The ScreenSkills Training Passport is the first pan-industry initiative to provide a digital record of standardised and industry-approved free training that production staff and freelance crew can take from one production to the next.
The passport was initially launched in 2024 in collaboration with BBC Studios, ITV Studios and Sky, and was developed in consultation with Pact. After a successful 10-month pilot period, the passport has been expanded in 2025-26 to incorporate new partners including BBC Public Service and Banijay UK.
Why was the ScreenSkills Training Passport introduced?
The Passport was introduced to simplify and standardise the on-boarding process for production staff and freelancers as they move between companies and productions.
Which employers have been involved in the Passport?
ScreenSkills partnered with BBC Studios, ITV Studios and Sky to develop the pilot version of the Passport, consulting with Pact during the process. After the success of the pilot, it has expanded to include new partners, including BBC Public Service and Banijay UK.
How do employers join the Passport scheme?
If your company is interested in becoming a partner on the ScreenSkills Training Passport scheme, please contact elearningsupport@screenskills.com to learn more about the process and related fees.
What are the training modules that I need to complete?
The modules most commonly required by employers using the Passport are Tackling bullying and harassment at work, Safeguarding for all, Introduction to data protection and cybersecurity, Introduction to financial compliance, Addressing unconscious bias and Introduction to mental health awareness. Most freelancers will also be required to complete an appropriate PSA1 or PSA3 health and safety course, approved by the Production Safety Accredited scheme. These will be recorded in your training passport.
Production staff and freelancers might also need to complete additional training specified by their employer or engager. This information will be provided through the Passport learner management system.
Why do I need to create a ScreenSkills account to complete the training?
As much as possible of the training is being hosted on the ScreenSkills website to provide a single destination to complete the training modules. To access the training, a ScreenSkills account is required. People should use an existing login if they have an account otherwise they will need to create an account. Wherever possible a personal email address, rather than a work one, should be used to create an account to ensure users have continued access to their training records.
Is the training free?
The ScreenSkills e-learning modules are free. Production safety modules approved by the Production Safety Accredited scheme are sold separately by commercial training companies.
How long does the training take to complete?
This varies according to the requirements of each employer (see above). The main ScreenSkills eLearning modules take approximately three to four hours in total to complete.
Is there a certificate for the ScreenSkills Training Passport?
During the pilot phase, we provided certificates for completing the two modules that were recorded on the passport.
As part of the next phase of the passport, there are more modules available and we are providing a new My Training Passport page on the ScreenSkills website where you can see which of the most commonly required passport modules you have already completed, and which you could take next. This is replacing the certificate previously awarded for completing the pilot passport modules.
Can I save the training certificates to my phone/tablet/computer?
Yes. You will receive training certificates for any module you complete which you can save to any device.
How do I demonstrate that I’ve completed the training to a prospective employer?
If you are working on a relevant production with BBC Studios, BBC Public Service, ITV Studios, Sky or Banijay UK (or one of their labels), your employer can easily check whether you have completed the training through the ScreenSkills platform. If you are working on another production, you can provide a link to your ScreenSkills profile, or download the certificates from your completed training modules and add them to your application form.
If I don’t complete the training, can I still apply for a job?
You will need to complete the e-learning modules recorded in the training passport after you have successfully applied for a role and as part of your on-boarding process on relevant productions with BBC Studios, BBC Public Service, ITV Studios, Sky or Banijay UK (or one of their labels).
Why do I have to re-do the training regularly?
Certificates for the different modules last between one and three years, at which point you will be required to re-take the training. This will ensure that your training remains up to date and relevant, and takes into account any changes to the training module to reflect changing practices or legislation.
Is this the same as the Production Safety Passport (PSP)?
The Production Safety Passport was a previous, separate scheme that certified where production crew had completed specific third-party health and safety training courses that were endorsed by the Production Safety Passport scheme.
From 2026, completion of these accredited health and safety courses is now also recorded on the ScreenSkills Training Passport instead, providing freelancers with one consolidated record of all their compliance training. You can find out more about the Production Safety Accredited scheme that endorses these courses.
Why is the Production Safety Passport being combined with the ScreenSkills Training Passport?
From 2026, completion of accredited health and safety courses is now also recorded on the ScreenSkills Training Passport, instead of the separate Production Safety Passport, providing freelancers with one consolidated record of all their compliance training. This makes it simpler for freelancers to demonstrate to employers or engagers health and safety training that they have completed, and aims to encourage more employers and engagers to require appropriate health and safety training for crew starting work on a new production.
Why and how have the criteria changed for Production Safety Accredited training?
We have taken the opportunity to review the criteria and process that are used to accredit production safety courses for the screen industries. We worked with the Production Safety Accredited group of health and safety experts from broadcasters, streamers, studios and training providers to update the standards used to review and evaluate health and safety courses. This is to make sure that the standards criteria are up to date with industry practice and health and safety regulations. Having reviewed the criteria, these then went out for consultation to the wider industry before being published.
The Production Safety Accredited group has used this opportunity to rename and simplify the different standards for future use:
PSA1 Ensure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety on a production
PSA2 Conduct a risk assessment in the workplace
PSA3 Manage health and safety for productions
PSA4 Develop procedures to safely control work operations
The above standards replace the previous standards: X2, X3, X3.5 and X4.
Approved courses will continue to be accredited for five years; however, certificates awarded to learners who complete the courses will now need to last three years, as is standard with wider health and safety training.
You can download and view the criteria from the Production Safety Accredited page.