Unscripted TV Skills Fund

Training and skills for people working in unscripted TV genres including factual, entertainment, factual entertainment, sport, current affairs and others – has been supported until this year by leading broadcasters through the TV Skills Fund but work is now to be expanded with a new Unscripted ScreenSkills TV Skills Fund. (This excludes programmes with a budget of £1 million+ an hour which are eligible for the high-end TV tax credit.)

About the Unscripted TV Skills Fund

The new fund, going live on 1 June 2021, will address skills gaps and shortages in unscripted television across the UK

Details for production companies

Details for production companies

Find out more about the new Unscripted TV Skills Fund

About the TV Skills Fund

About the TV Skills Fund

Learn about the previous TV Skills Fund.

New entrant programmes supported by the TV Skills Fund

Find out about the supported programmes for new entrants to the TV industry

TV Skills Fund programmes for crew and talent in TV

Find out about the supported programmes for freelancers working in unscripted TV.

ScreenSkills and BIFA to launch new suite of inclusivity training

ScreenSkills and BIFA to launch new suite of inclusivity training

ScreenSkills and BIFA are today announcing two new advanced-level training programmes with an inclusivity f...

2 Aug 2021

Talent from under-represented groups to benefit from ScreenSkills-funded mentoring

Talent from under-represented groups to benefit from ScreenSkills-funded mentoring

ScreenSkills has awarded £130,375 to UK-wide mentoring projects.

23 Jul 2021

The Unscripted TV Skills Fund needs your help

The Unscripted TV Skills Fund needs your help

Fill out a five-minute survey to help the new Skills Fund.

23 Jul 2021

Industry shares insight with education at ScreenSkills Select sessions

Industry shares insight with education at ScreenSkills Select sessions

Events attended by more than 350 HoDs, students and educators.

12 Jul 2021

Unscripted TV Skills Fund launches first short courses

Unscripted TV Skills Fund launches first short courses

The first courses funded by the new Unscripted TV Skills Fund now online

1 Jul 2021

ScreenSkills challenges FE/HE funding cut plans

ScreenSkills challenges FE/HE funding cut plans

ScreenSkills has joined with creative industries colleagues in objecting to funding cut proposals.

14 May 2021

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