Employer Engagement in the Creative Media Industries

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Employer Engagement in the Creative Media
Industries
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FDMX History

• FDMX established in 2004
• Partnership of 5 educational institutions
• Bridges the gap between education and the film,
  television and digital media industries
• Part of the Hertfordshire Skillset Media Academy

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University of Hertfordshire Vision

• We are an ambitious and entrepreneurial
  university. We offer excellence in learning,
  teaching and research and put students at the
  heart of our activities. We are a model of a 21st
  century university, internationally
  business-facing and business-like in approach -
  making us distinctive in an ever-changing higher
  education environment.

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Faculty of Creative and Cultural Industries

• We will continue to build our links with industry
  and the
• professions to enhance the relevance of our work,
  and support
• student employability, and we will expand our
  contributions to
• the cultural life of our communities through
  partnership and
• research.

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School of Film, Music and Media

• collaborative research and other major projects
• consultancy work in areas such as corporate
  video, model-making, animation and web
  development
• Knowledge Transfer Partnerships
• courses for professional development
• our Bright New Minds initiative - a
  cost-effective way for employers to connect with
  our most talented graduates.

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Relationship in Practice
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Website and Communication

• Creating an FDMX community
• Not just business-facing but business-like

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FDMX Approach

• GET IN new entrants
• GET ON junior staff
• STAY AHEAD freelancers, SMEs, industry
  professionals

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Marketing

• Directly to the industry
• Peer-to-Peer approach
• Industry interface, academic back end

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GET IN

• Workshops

• Wired Events

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GET ON

• Screenings

• Careers Events

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STAY AHEAD

• Industry Consultation

• CPD and Seminars

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CPD and accreditation

• Relevant
• Affordable
• Portable
• Validated by Industry
• Benchmarked
• Accreditation through University of Hertfordshire
  CPD programme

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Future Developments

• Re-vamped website
• Combining research and course development
• Creation of simulators to enhance learning
• Online educational content