Creative Business and Entrepreneurship Programme

Descriptions

Overview of the ProgrammeSkillset, the Sector Skills Council for Creative Media (which comprises TV, film, radio, interactive media, animation, computer games, facilities, photo imaging, publishing, advertising and fashion & textiles) is the strategic body, licensed by government and endorsed by industry, to develop the skills, training and education policy for the Creative Media Industries. Skillset Cymru, the Welsh arm of the council, is tasked with taking forward Skillset’s work within a Welsh context.Skillset Cymru has secured funding support from the European Social Fund (ESF) via the Welsh European Funding Office (WEFO) to deliver the Skills for the Digital Economy Programme. This programme seeks to develop and deliver flexible, industry-led, high level skills provision which meets the needs of Creative Media employers and freelancers working in West Wales and the Valleys, supporting the knowledge economy and safeguarding the performance and productivity of the sector in these regions. These regions include the unitary authorities of Isle of Anglesey, Conwy, Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, Swansea, Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly and Torfaen. Please note that as a condition of the funding, this programme is not pan-Wales in scope and focuses entirely on supporting the Creative Media workforce in West Wales and the Valleys, where GDP per head in these regions is 7% lower than the European average. For participants to be eligible, they must live or work within these areas. For further guidance on eligibility, please refer to Section 3 of the Delivery Guidelines for Training Providers 2011).Tender SpecificationIndustry in West Wales and the Valleys has identified a shortage of entrepreneurial skills and higher level business skills in terms of those employed at Middle/Project Management Level.Industry has identified the need for a Creative Business and Entrepreneurship Programme for a small cohort of individuals with commercial flair. The programme is expected to focus largely on negotiation, commercial awareness, sales and marketing, project management, new business models and securing multi strand funding packages.The selected provider will adopt an immersive learning approach with some online elements and will also integrate an in-house component to the delivery to ensure real impact within businesses.The programme should be made open to applicants from across TV, radio, animation and digital & interactive production industries and digital marketing industries. Skillset is looking for a small cohort of around 5 – 6 individuals.