Meeting the Future Workforce in the Screen Industries

This was a really well attended event, hosted by the University of Reading in their Department of Film, Theatre and Television based at Minghella Studios. It brought a range of employers, colleges, training providers, partners and students together to discuss how to meet the skills and training needs of a rapidly expanding sector in the region.

The morning began with insightful input from our speakers Dominique Unsworth from Resource Productions, Sue Brackley from REDA and Dominic Lees from the University of Reading. They were all able to set the terms of the debate around the multiple skills needs for the industry, with some interesting ideas on how these might be met.

The break out discussions saw lively debate around current skills needs, roles it was hard to recruit to and what future needs were on the horizon. Digital skills needs were covered along with the skills requirements needed to create a zero carbon industry in the years to come. The wide range of wider skills for support services became clear, such as project management, accountancy, human resources and budget control.