Skills Audit: West London Film & TV
Facilitated by the West London Film & TV Skills Hub and a network of screen focused creative enterprise zones, universities, colleges and training providers in West London are working hard to meet these challenges.
Across the area:
- West London institutions, including 7 universities, 7 colleges and 8 training and education providers (LAMDA, Global Academy, MAMA Youth Met Film), offer a local solution to crew shortages and skills gaps.
- Institutions offered 116 screen industry-related programmes in 2020-21, including Film and TV, Production, Animation, Games and VFX, with some institutions’ offerings overlapping. Courses range from Entry level (sub-GCSE equivalent) to Level 7 (Masters), alongside some shorter non-accredited or pre-Level 1 courses, with the majority at Level 6 (undergraduate).
- Over 1650 students enrolling annually across courses ranging from entry level to post-graduate.
- Students have access to excellent facilities and equipment, preparing them well for work, including 9 studios, 6 green screen facilities, 4 Motion Capture (Mocap) studios, 3 foley suites (sound effects), 10 recording studios, 1 virtual production studio with 2/3 more being procured.
We will be doing more work to reflect the importance of ‘non-creative’ roles to the sector.
