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We have compiled the following useful information:
Research and reports
Unions
Guilds and Associations
Useful organisations
Festivals
Useful tips
Work experience and minimium wage guidelines
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Research and Reports
Useful organisations
South West Screen is one of nine regional screen agencies - the other eight are:
The three national screen agencies are:
The South West's cluster groups are local networks of media professionals in key geographical areas:
Unions
Unions are a really helpful resource for workers, authorised to negotiate on behalf of members and recognised by employers. The biggest in the creative media industries is BECTU. Others include:
Benefits vary, but most include:
Guilds and Associations
These don't have the status of trade unions, but still offer services and support to members. These include:
Useful tips
Subscribe to regular e-newsletters that are an easy way to keep in touch with what is going on the different areas of the industry. For example:
Google Alerts are another way of keeping track of what's happening in the industry. Once registered you get regular email updates of the latest Google results based on your choice of topic.
Work experience and minimum wage guidelines
BECTU have created a quick guide to work experience, volunteering and the National Minimum Wage - click here to download it.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and HM Revenue and Customs have published guidelines for work experience in the television industry. These guidelines have been co-ordinated by Skillset at the request of the industry and in consultation with the main employers, trade associations and trade unions. They are intended to offer practical advice rather than definitive statements of law. Whilst developed for, and with, the TV industry these guidelines have resonance and equally may apply across all of the audio visual industries and the rest of the creative industries. The guidelines can be downloaded (English or Welsh) from Skillset’s website here.
The National Minimum Wage helpline number is 0845 6000 678. The helpline in Northern Ireland is 0845 6500 207. As well as receiving complaints about non-payment of the minimum wage, the helpline takes calls for advice and information.
Skillset's Guidelines for Employers offering Work Placement Schemes in the Creative Industries, produced in collaboration Creative & Cultural Skills and Arts Council England, aim to promote good practice and clarify the various entry routes. Download the guidelines here.
South West Screen logo
You can download our main logo below along with our logo style guide - if you require the logo in a different file type or colour please contact Tara Milne.
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You can network with over 5,000 members of the creative media industries through our cluster groups
We can help your business attend major industry events from Barcelona to Singapore
• We offer a script critique service which is available to all writers based in the South West
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Lewins Mead | Bristol | BS1 5BT
(t) 0117 952 9977 (f) 0117 952 9988
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