Post-graduation Facility...
WHAT IS THE Screen Academy Wales POST GRADUATION FACILITY (PGF)?
A four-month programme of personal development for selected graduates from Skillset Screen Academy Wales courses.
The scheme consists of -
- industry focused work placements in Wales and the rest of the UK
- short courses including, but not exclusive to: "Finance for Freelancers, CV Development; Risk Assessment for the Media Industry; the Role of the Production Manager"
- specialised courses run by the BBC and other industry training providers, according to the specialism you are following
- one-to-one mentoring from industry practitioners
- intensive induction and exit programmes
During the scheme, SSAW will also develop an individual training plan for each trainee.
Background
Cohort 1
Cohort 1 - to find out more about them and what they got up to in 2009 click here.
To see the induction course film made by Cohort 1 (2009) click here.
Cohort 2
Cohort 2 - now selected and started on their PGF journey, to see who they are click here.
To join their facebook fan group click here.
Their trainee film, 'One of the Crowd', featuring Welsh comic actor Johnny Owen was presented to a panel on the 5th of February and is now online as well as being screened across the UK on BBC Big Screens.
"PGF trainees’ litter film is picked up by Keep Britain Tidy and BBC Wales online
One of the Crowd, the short anti-litter film made by Screen Academy Wales’ PGF trainees and starring Welsh actor Johnny Owen has appeared on the BBC Wales News site, and could be distributed through Welsh schools with backing from Keep Britain Tidy." - click here for the full story and here to view the film!
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or over
- Applicants must have graduated from a SSAW course in the academic year 06/07, 07/08, 08/09 or 09/10
- Current students are eligible to apply if they graduate before the start of the course dates below
WHEN CAN I APPLY?
We are now recruiting for the final Cohort 4 of this scheme.
Click here for the guidelines, job descriptions and application form
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Deadline for applications for cohort 4 |
June 28th |
Interviews for cohort 4 |
Week commencing July 5th |
Induction for cohort 4 |
Aug 16th – 10th September |
Cohort 4 Ends |
December 4th |
To have a chat about the facility contact Alex Leadley on 01633 432679/02920 480141 or send an email to placements@screenacademywales.org