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Apprentice scheme launched for UK film industry |
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5,000 apprentices to be in creative industries by 2013.
Film Minister Siôn Simon has launched a new apprenticeship scheme designed to give young people a start in the UK’s film industry.
The launch at Pinewood Studios, will see ten new apprentices join 12 others already working at the Pinewood Studio Group on a separate scheme run by Skillset.
All posts will contribute to an ambition of 5,000 apprenticeships in the creative industries a year by 2013, a key pledge from the Government’s Creative Britain report.
The Minister met four Skillset Set Craft Apprentices currently working on the new Harry Potter film. This is the second year of this highly successful apprenticeship scheme which gives opportunities for emerging talent to work on the sets of some of Pinewood’s biggest productions, including Harry Potter and James Bond.
Simon looked at Pinewood’s globally unique facilities including its Underwater Stage and Post Production department and ventured behind the scenes to discover the technical and craft skills integral to filmmaking and visited a range of companies based on the Pinewood lot that work in the creative industries.
Simon said: "The film industry can be incredibly tough to break into, but Pinewood’s apprenticeship scheme is a welcome route into this exciting and highly creative industry."
"Pinewood Studios is working hard to address any skills gaps while providing a great start for some enthusiastic young people."
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