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Teesside University’s School of Arts & Media is delivering its highly acclaimed Video Journalism course early next month – and there are subsidies for SMEs, registered freelancers and individuals who qualify for a training fund aimed at guiding businesses through the recession.

The course was originally delivered to Trinity Mirror and Newsquest North East employees in response to the changing roles of the conventional print journalist. With PR and advertising businesses also disseminating more information through video and on-line platforms, a similar course was delivered to businesses in early 2009. While the Video Journalism course is ideal for those working in the publishing, PR and advertising industries, it is equally suited to anyone who wishes to shoot, edit and upload high quality video content onto their business website.

The accredited four day course covers the following subject areas and much more:

• Camera Techniques
• Intro to editing – Avid/Final Cut Pro
• Interview Skills
• Shooting Interviews and sequences
• Uploading files to the internet

Successful participants will be awarded 20 University credits. These credits can count towards further study such as Foundation Degrees or BA (Hons) courses. The Video Journalism course is being delivered at Teesside University on March 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th.
Cost per person: £1,190.00
Cost for eligible SMEs: £120.00*
*Subject to successful ECIF and Business Link application (see below). Assistance is provided by Teesside University and BENE.

For further information contact James McDermott on: 01642 384 087 or email: j.mcdermott@tees.ac.uk

About ECIF (Economic Challenge Investment Fund):
ECIF is a special stream of funding from the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), which runs until summer 2010. Teesside University has won a grant from ECIF, which is intended to help individuals and companies through the recession. The University’s ECIF project promotes the services of all six OneDoor partners (Teesside together with Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar & Cleveland and Stockton Riverside Colleges), offering subsidies to qualifying individuals and companies. By collaborating with Business Link North East – which has its own stream of funding (Flexible Skills Fund) – Teesside and its partner colleges are able to offer heavily subsidised higher skills training to those that are eligible.