The High-end TV Council and industry-led groups – made up of more than 60 industry leaders - decide how the contributions are invested, using their experience and the most up-to-date research to determine the most effective use of the collected funds.
The working groups are:
- Craft and tech
- Production grades
- Producers
- Post and visual effects (VFX)
- Unscripted
- Regions
- Wales
- Scotland
- Northern Ireland
- Make a Move
- Trainee Finder
- Leaders of Tomorrow
These are the investments each group is making this year.
Craft and tech working group
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Trainee grips - supporting a total number of 20
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The guiding principle of department budgeting – supporting a total number of 120 (plus additional 30 from Northern Ireland WG & 60 from the Film Skills Fund)
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Start a career in set decoration and props - supporting a total number of 30
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Stand by art department dressing for camera - supporting a total number of 10 (plus additional 6 from Northern Ireland WG)
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Craft and Tech Shadowing programme - supporting a total number of 10
Production grades working group
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Business Affairs for Production teams- supporting a total number of 100+ (plus an additional 20 from Northern Ireland WG and 100 from Film)
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Advanced training for Production Accountants - supporting a total number of 40 (plus an additional 10 from Scotland WG and 25 from Film)
Producers working group
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Co-producer placement programme - supporting a total number of 5
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Co-producer alumni Masterclasses - supporting a total number of 50+
Post and VFX working group
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Leading effective teams in post and VFX - supporting a total number of 40
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AI training for Post and VFX - supporting 200+
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Understanding Post Production Technology - supporting a total number of 20
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1st AE to Editor training - supporting 20+
Unscripted working group
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Bursaries for underrepresented groups - supporting 12+
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VFX management programmes - supporting a total number of 60 (plus an additional 30 from Film)
Regions working group
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Shadowing/ Taster programme for young people- supporting 10
Wales working group
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Developing HODs in Wales - supporting a total number of 3 (to include one editor)
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Stepping up - supporting a total number of seven
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Post-Production Paperwork - supporting 5-10
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Developing Location Managers - supporting 5-6
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Wales work shadowing programme - supporting 10
Scotland working group
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Advanced training for Production Accountants – supporting 10
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Early entrant pathways - supporting approximately 100
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Production Coordinator training - supporting a total number of 8
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Assistant Script Editor placement - supporting 1-2
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Costume supervisor training- supporting 5-6
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Post-Production Paperwork - supporting 5-10
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Steadicam bursary support - supporting 5
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Post-production for production roles - supporting up to 15
Northern Ireland working group
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Grips qualifications - supporting a total number of 5
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The guiding principle of department budgeting – supporting a total number of 30
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Business Affairs for Production teams- supporting 20
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Stand by art department dressing for camera - supporting 6
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Assistant Script Editor/ Script Assistant training - supporting 6-10
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Northern Ireland Mid-Career Bursaries - supporting 10+
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2nd AD/ Extras Coordinator training - supporting 5-6
Make a Move working group
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Make a Move ‘classic’ - supporting 250+ professionals
Trainee Finder working group
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In-house delivery - supporting a total number of 250+ trainees in 2025/26 cohort
Leaders of Tomorrow Working Group
- In-house delivery - supporting a total number of 15 on a 3 year rolling programme
For more details about any of the programmes listed, please contact the high-end TV team.
We also provide a number of further support programmes, including bursaries, access coordinator training, Leaders of Tomorrow progression programme, leadership and management training, which includes anti-bullying and harassment sessions. Find out more here.
ScreenSkills also offers free e-learning for those wanting to get into - and already working in - high-end TV and other screen industries.