Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
18/10/2010

Leadership Programme Launched By Heritage Minister

An innovative and unique new programme of support for creative media businesses in Wales has been launched by the Minister for Heritage Alun Ffred Jones AM, at Aberystwyth University.
The Leadership for Creative Businesses course will offer 15 production company managers from leading Welsh employers in the sector the chance to discuss current and future priorities with an impressive list of the leading international mentors and motivators in business circles over four seminars held between this month and March 2011.
The series of four seminars, which have been developed by Aberystwyth University with the support of Skillset Academi+, who are offering the funding for the programme and Public Services Management Wales, will enable managers at the top of their profession to develop new skills and remain creative in one of the most difficult times for the media industries.
Alun Ffred Jones said: "Broadcasting in Wales is facing a challenging period in its history. It is extremely encouraging that this course is creating a context for debate surrounding creativity and innovation. I look forward to discussing matters further with the executives attending."
Leadership for Creative Businesses is a leadership development programme uniquely designed for senior executives in broadcasting, film and video, gaming and software to enhance leadership skills, approaches and strategies to deliver organisational success in the present technologically complex and rapidly changing economic environment.
The programme is designed to place participants in an environment of knowledge, skills, context, content and theory that can be applied to their own organisations.
Professor Elan Closs Stephens, Convenor of the seminar series, said: "We stand at a very critical time in the development of the creative industries in Wales. It is a time to come together, to learn together and to value and develop ambition and innovation.
"Much is asked of the Creative Businesses in Wales. For the Welsh Assembly Government as well as the UK Government, the companies we are engaging with are in the vanguard of building up the economy. For the public, they provide cultural insights and entertainment in a very competitive field."
Professor Adrian Kear, Head of the Department of Film and Television, added: "As company leaders those attending our seminar weekends will need to maintain creativity, innovation and ambition against the background of one of the worst recessions in living memory. Aberystwyth University's Department of Theatre, Film and Televison, itself world-ranking in its research, has the support of Public Services Management Wales and Skillset Academy+ to bring Wales some of the development sessions and challenges needed for these highly creative professionals and their companies."
Focusing on personal and professional development, this leadership programme challenges individuals to critically consider their own approaches to leadership and leading others, drawing on their own and peer experiences to further develop knowledge, skills and behaviours that will enable leaders in the field of broadcasting, media and culture to be instrumental in driving the transformational changes needed to maintain and increase creativity and innovation within their work force and to position Wales at the forefront of creativity.
The first seminar will be facilitated by Philippa Davies and guests will take part in a round table discussion with the Heritage Minister Alun Ffred Jones AM.
The second seminar, which will take place in November, will be facilitated by Emmanuel Gobillot and the Secretary of State for Wales is scheduled to attend as a dinner guest at a later seminar in 2011.
Sue Jeffries said: "As the Coordinator of Skillset Academi+, I am proud to be associated with a course of such high calibre which should make a big difference to the media sector in Wales at this difficult time.
"Skillset Academi+ was established to help the creative media industries in Wales to come out of the recession stronger and with a clearer focus on the road ahead. This is exactly the right kind of course to achieve that goal. To my knowledge no other course in Wales has been as ambitious in its objectives and aims and it truly deserves to succeed and become a regular feature of management and leadership training for the future."
(KMcA)
VMI.TV Ltd

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

11/07/2006
BBC Wales record year is 'powerhouse of exceptional output'
A record year has put BBC Wales in the strongest position ever in its 83-year history according to figures released today. The BBC Wales Annual Review
10/01/2003
Wales Screen Commission Office opened in south west Wales
South West Wales is set to be increasingly used as a backdrop to blockbusters, following the opening of a purpose-built film location service. Launche
17/11/2014
Call For People Working In The Creative Industries In Wales To Take Part In Workplace Survey
People working in the Creative Industries in Wales are being invited to give their opinions through the Creative Skillset Cymru Workforce Survey. The
11/10/2011
BBC Wales Launch Creative and Digital Media Apprenticeships
BBC Cymru Wales is looking for the Welsh creative and media talent of the future from across Wales. Only a week remains for candidates to apply to the
26/10/2010
Skillset Targets Creative Media in Wales
A new pathway into the highly competitive Creative Media Industries is being pioneering with the introduction of the Skillset Apprenticeship in Creati
02/04/2009
Wales Creative IP Fund Backs Rhys Ifans' Latest Lead Production
The Wales Creative IP Fund has invested in a £6 million feature film production starring Welsh actor Rhys Ifans in his portrayal of Howard Marks. The
17/09/2007
Wales Creative IP Fund Invests In Factual Documentary Productions
The £7 million Wales Creative IP Fund has invested in factual productions for the first time, backing a documentary about a US death row in-mate, exec
29/01/2007
Creative Link Between India And Wales Forged With High Profile Visit
One of the most influential figures in the Asian film and television industry is in Wales this week on a tour designed to forge closer links between t
09/12/2005
First feature film shot with backing from new Wales Creative IP Fund
David Schwimmer, of ‘Friends’ and ‘Band of Brothers’ fame, and Simon Pegg, best know for his role in ‘Shaun of the Dead' and the television series ‘Sp
07/03/2006
Sgrîn closes doors after nine years
Sgrîn Cymru Wales, the Media Agency for Wales, which was set up in 1997 will be closing its doors on March 31 2006. The closure follows a decision by
21/10/2024
Channel 4 Appoints Executive Creative Director & Creative Partner Of 4creative
Channel 4 has appointed David Wigglesworth as Executive Creative Director & Creative Partner of 4creative, its multi-award-winning in-house creative a
18/10/2024
Channel 4 Appoints Executive Creative Director & Creative Partner Of 4creative
Channel 4 has appointed David Wigglesworth as Executive Creative Director & Creative Partner of 4creative, its multi-award-winning in-house creative a
08/11/2022
AE Live Appoints Creative Director To Lead Its Ignite Creative Arm In The UK
AE Live has appointed Andrew Olley as Creative Director of the UK branch of the company's Ignite agency . He will be responsible for identifying new b
26/04/2018
Really Creative Media Collaborates With Cassius Creative For Dua Lipa Tour
Really Creative Media has collaborated with Cassius Creative to help design and create the overall look for pop star Dua Lipa's UK and Europe tour. Du
08/08/2013
Creative Skillset Launches Level 6 Creative Apprenticeship
Creative Skillset has announced a recent collaboration with the BBC and the Universities of Salford and Birmingham City that saw the creation of the f