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Learn to Lead in Film and TV: Step Up to HOD – Application form

Learn to Lead in Film and TV: Step Up to HOD – Application formAlison Grade2024-08-08T09:40:05+01:00

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1Eligibility 1
2Eligibility 2
3About You
4Confirmation
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Eligibility 1

Before we ask you to complete the application form we would like to ensure that you are eligible for this training course. Eligibility is a requirement of our funding and means that we are able to offer this training FREE of charge.

This course open to all residents in the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) region who are:
  • Aged 19 years or over*
  • Not currently in full or part time education
  • Not taken another WMCA funded course in the current financial year (the financial year runs from September through to August)
For this course you also need to have 5+ years' Film or TV experience in any genre and be looking to Step up to Head of Department (HOD).

Mission Accomplished is particularly keen to receive applications from traditionally excluded groups specially those from:
  • People from racialised identities
  • People that are (d)Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent
  • Those who are care-experienced.
  • People from a refugee or disadvantaged migrant community
  • Those from a Gypsy, Roma or Traveller community
  • People from LGBTQI+ Communities
  • People from a working class/low-income background (or if you have identified as such in the past)
Please enter your FULL postcode in UPPERCASE including the space
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The age for the cut off needs to be placed as the Default Value in the Advanced tab - e.g. 01/09/2024
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This returns their age in years on 01/09/2024
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Are you sure you've entered your full postcode in UPPERCASE with a space in the right place? If you have, it looks like you do not live in an area that qualifies.
Please email us if you have any queries regarding your location. Your postcode indicates you are outside the WMCA region. training@mission.guru.
You live in an area that qualifies.
YOUR AGE IS WITHIN THE QUALIFYING CRITERIA
FUNDING CRITERIA
To be eligible for the course this year you need to be 19+ years on or before 31st March 2003.
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Eligibility
This is the age when the entry was submitted

Eligibility 2

Are you currently enrolled in full or part-time education?
FUNDING CRITERIA
To be eligible you must not be in full or part-time education
What is the highest level of education you have successfully completed?

Did you complete this education in the last 3 years?
FUNDING CRITERIA
You have indicated you are a recent graduate which makes you ineligble for this course. Please consider applying to the Rock up Ready course which is also part of the Create Central Skills Accelerator.
Have you undertaken other training funded by WMCA Adult Education Budget, such as a skills bootcamp in the current financial year?
Adults in WMCA region are eligible for one Adult Education Budget funded course a financial year. The WMCA financial year runs from September to August
FUNDING CRITERIA
WMCA residents are only eligible to do one course funded from the Adult Education Budget in any one financial year. Please consider reapplying in the next financial year.
WMCA Adult Education Budget entitles residents to one funded course in a financial year. As you have indicated that you are unsure please provide details of the course. You may complete the rest of this application form however, please be aware you may not be eligible for this course in the current financial year.
Your Name*

Application Form

This application form consists of 8 questions.

Questions 1 - 3 ask about your experience in Film and/or TV.

Questions 4 - 6 we recommend you take time to consider your answers. You can respond with either a written, video or audio answer. Written responses should be no more than 1000 characters. Recorded responses (audio or video) should be no longer than 2 minutes.

Questions 7 - 8 are optional
1. What genre(s) of Film and/or TV do you regularly work in?
Please check all those that apply to you
3. Please provide a list of your recent credits (ideally 2-3)*
Maximum 5
Title of Production
Your Credit
Year of Production
 
4. Please explain why you are a suitable candidate for this training course*
You can answer this via text box or a recorded submission (audio or video). Please indicate how you would like to answer this question.
Maximum characters is 1000 including spaces
Files should be in an audio or video format and the duration should be not longer than 2 minutes.
Drop files here or
Max. file size: 512 MB.
    5. Please explain why you think this is the right time in your career for you to Step Up to HOD and/or lead a team*
    You can answer this via text box or a recorded submission (audio or video). Please indicate how you would like to answer this question.
    Maximum characters is 1000 including spaces
    Files should be in an audio or video format and the duration should be not longer than 2 minutes.
    Drop files here or
    Max. file size: 512 MB, Max. files: 5.
      6. What you are looking to achieve by doing this course and what is your future career goal?*
      You can answer this via text box or a recorded submission (audio or video). Please indicate how you would like to answer this question.
      Maximum characters is 1000 including spaces
      Files should be in an audio or video format and the duration should be not longer than 2 minutes.
      Drop files here or
      Max. file size: 512 MB.
        Max. file size: 512 MB.

        Confirmation and consent

        Please tell us how you found out about this training course*

        Full name
        The WMCA Funding rules for this training course state that all learners must have an eligible residency status.
        I am a UK national*
        Eligibility to work in UK*
        Confirmation of dates*
        Saturday, June 28, 2025
        Tuesday, July 8, 2025
        Saturday, July 12, 2025
        Tuesday, July 15, 2025
        Saturday, July 26, 2025
        Tuesday, August 12, 2025
        Saturday, August 16, 2025
        Saturday, August 30, 2025
        Tuesday, September 9, 2025
        Saturday, September 13, 2025
        Consent*
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