Top TV Academy becomes a Skillset Academy
Top TV Academy, in partnership with Middlesex University and SAE, has been awarded the prestigious status of Skillset Media Academy. Skillset is the UK Sector Skills Council for the Audio Visual Industries (broadcast, film, video, interactive media and photo imaging), jointly funded by industry and government.
The Skillset Media Academy Network is a UK-wide group of Centres of Excellence in creative media education and training. The institutions in the network have been identified by Skillset on behalf of the UK television and interactive industries. The unrivalled reputation of the Academy network provides the ideal environment for the development of leading edge creativity, innovation and talent.
The activities of the Middlesex Skillset Media Academy will combine talent and forces of all three partners, to the benefit of students. Please see www.mdx.ac.uk/skillset for the Middlesex Skillset Media Academy website.
Liz Mills , Managing Director of Top TV Academy commented: "Top TV is delighted and excited to be in partnership with Middlesex and SAE who together are leaders in their field. This new Academy will offer cutting edge opportunities for those entering the industry and open up life long learning for those already established".
Dr. Maggie Butt who is Head of the Middlesex Skillset Media Academy commented: "We are extremely proud to be given this seal of approval for our courses. We have always believed that the media education we provide is among the best in the country - now it's official".
Matthias Postel who is Head of SAE Institute in the UK commented: "SAE is excited to be part of this vibrant partnership. We bring our expertise in audio engineering and digital film to the table, augmented by our specialist division of games design and 3D animation, Qantm College. We have been a global partner of Middlesex University for the past ten years and the Skillset partnership is yet another milestone".
Top TV Academy provides in-service training for many of the country's most important independent television companies. Middlesex University and SAE Institute are international education providers, uniquely placed to give students today's vital global perspective. Together these three partners produce a talented and skilled media workforce who are the creative leaders, entrepreneurs and innovators of the future.

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Diversity and Disability
A new range of courses are being launched this
week and advertisements can be found in the
Guardian.

Ruggie Media
Paul Flexton, Managing Director, Ruggie Media
talked about future projects and potential
opportunities for Members

Endemol UK
David Flynn, Deputy Head of Formats,
talked about how to develop successful
formats for TV

UKTV
Chantal Rutherford-Brown, Commissioning Executive
for UKTV, met Academy Members

Sky One
Andrea Hamilton, Controller of Entertainment,
went through her wish list for the next
commissioning round. She gave a detailed list of
what she was and was not looking for.

ITV
Emily Humphries, senior producer of Loose
Women, talked to members about the show and
in particular about how to get on as a TV
presenter.

Monkey
Julia Dodd from Monkey talked to members about
future projects including the new Charlotte Church
series recently commissioned for C4.

To read about past events at the Academy, click here