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 December Newsletter 2004 Dear Arts Practitioner, With Christmas looming around the corner we thought we would re-cap on 2004 and let you have information on what we plan to deliver in the New Year. 2004 has been a successful year for Creative Skills as we have secured funding to continue through to December 2006 offering the activities which have been running throughout 2004; Development Needs Analysis, Business Needs Analysis, Seminar Programme & Skills Development Fund. Creative Skills now also has an e-bulletin which is sent out fortnightly with lots of interesting information which does not always go into the paper newsletters, as they are date-restricted items. If you do not yet receive this currently and would like to please email us, so we can add you to the list. Alternatively, if you would like to advertise an event then please submit it to admin@creativeskills.org.uk in a text only format, as we are unable to send out images or attachments. SEMINAR PROGRAMME - the fee for all seminars is £10
* QUARK Intermediate The QuarkXpress Intermediate course follows on from the introductory course we ran back in October 2004 taking you through the next stage of producing an electronic print-ready document. As the course is intermediate, we do require attendees to have a basic knowledge of the programme and good knowledge of how to use a computer. The course will cover the following criteria:
- document structure, grid design We found that it would be more beneficial if practitioners brought their own material to work on e.g. Photoshop images and an idea of the publicity material you would like to produce. Please note that practitioners who attended the introductory course will be given priority for places.
* BASIC WEBSITE DESIGN
Tuesday 15th February 2005 As this course proved popular in 2004 we will be running it again. This course will be most beneficial to practitioners who need to promote their work via the web and want to have a go themselves; the course is aimed at practitioners with little or no experience of doing so. If you are interested in attending this course please can you let us know the programme that you will be using to produce your website - either Photoshop, Flash or Dreamweaver. We do require that attendees have good knowledge of how to use a computer. Please bring along any ideas and images you have to put together your own website. The course will cover the following elements of designing your own website:
- What makes a good website At the end of the course you should be able to carry out the following:
- Have the ability to analyse and evaluate various websites Please note that people from last year's waiting list will be given priority when allocating places on this course.
* INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOSHOP This Photoshop course will introduce those with little or no knowledge of the programme to:
- the image adjustment facility The course does require that you have a good knowledge of how to use a computer. * CONTRACTS Wednesday 2nd March 200510.00am to 4.30pm, Dining Room, Bodmin Shire House Charge: £10 As an artist or craftsperson, contracts will form the basis of most of your professional transactions. Knowing how contracts work, how to make contracts work for you, and how contract law can help you if things go wrong, can be of great benefit to you in your professional practice. This one day course will: - Enable you to operate confidently and competently with contracts The course will cover:
- the elements of contract
* COPYRIGHT Charge: £10 You will create copyright works, possibly be commissioned to create copyright works, and probably make use of other people's copyright materials. It is very important to be aware of the basic principles of copyright so that you know what protections are needed for works you own, what are appropriate arrangements for selling or licensing reproductions, and what limits there are on the use of other people's copyright works. This one day course will - Ensure that you are aware of your rights under copyright law The course will cover: - the basic principles of copyright - protecting your own copyright in any works you create- how to behave professionally towards other people's copyright works - how to handle copyright in a variety of situations relevant to your professional practice Both the Contracts and Copyright sessions will be run by Madeline Hutchins, Director of the Independent Theatre Council from 1983 - 88, a trainer and consultant specialising in the legal aspects of running an arts business. Madeline also runs SAM'S books, the UK's only specialist supplier of books to arts managers. SEMINARS PLANNED 2005 We are in the process of planning our 2005 seminar programme. - Details of a Rigging / Rope Access session will be in the next newsletter. We are planning more media based training days which will consist of the following subjects: - Script Editing On the business side we will be re-running the more popular courses as well as some new courses:
- Fundraising Watch this space!
MANAGEMENT FOR CREATIVE PRACTITIONERS This course will provide you with a range of skills that will help you to manage yourself, your practice or your business, projects and other people. Topics covered include: Problem Solving (recognising and developing the skills needed to analyse problems effectively), Time Management (techniques and systems to help you manage time more effectively), Negotiating Skills and Working to a Budget. The next start date for this course is 9 March 2005, at Chacewater Village Hall. It will run for 6 weeks on the following dates: 9th March, 23rd March, 6th April, 20th April, 4th May 18th May. Lunch will be provided and we will be able to pay travel and childcare costs for those who attend. Practitioners who are freelance/self-employed can claim wage substitution to attend the course of £100 per session. This course requires 100% attendance. This is also available to employers who are releasing an employee to attend the course and employing a substitute. This will be the fourth time that we have run this course. All the others have been fully booked and participants have graduated from it with flying colours! Early booking for the Spring 2005 course is therefore strongly recommended. SKILLS DEVELOPMENT FUND The Skills Development Fund continues to run until December 2006. Applications are considered on a monthly basis with the deadline for applications to be received on the last Friday of the calendar month. The Skills Development Fund is designed to assist people who work in the Creative Industries in Cornwall undertake training and professional development opportunities. The criteria for applications in brief are as follows: - The activity is going to make a significant contribution to the career development and economic position of the person being funded. - The activity is going to be a high enough quality to deliver significant benefits - e.g. helping to increase the sales of your work or enabling you to develop your skills base. - The opportunity offers good value for money and cannot be purchased cheaper elsewhere. - It is not possible to get funding from other sources. Application limit £1000 (Applications for over £500 require a Development Needs Analysis to have taken place). The fund can be used to support a variety of eligible activities such as:
- Mentoring by a more experienced professional If you would like more details about applying to the fund, please let us know. If you are making an application please ensure that you read the guidance notes carefully and send in all the information requested. MEDIA SKILLS FUND Creative Skills Media Skills Fund will be closing at the end of 2004, however, media based practitioners who are interested in applying for funding can apply to the South West Screen Training Bursary scheme. Please contact South West Screen on 0117 952 9977, or via email on info@swscreen.co.uk If the activity you wish to undertake in ineligible under the scheme however you may consider making an application to our Skills Development Fund. TRAINING GRANTS Training Grants are still available to fund training courses either accredited or non-accredited. The maximum fund available is £240 per individual and applications are considered on a rolling programme. If you would like to apply, please contact us for an application form. WELDING COURSES We have had a number of enquiries about welding courses. Duchy College run the following courses: * Basic Arc, Gas and Mig Welding (OCNSW accredited). The basic course is for people with little or no knowledge of welding who wish to add to their skills. Course length = 30 hours * Applied Arc, Gas and Mig Welding (OCNSW accredited). Following the Basic welding course, candidates may progress onto the Applied Certificate Course. Course length = 30 hours If you are interested in either of the courses above please contact: Duchy College on
either of the following numbers: You may wish to seek funding for these courses via Creative Skills Training Grant. Jude, Carole, Karen and myself would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year and look forward to another exciting year in 2005. The office will be closed from 20th December and will re-open on 4th January 2005. Best Wishes, Jane Sutherland Creative Skills Tel: 01872 273344 Email: admin@creativeskills.org.uk Website: www.creativeskills.org.uk This newsletter is available on request in Braille, large print on disc or audiotape |
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