Download - Scottish Screen

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Perth College
The media industry have to constantly
accelerating changes in the way we
create and appreciate the media means
that the skills required to work in the
change. Scotland’s long-standing reputation for technical
excellence and innovation is one which is developed through
international initiatives like the Skillset Media Academy
Network – a national footprint of colleges and universities
to work with industry in developing a new wave of talent to
create the media content of the future. Created and endorsed
by Skillset, the network is made up of 17 academies, drawing
together creative education partnerships from 43 colleges
and universities across the UK, which are already centres of
excellence in television production and interactive media.
Within Scotland, the Creative Loop partnership sees
Aberdeen College, Adam Smith College, Cardonald College,
Dundee College, Perth College and Reid Kerr College join
forces. Creative Loop strives to work alongside industry
partners to build the capacity of the Scottish media sector
to take advantage of the growing network opportunities and
changing markets, by ensuring a healthy and competitive
skills base is developed.
“The commitment of the six colleges within Creative Loop
and our key national partners the Scottish Funding Council,
SQA, Scottish Screen and Skillset Scotland, clearly highlights
the importance of partnership working in order to bridge
the gap between Scotland’s colleges and industry,” says
Creative Loop’s Project Manager, Helliate Rushwaya.
“Creative Loop demonstrates how education and industry
can work together to develop the next generation of
talent that’s equipped with the required knowledge and
expertise to meet the demands of a vibrant creative
media sector.”
Ensuring that the quality of students entering the labour
market is high and enhances their employability, and also
ensuring that students are in direct contact with industry
standard practice, Creative Loop has already secured top
level employer commitment to this work. So whatever
the future brings, Scotland’s screen industries can expect
a united understanding of the latest developments
through close partnership between education, industry
and the media talent of tomorrow.
www.creativeloop.org
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