Especially created for post and VFX professionals, this interactive and participative course provides relevant, practical, supportive ideas and insights that busy team leaders and managers can put into practice right away.
Each course consists of
- a pre-course questionnaire to help you reflect on your skills and needs
- a 5-hour online session which includes breaks and a lunch break
- individual one-to-one follow up mentor session to really support you in developing your team leadership skills.
Who can apply
This course is for those working as department heads, or who already have direct reports or are leading a team working in post and VFX.
ScreenSkills is committed to supporting the freelance workforce and this course is for freelancers or those on short term (max 12 month) contracts.
The course is open to those running post or VFX teams that service HETV. This programme is funded by the ScreenSkills High-end Television Skills Fund made up of contributions from high-end television productions made in the UK.
Course content
Each course is rooted in the day-to-day realities of working in post and VFX. You will come away with key ideas, tips, resources and, above all, increased confidence in the way you develop effective team leadership skills.
- The essential ingredient – leading by example and building trust
- Mastery, Autonomy and Purpose – how to understand intrinsic motivation and support MAP in your team
- Understanding and meeting the individual needs of team members
- Effective communication skills
- Understanding and managing yourself – priorities, pressure and adaptability
- Effective delegation
- Giving feedback and addressing performance
- Investing in your leadership role
What people say about these courses
“Really enjoyable, gave me some great ideas to give the team the best environment possible to work in.”
“This was a very beneficial course, very well structured. It has also given me a bit more headspace and allowed me to think more broadly about the bigger picture rather than just the day-to-day aspects of the job.”
“So useful – and so supportive; totally tailored to our industry and needs”
“Very happy to have taken part – the course gave me the confidence to do more.”
“Great sharing of knowledge and ideas – would definitely recommend this course.”
How to apply
Apply promptly as places are limited! Please choose one course; do NOT apply for both the post and VFX course. You will need to create a ScreenSkills account to apply, this can be done on application.
Post: Weds 15th January 2025 OR Tues 28th January 09.30 – 14.30 apply here:
Leading effective teams in post-production for HETV – Training Course – ScreenSkills
VFX: Weds 29th Jan 2025 09.30 – 14.30 Leading effective teams in VFX for HETV – Training Course – ScreenSkills
Leading effective teams in VFX for HETV – Training Course – ScreenSkills
