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| NFTS Scotland is on track for 450 candidates a year Photo: NFTS Scotland |
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has announced seven new courses for NFTS Scotland, its hub based at BBC Scotland in Glasgow, which opened in April.
The latest courses put the school on track to grow to an annual number of 450 course participants per year.
New courses include factual editing, introduction to visual effects, film location and sound recording, multi-camera directing and production management for documentary. A certificate in marketing and distribution and a diploma in production accounting will also be available.
Head of NFTS Scotland Alison Goring said: “It’s fantastic to look back over the past 12 months since the First Minister announced funding to support NFTS Scotland and celebrate what we have achieved. It’s been a joy to meet so many satisfied course participants and to build positive partnerships locally who share our vision to support talent development by offering first-class training for the screen industries in Scotland. It’s exciting to announce new courses today and I look forward to welcoming many more participants over the coming months.”
Culture Secretary Fiona Hyslop said: “The NFTS’s decision to set up a subsidiary in Scotland recognises the potential for growth in the Scottish film and television sector. Supporting the NFTS is a clear sign of the Scottish Government’s ambition to foster our own talent and skills in Scotland in partnership with the sector. It will develop people with the skills we need to grow our screen businesses and meet employers’ needs. It is great to see high-quality tailored courses underway that are already helping talented people based in Scotland make even more of all the opportunities opening up in screen.”
Diversity and inclusion are key priorities for NFTS Scotland and there is a joint aspiration that a third of all places in the first two years will be bursary-supported places. To that end the BBC and the Scottish Government aremaking a contribution to a bursary fund which will meet the costs of these places and ensure that participants will be drawn from a broad range of backgrounds.
More information about the courses and bursaries is available at www.nfts.co.uk/scotland
