ScreenSkills invites training providers or industry professionals to tender for new training designed to address skills shortages and gaps and to help build a more inclusive workforce in High-end TV.
Training for the UK High-end TV industry is supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund (with contributions from productions companies, broadcasters and SVoDs in the UK).
The High-end TV Skills Fund is looking for an organisation or individual/s who can design and run a Standby Art Department Dressing for Camera programme for 10 people working in HETV in the UK and for 4-6 people working in HETV in Northern Ireland.
Who can apply?
ScreenSkills welcomes applications from individuals, partnerships or organisations that have a proven track record of delivering successful industry-standard training projects.
We particularly welcome applications from providers based in the UK nations and regions, including partnerships between organisations and/or in partnership with freelancers who have worked in the Art Department.in HETV.
The successful applicant will need to demonstrate their understanding of HETV training requirements, including the diversity challenges facing the industry and must clearly demonstrate that they have the resources to track the career progression of participants beyond the life of the programme.
If applicants are already delivering similar training and can expand their offer to include the scope outlined below, they are also welcomed to apply.
Applicants must:
- demonstrate evidence of appropriate, recent engagement with the industry in the design and delivery of the programme
- meet critical diversity aims as outlined in this tender, including:
- making reasonable adjustments to the training (whether face-to-face, content or online and including during the application process) to make it accessible to a diverse audience – we will ask for evidence of your approach and implementation.
- having an equality policy in place as an employer
- having a monitoring system in place to track the diversity of the delegates, see this guide
- providing diversity and inclusivity training to facilitators – (see free ACAS online training).
- gather long-term destination data from the delegates to prove impact of training utilising the ScreenSkills monitoring questionnaire.
- develop a clear structure for the training, ensuring that it is outcome focused.
- discuss and agree with those taking part in the programme that they will provide feedback on the training if requested which could include providing ScreenSkills with a quote on their experience of the training.
Key requirements
The applicant must design, manage, market, recruit and deliver a Standby Art Department Dressing for Camera programme for 10 people in the UK and 4-6 people in Northern Ireland with at least one HETV credit in the art department. The UK course should be delivered in a different location from last year (ie. not in London or Cardiff).
The programme should be delivered as a Masterclasses facilitated between a Production Designer, DOP & Script Supervisor to guide Standby Art Directors in dressing to and for camera.
The HETV and Film Skills Funds are interested in hearing interpretations of how this programme can be delivered and encourage applicants to recommend further topic areas to enhance this training. The ScreenSkills’ Skills Checklists may be helpful.
Participant aims
The training should be for a minimum of 10 participants based across the UK and 4-6 in Northern Ireland and should target people with at least one credit in the Art Department and are looking to move into the role of Standby Art Director in HETV:
The following are the minimum diversity aims for this programme (please be aware these aims have changed in 2025 - 2026):
- 50 – 60% of the 10 beneficiaries based outside London and 4-6 beneficiaries based in Northern Ireland
- 10 - 30% minority ethnic (ethnicity aim)
- 45 - 55% women (gender aim)
- 12 - 20% disabled (disability aim)
- 25 – 40% lower socioeconomic background (social inclusion aim)
ScreenSkills aims to go beyond legal diversity requirements and considers additional measures of inclusivity, including:
- employment status
- whether a person is returning to work following leave
- geographical location (including representation of nations and regions)
Providing access to diverse crew and talent is key to our delivery objectives. All trainers and companies delivering programmes that are funded by the High-end TV Skills Fund must meet the identified diversity requirements. If they fail to do so, they must show robust evidence of why a target has not been met.
We require all Skills Fund-funded programme participants to set up a ScreenSkills profile via our website which allows us to gather data and track beneficiaries.
Participants must complete their profile and diversity data before the training begins.
How to apply?
At this stage we are requesting an expression of interest. Please complete this brief document outlining the key aspects of the proposed programme, how the key requirements of the training sessions will be met, information about the company and the provider’s capacity to deliver training.
If you have access requirements and would like an alternative way to submit your application, or would like any support in completing the expression of interest form, please email jacqui.tauntonfenton@screenskills.com who will be happy to help.
How much can you apply for?
We are looking for bids of up to £15,000
All our funds are treated as grants and therefore are not applicable for VAT.
Deadlines
Please save your completed form with this naming convention: ‘EOI –HETV Standby Art Department Dressing for Camera programme
All expressions of interest should be sent directly to the jacqui.tauntonfenton@screenskills.com by 20 June 2025
If you are successful in being shortlisted, you will be required to submit an online application form and a budget.
Other useful information
If you progress to full application, we will expect you to detail your plans for ensuring the programme and application process are accessible including, but not limited to, alternative application formats, marketing and the delivery of training.
As part of accessibility, we expect your budget to include a reasonable bursary allocation for delegates who risk being excluded due to costs including, but not limited to, travel and caring responsibilities.
Please ensure that, where applicable, costs are shown in your budget inclusive of VAT.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of this tender, or your proposal, before submitting your Expression of Interest, please contact jacqui.tauntonfenton@screenskills.com.