UK Task Force Backed By Networks & Streamers Sets Out Plan To Resolve “Burgeoning Disconnect” Between Production Workforce And Demand
deadline.comA plan has been laid out to close the “burgeoning disconnect” between the UK’s physical production workforce and demand for skills.
The Secret Sectors Skills Task Force, chaired by former Amazon Studios Head of European Originals Georgia Brown and backed by everyone from Netflix to the BBC, has published its report into creating a sustainable future for a skilled workforce and made several recommendations to change the industry from the roots up.
The Task Force, originally known as the BFI Skills Task Force, was created was in response to a BFI Skills Review last year that set out several issues among the UK’s production sector.
That report called for urgent action, including a demand the screen sector invests 1% of all production budgets into training and the need for an additional £104M ($129.5M) and 20,000 full-time jobs over the next three years for the industry to keep up with demand for high-end projects.
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