Name: Return to Work in Craft and Tech (2nd iteration)
Start: 2023-05-02T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-05-02T16:00:00+01:00

Are you sitting at home, curled up on the sofa, Watching a brilliant TV drama ?

Are you asking yourself how on earth you can find a way back in, because you can’t work the same way anymore?

Are you lacking confidence in how to approach returning to working in TV?

This FREE-TO-ATTEND, online Return to Work training programme is here to help you work out your route back into HETV, to get back to doing what the work you want to do in a way that works for you and your production.

This course is designed to assist experienced craft and tech freelancers looking to return to work after a career break, to help you think differently about how you could bring your services to a production. The course will provide you with the tools you need to seek opportunities, return with confidence, work successfully as a freelancer, and re-build a sustainable career in HETV.

The course is taught by Alison Grade and Sarah Mccaffrey who are both experienced industry trainers. In addition to the training course there are up to 6 funded placements available for eligible participants.

By the end of this course, participants will have the knowledge and confidence to return to HETV.

We are looking to help people who:

Have been out of the screen industries for 9+ months
Have previous track record working in scripted TV (approx. 3+ years) with some experience within HETV
Are looking to gain insight into the current HETV workplace
Are wanting to rebuild confidence
Are looking to reconnect and rebuild networks
Are preparing or thinking about returning to work in HETV
Want to make work, work for them

If you are thinking about returning to HETV following a break from TV and you work in a craft or tech department but not sure where to start then this course is for you.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis.

We welcome applications from all individuals, if you would like support completing the application form and/or would like us to send it to you in an alternative format please email:  training@mission.guru.

Delivery team

Our Funders

This training is supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund with contributions from UK high-end TV productions.

WHO IS THE COURSE FOR?

This Return to work programme is designed to assist experienced craft and tech freelancers in the industry looking to return to work after a career break and provide them with the tools they need to seek opportunities, return with confidence, work successfully as a freelancer, and re-build a sustainable career in HETV.

The sessions will be highly interactive, and all participants will be encouraged to contribute to the discussions. Reflection time will also be included within the sessions to cement learning.

This programme is aimed to help those who have:

Costume
Hair and Make-up
Art department
Locations
Cameras
Sound

We will be looking to recruit 12 participants from across the following grades:

Been out of the screen industries for 9+ months
previous track record working in scripted TV (approx. 3+ years) with some experience in HETV

COURSE DATES

This course will be fully online both group sessions and individual 1-2-1 coaching sessions. At the end of the course we plan to arrange an in-person event to meet other participants across this and our other return to work course alongside industry professionals and those looking to crew up.

In addition to the group sessions, each participant will have 5 hours of 1-2-1 support. 3 of these will be with one of our course tutors between the group sessions with an initial one before the first in-person day. Two will be with our CV and interviews expert and will be focussed on prepping you for getting work.

Date	Time	Location
Monday 24th April 2023	IRL Final session in-person OPTIONAL 10:00-16:00	The Bond, Birmingham
Tue 2nd May 2023	10.00 – 14.00	Zoom
Tue 9nd May 2023	10:00 – 14:00	Zoom
Tue 16th May 2023	18.30 – 20.30	Zoom
Tue 23rd May 2023	18.30 – 20.30	Zoom
Wed 24th March 2023	18.30 – 20.30	Zoom
Wed 7th June 2023	18.30 – 20.30	Zoom

COURSE OUTLINE

The training will include groups and individual career coaching, confidence in returning to the workplace sessions and ‘soft skills’ training. It will combine positive psychology and strategies to optimise performance both within a team and individually. It will focus on helping individuals explore where they are now versus where they want to be. The aim is to examine behaviour and thought processes and implement positive changes with practical tools that can enhance professional and personal growth.

Date	Session number	Course Content
Mon 24th April	(OPTIONAL)	(OPTIONAL) Joint F2F with course 1
Tues 2nd May 2023	1) Where am I?	How to assess and reflect on your current situation Resilient thinking and challenging thoughts How to establish and work with a growth mindset What’s holding me back from returning to work? What is my Secret Sauce?
Tues 9th May 2023	2) Where do I want to be?	Moving the conversation from what to why Why me? Where do I add value? Defining career goals Breaking goals down into manageable steps Work life balance What does success mean to me?
Tues 16th May 2023	3) Communicating my offering	Understanding my communication style Developing professional profiles online Creating a portfolio for different jobs/clients Creating a CV for different jobs/clients
Tues 23rd May 2023	4) Guest speaker session- Harriet Lawrence, Supervising Location Manager	Taking the temperature of the industry
Wed 7th June 2023	5) Sealing the deal – interviews / pitching for work	Types and styles of interviews (formal/informal) Strategies for managing questions Responding effectively to difficult questions

PLACEMENT OUTLINE

Following the training, it is planned that a number of participants will be supported with a funded placement. We work with the ScreenSkills HETV team to source and set up funded placements for a number of people on high-end television productions.

BY THE END OF THE COURSE...

By the end of training course participants will have:

Gained insight into the current marketplace and opportunities in HETV
Built confidence in their ability to return to work
Prepared to re-enter the workplace
An action plan to market themselves to potential productions
Re-connected with those in their networks

By the end of this course, participants will have the knowledge and confidence to return to HETV.

Course Tutors

Alison GradeCourse Director

Alison founded and runs Mission Accomplished. The company regularly delivers training courses for ScreenSkills. Alison is an experienced Line Producer and Production Manager as well as a Nesta Accredited Creative Enterprise Trainer. She regularly delivers training that enables creatives to take their careers to the next level. Alison is the author of Penguin published book, The Freelance Bible and offer many workshops and training programmes to support freelancers

Sarah MccaffreyCourse Tutor

Sarah has extensive experience delivering training programmes for ScreenSkills. She founded independent mental health and training company Solas Mind in 2019. Sarah is a fully qualified psychotherapist and offers mental health services including counselling and training in the film and tv industry. Sarah regularly runs mental health workshops, leadership and management training for ScreenSkills and Solas Mind supports the trainee finder trainees.