Amazon Prime, Banijay & Others Boarded For UK Apprentice SchemeUK training body ScreenSkills is partnering with Amazon Prime Video, Banijay UK and a host of other big players to manage 40 apprentices, funded by an injection of government investment.
Lime Pictures, Sky and APX Content Ventures are also part of the scheme, which is one of 15 being funded by £5m worth of UK government money.
Helped by ScreenSkills, the partners will take on Production Assistants, Production Accountants, Production Co-ordinators and Production Managers, roles in short supply due to a skills crisis that has hit the UK film and high-end TV industry in recent months as a multitude of high-end shows have entered production.
The news comes a day after Amazon revealed it will be taking studio space at Pinewood’s Shepperton Studios in a multimillion pound 10-year deal.
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