademyscotland.ac.uk

Sheffield Hallam University BSc (Hons) Games Software DevelopmentMComp Games Software Development MSc Games Software Development

www.shu.ac.uk

University of South Wales (Glamorgan)BA (Hons) Animation BA (Hons) Computer Animation BA (Hons) Visual Effects and Motion Graphics BA (Hons) Film and Television Set Design MA Film Producing

www.southwales.ac.uk

University of South Wales (Newport)BA (Hons) Animation Direction and Production BA Advertising Design BA (Hons) Documentary Film and TelevisionBA Film and Video

www.southwales.ac.uk

Southampton Solent University BA (Hons) Computer and Video Games BSc (Hons) Sound for Film, Television and Video GamesBA (Hons) Advertising BA (Hons) Television and Video Production, BA (Hons) Television Post Production, BA (Hons) Television Studio Production BSc (Hons) Media Technology BSc (Hons) Outside Broadcasting

www.solent.ac.uk

Staffordshire UniversityBSc (Hons) Computer Games ProgrammingBEng (Hons) Computer Games ProgrammingBA (Hons) Advertising and Commercial Film Production BA (Hons) Experimental Film Production BA (Hons) Media (Film) Production BSc (Hons) Film Production Technology, BSc ( Hons) Digital Film and Post Production Technology

www.staffs.ac.uk

University of Sunderland BA (Hons) Broadcast Media Production MA Media Production (Television and Video) MA Radio (Production and Management)

www.sunderland.ac.uk

Teesside University BA (Hons) Computer Animation and Visual Effects BA (Hons) Computer Character Animation BA (Hons) Computer Games Art BSc (Hons) Computer Games Programming BA (Hons) Broadcast Media Production BA (Hons) Television and Film Production

www.tees.ac.uk

Textile Centre of Excellence Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Textiles Pathway) Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Apparel Pathway) Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Textiles Pathway) Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Apparel Pathway)

www.textile-training.com

The Manchester College Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative and Digital Media

www.themanchestercollege.ac.uk

The Saddlery Training Centre Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Saddlery Pathway) Advanced Apprenticeship in Fashion and Textiles (Saddlery Pathway)

www.saddlerytraining.co.uk

University of Ulster MA Documentary Practice MA Media Management and Policy

www.ulster.ac.uk

University of Wales Trinity Saint DavidBSc (Hons) Visual Effects

www.smu.ac.uk

Warwickshire College Advanced Apprenticeship in Photo Imaging

www.warwickshire.ac.uk

West College Scotland HNC Creative Industries: Radio

www.reidkerr.ac.uk

University of the West of England (UWE) MA Animation BA (Hons) Graphic Design MA / MSc Creative Media Technologies BA (Hons) Filmmaking and Creative Media

www.uwe.ac.uk

University of the West of Scotland BSc (Hons) Computer Games Technology BA and BA (Hons) Broadcast Production BA and BA (Hons) Filmmaking and Screenwriting

www.uws.ac.uk

University of Westminster BA (Hons) Film and Television Production BA (Hons) Radio Production BA (Hons) Television Production

www.westminster.ac.uk

University of York MA/MSc Post Production, including the following awards: MA/MSc Post Production with Sound Design and MA/MSc Post Production with Visual EffectsBSc Film and Television Production MA Digital Film and Television Production

www.york.ac.uk

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369 Productions Ltd, 53K LLP, Activision, adam&eveDDB, Aimiable Consulting Ltd, Animated Exeter, Anne Tyrell Designs, AppCrowd, Arthur Cox, Available Light Advisory, Baby Cow, BBC, Beakus, Betty Jackson Ltd, Blitz Games Studio, Blue Zoo, Boss Level Games, CC4 Ltd, Channel 4, Cinesite, Crimzn, Dinamo Productions, Double Negative, Equity, Escape Films, Faber and Faber Ltd, Failbetter Games, Four Door Lemon, Framestore, Frontier, Game Republic, Gamesbrief, Hobbs, House of Curves, IMAGES&Co, iShed and The Pervasive Media Studio REACT, Jagex, Jigsaw, John Lewis, Kanoti, Loose Moose, Ludorum, MaxMara, Microsoft, Milk Visual Effects, Mind Candy, Missing In Action Films Ltd, Nexus Productions, Nicole Farhi, Ninja Theory, Once Were Farmers, Oxheys Mill Studios, Paramount Pictures, Passion Pictures, Perini Networks, PH Screenplay, Plum Animation, Prime Focus, Producer Escape Films, Quark Films Ltd, RadioCentre, Redeye, Reflections Interactive, Remode Studios, Rocksteady Studios Ltd, Roland Mouret, Sayles Screen, SEGA, Shaun Moore Design, Shine Pictures, Slightly Mad, Sonar Entertainment Inc, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Ltd, Sounds Creative Limited, Spilt Milk Studios, Spy Pictures, Stateless Films, Studio Liddell Ltd, Sumo Digital, T T Fusion Ltd, Teebster Ltd, TH_NK, Th1ng, The Blast Furnace, The Character Shop, The Gate, Thunkd, Topman, Tuna Tech, Ubisoft, VID Communications, Vision Thing Communications Ltd, Vue Entertainment, Zoe Mode

Thank you all!

Creative Skillset Tick Yearbook 23

The Year in ReviewHighlights

Are you interested in

training, education and

helping safeguard the

skills of your industry?

You can help shape the agenda of the Creative

Skillset Tick. We are always looking to talk to

employers – from a couple of hours’ input to a

few days consultation. Please get in touch to

discuss further:

developmenttick@creativeskillset.org

The Yearbook Committee

We would like to extend a massive thanks to the industry evaluators and others directly involved with awarding the Creative Skillset Tick; they have all done an outstanding job in ensuring the courses and apprenticeships are all industry-relevant, helping safeguard the future skills and talent of the Creative Industries. Gavin Humphries, Owner of Quark Film Ltd and one of the evaluators said:

I really enjoy the experience of being an evaluator for the Creative Skillset Tick. I studied at NFTS not that long ago and have a recent understanding of film education and the importance of structured learning.

I’m involved on behalf of the students and strongly believe that having an overall standard with clear learning outcomes is really important. When evaluating, I first look at the quality of the students’ work and the films they are producing, as this helps me understand everything else in the application.

The Creative Skillset Tick is an important signpost to industry-relevant courses. It’s vital for courses to be connected with industry, helping students leave with up-to-date skills that lead to actual employment. The current pace of change in the film industry makes it even more important for students to have this competitive advantage.

All the Tick courses and apprenticeships have to go through a rigorous assessment process by industry to achieve accreditation.

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Creative Skillset Tick was awarded to 96 higher education courses in an industry pilot, involving rigorous

assessment by industry. Another 73 courses throughout the UK have successfully received the accreditation to date.

We received £400K for funded places and CPD development from the Scottish Funding Council in 2012/13,

covering 80 funded postgraduate places. This has allowed us to go ahead with six programmes covering

topics such as audio post production for film and TV and compositing video effects.

We created free VFX resources for all tutors teaching VFX skills.

We ran Creative Advance, culminating in a two-day best practice event. The event offered support for the

ongoing process of course accreditation, giving HE providers a chance to discuss how they can develop and

embed links with industry into the curriculum.

11 new courses awarded Creative Skillset Tick,

for example BA (Hons) Games Art course,

University of Hertfordshire, HND Creative Media

Production (Moving Image) Belfast Metropolitan

College and BSc (Hons) 3D Computer Animation,

Swansea Metropolitan University.

18 further apprenticeship provisions across creative

and digital media, fashion and textiles and photo

imaging were accredited with the Creative Skillset Tick,

making the total 27. They all went through a thorough

evaluation by a panel of industry professionals and were

assessed on criteria such as strong links with industry

and use of industry standard equipment.

The Animation and VFX Showcase brought

together the best and brightest new graduates with

industry. In doing this, we were able to showcase the

amazing home grown talent right here in the UK, who

possess the skills, creative thinking and imagination

that the industry needs to thrive and grow.

Eight more courses were awarded the Creative

Skillset Tick.

Calls for accreditation for higher education

courses reopened.

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A free one-day CPD event was held for tutors

from Tick VFX courses.