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Skillset launches audio visual industries induction certificate

Skillset, the Sector Skills Council for the audio visual industries, has announced a new industry induction certificate for new entrants across its sector.

Skillset says the induction scheme is a response to industry feedback about a lack of work readiness amongst new entrants and covers key cross-sector skills including business enterprise, current and emerging technologies, and health and safety.

The City & Guilds level 2 Audio Visual Industry Induction Certificate represents £1600 worth of training per person but will be available for free via from the European Social Fund and the five London Learning and Skills Councils.

To be eligible for the scheme, Skillset says individuals must be a freelance worker or employee of a small to medium sized enterprise in the audio visual industries in London and have worked for more than one day but less than one year.

Mary Timlin, vice president human resources, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, said: "Jobs in the audio visual industry have the glam factor which is why our industries are a popular destination for many young people.

"Skillset is launching this tailored certificate as an answer to a problem employers often experience namely that some new entrants lack commercial knowledge or an appreciation of the realities of working in the industry.

"Smaller companies do not have the resources, either time or money, to provide the basic skills for the one or two new employees that they recruit each year. This innovative training programme will enable new entrants to acquire essential skills and knowledge from people who understand the industry."

The Skillset Industry Induction Certificate consists of four units:

• Employment and professional development in the audio visual industries
• Working Practice in the audio visual industries
• Current and emerging technologies in the audio visual industries
• Health and Safety

The training providers delivering the scheme are 01zero-one and the BBC; VET and FT2; The Video College; and Richmond Adult Community College.

Dinah Caine, chief executive, Skillset, said: "We are continually consulting with industry to keep up with changing skills needs and identify solutions and we kept hearing feedback on new entrants not being ready for life in the workplace.

"The Skillset Industry Induction Certificate has been developed specifically to improve that, giving new entrants a broad overview of the sectors and how they interrelate and a better understanding of different job roles and the skills needed to do them. It is exactly what employers have told us they need."

Further information on eligibility criteria can be found on the Skillset website at http://www.skillset.org/induction

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