• Do you want to start your career in HETV but unsure how? 

  • Are you based in North East, West Midlands, North West or South West?

  • Would you like the opportunity to apply for a 1-week paid placement on a local HETV show? 

If you answered yes to these questions, these FREE industry insight sessions will lift the lid on what it’s really like to work in HETV, including:

  • Build awareness of the different departments, job roles, and career pathways 
  • Provide insight into the freelance nature of HETV 
  • Detail the opportunities available on HETV in this region 
  • Explain what hirers look for on a CV 
  • How you can apply for a 1-week paid placement on a local HETV show. There are a total of 10 placements available split across 4 regions (meaning 2-3 placements per region). 

By the end of the insights session our aim is to inspire participants to consider HETV as a realistic and exciting career option. 

 

We will be holding Industry Insights sessions – two in each region: one in-person and one online. These will take place across the North East, West Midlands, North West, and South West.

North East

North East

Newcastle upon Tyne, County Durham, Gateshead, Middlesborough, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland

West Midlands

West Midlands

Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Stoke-on-Trent, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall, Warwick, Wolverhampton

North West

North West

Liverpool, Manchester, Salford , Stockport, Bolton, Blackburn, Preston & Chester

South West

South West

Bristol, Bath and Northeast Somerset, Cheltenham, Plymouth, Exeter, Cornwall

About the programme: 

This programme is in 3 parts, and you will be required to attend/complete each stage before moving on to the next stage. 

 

1) Attend an industry insights session – there will be 2 of these per region. One in-person and one online.  

2) Completion of Mission Accomplished’s suite of e-learning HETV resources to help deepen your knowledge about how you get started. 

3) Invitation to apply for a 1-week paid placement on a local HETV show.  


Course information

This programme is aimed at local residents in who are looking to start their career in HETV in their local region. 

No previous experience or education in Film/TV is required. 

Please note: you are not eligible to attend any part of this programme if you are currently enrolled in school, college, university, or any other formal education programme. 

The placements on this programme are specifically designed to support young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to access opportunities in the screen industries. 

All placements on this programme are exclusively for participants who meet this widening participation criterion. 

As part of the application process for the placement, you will be asked a short question about your background. The information you provide will be used solely to confirm eligibility for the placement and to help us monitor how effectively it reaches under-represented groups. 

The insights session will run twice in each region – once in-person and once online.

In-Person

Date/Time ScreenSkills Booking Link
Thursday 27th Nov (6pm – 9pm)
Liverpool		 Booking link
Wednesday 26th Nov (6pm – 9pm)
Newcastle		 Booking link
Monday 1st December (6pm – 9pm)
Birmingham		 Booking link
Wednesday 3rd Dec (6pm – 9pm)
Bristol		 Booking link

Online

Date/Time ScreenSkills Booking Link
Thursday 4th Dec (6.30pm – 9pm)
Liverpool / North West		 Booking link
Saturday 6th Dec (9.30 am – 12noon)
Newcastle / North East		 Booking link
Monday 8th Dec (6.30pm – 9pm)
Birmingham / West Midlands		 Booking link
Weds 10th Dec (6.30pm – 9pm)
Bristol / South West		 Booking link

This session will be led by Alison Grade, CEO Mission Accomplished, and will cover the following topics:

  • What is HETV?
  • What is happening in this region?
  • Overview of the production process
  • Overview of different departments and job roles emphasising the wide range of opportunities for different interests and skills
  • The freelance nature of HETV work
  • Writing a TV CV
  • Building experience and finding opportunities
  • Next steps beyond this insights session
  • Enrolment into Mission Accomplished e-learning resources
  • Invitation to apply for a 1-week paid placement on a local HETV show

Following attendance at a taster session all attendees will be provided with access to Mission Accomplished’s online freelancing in Film and TV resources including: 

  • Freelancer skills audit 
  • Freelancer finances 
  • How to write a TV CV 
  • Links to key ScreenSkills resources including Job Profiles and Skills Checklists 
  • ScreenSkills e-learning modules 
  • Tackling bullying and harassment 
  • Inclusive hiring 
  • Mental health awareness 
  • Albert Sustainable Production 

On completion of the e-learning you will be invited to apply for a one-week funded placements (10 placements in total split across the 4 regions) on a local HETV show. 

The placements on this programme are specifically designed to support young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to access opportunities in the screen industries. All placements on this programme are exclusively for participants who meet this widening participation criterion. 

All applications will be reviewed. Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an online interview. 

Prior to starting their placement, the successful 10 applicants will be invited to attend a 2-day weekend residential workshop in Birmingham to further deepen their knowledge about starting a career in HETV and prepare them for their one-week placement. 

Travel and accommodation will be provided to enable participants to attend the 2-day residential. 

KEY DATES 

  • Interviews – January 2026 
  • Residential – Friday 6th and Saturday 7th February 2026 (two full days)  
  • Placements – between late February and April 2026 

Delivery team

Our Funders

ScreenSkills High end TV logo

This programme is supported by the ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund, with contributions from UK High-End TV productions. 

The ScreenSkills High-end TV Skills Fund is offering the chance for those from under-represented groups and lower socio-economic backgrounds to apply for Start Your HETV Career In…, a free programme designed to help new entrants take their first steps into High-End Television.

ScreenSkills is committed to creating a more diverse, equal, and inclusive workforce. This funding aims to offer accessible training and entry-level opportunities that build talent for the future, improve representation across productions, and support the long-term development of a skilled and sustainable UK workforce.