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It was interesting to see Skillset announcing that there is an ‘urgent’ need for standards in Post Production skills.

As with many areas of the visual arts, but especially the technical side of things, it can be very hard to keep pace with technological advances. It is very easy to get left behind in a world where formats, software and workflows change at an alarming rate. Add to this decreasing budgets and tighter schedules, working efficiently and effectively is ever more important.

Evoloutions Managing Director, Simon Kanjee, and one of the members of the Skillset Facilities Skills Council stated: “Drawing up these occupational standards is about making sure that the sector has the right people with the right skills. It is vital that we attract people who can drive our industry forward and grasp opportunities as they emerge."

These issues do not only effect people coming into the workplace but also those who may have been in it for some time. Let’s face it, work is just an extension of education, we should learn something new everyday to be on top of our game.

Do check out Skillset if you are at the start a career in any area of Creative Media industries as well as if you have been involved in the sector for a while. They might even give you some cash to do some training!