The passport was launched 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 is being expanded to incorporate new partners, including BBC Public Service, and will record training on a wider range of courses, such as the health and safety training currently recorded by the Production Safety Passport (PSP). The PSP is a successful scheme that helps productions stay safe by ensuring crew and management have access to quality training which they can take from one production to the next.
During the pilot, 1,215 freelancers working on 172 productions across the three studio partners used the Training Passport service, while more than 6,500 freelancers also completed their passport training independently.
Productions that used the passport included: Bargain Hunt, Strictly Come Dancing, Dragon’s Den and EastEnders (BBC Studios); After the Flood Series Two, Come Dine With Me and The Guest (ITV Studios); and Brassic Series 7, Mr Bigstuff, Prisoner and Under Salt Marsh (Sky).
The passport offers numerous benefits for employers as well as production staff and freelancers. For broadcasters, studios and production companies, the passport ensures that there is a high-quality standard of training built into productions from the start. This enables employers to hire future crew with confidence and move more quickly into production, avoiding duplication of training.
Production staff and freelancers can complete all the necessary training via the ScreenSkills website and receive a completion certificate to use when applying for production roles. To complete the training passport, they need to register for a ScreenSkills account.
The passport is currently made up of two core ScreenSkills modules, plus additional bespoke modules for each partner’s productions. The ScreenSkills modules are:
- Tackling harassment and bullying at work - based on the principles of zero tolerance guidelines developed with organisations across the film, television and games industries by BFI and BAFTA, the module is designed to help recognise and address harassment and bullying behaviours in the workplace.
- Safeguarding for all - an introduction to safeguarding for all people working in the screen industries including keeping people safe on productions and the workplace, identifying signs of harm or abuse and how to report it.
How it works for employers
- Production teams or HR teams can manage and track their crew’s completion of the training using the bespoke ScreenSkills learner management system
- Full training will be given on how to use the system
- If crew have already completed the passport e-learning modules they can demonstrate this quickly and simply
- Crew can also be required to complete additional training determined by the broadcaster, studio or production
As ScreenSkills account holders, people will be reminded when they need to update their training. They will also receive recommendations for further training that could be beneficial for their career development.
To find out more about the ScreenSkills Training Passport contact elearningsupport@screenskills.com.