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Register Interest // Short Courses 2025
BECTU Vision's short courses are funded by Scottish Union Learning and provided free of charge to freelance film and television practitioners based in Scotland. Places are allocated via an application process with priority for places going to BECTU members.
Training courses are programmed based on feedback from the local industry so to help us identify priorities, we've compiled a list of training we have delivered over the last year or so, along with some new proposed courses. Please select all courses you are interested in attending and you'll be notified when we schedule the course and open for applications.
More courses will be added so keep an eye on our social media for announcements
@BectuV
To find out more about other professional development opportunities from BECTU Vision, visit our
website
.
If you're not based in Scotland, you can find training opportunities for BECTU members through our colleagues in
England and Northern Ireland
and
Wales
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ABOUT YOU
The information you share will be stored in-line with our
privacy policy
. We will contact you by email or text to notify you when the courses you have selected open for applications. We may also contact you to let you know if we schedule additional opportunities in a similar subject area which may be of interest to you.
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Contact Details
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Name
Email address
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Where are you based?
What is your role/job title?
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How long have you been professionally working in film and television?
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Yet to start
1-2 years
3-9 years
10+ years
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Priority for places on our courses goes to BECTU members. Are you a BECTU Member?
Yes
No
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When would you prefer training to be scheduled - check all which apply
Monday-Friday - working hours -
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Monday-Friday - evenings
Saturday -
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Sunday -
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How would you prefer training to be delivered - check all which apply
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REGISTER INTEREST
We will select the courses we schedule based on demand. We will notify you when courses you have selected are open for applications. Please check all training courses you are interested in attending.
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MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Practical Strategies for Tackling Bullying & Harassment (for Managers) -
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Collaborative Leadership -
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Managing Team Mental Wellbeing -
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Disability Awareness -
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Autism Understanding & Awareness -
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Equality, Inclusion & Unconscious Bias -
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Dyslexia Awareness -
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Deaf Awareness Training -
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Basic Everyday BSL -
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Basic BSL for Film & TV -
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Job Share Coaching -
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Job Sharing for Managers -
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HR Skills -
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Fair Recruitment Strategies for Film & TV -
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Managing Conversations & Conflict -
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Comments or suggest other topics
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SAFER PRODUCTIONS
Introduction to Safeguarding Children -
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Risk Management of Productions -
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Practical Risk Assessment Coaching -
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Scottish Mental Health First Aid -
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Working with Intimacy Coordinators -
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Practical Accredited (Children's) Regulation Training -
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iact Managing & Promoting Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing in Film & TV -
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HSE 3-day First Aid at Work -
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Fire Warden Training -
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Manual Handling -
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Mental Health Risk Assessment -
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Comments or suggest other topics
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FREELANCE SKILLS
Physical Resilience for Crew -
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Emotional Resilience for Film & TV Freelancers -
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Creative Thinking for Film & TV Freelancers -
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Finance for Freelancers - Online - 3 hours -
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Practical Strategies for Tackling Bullying & Harassment (for Crew) -
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Hit the Ground Running -
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Networking & Social Media Skills - 3 hours -
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LinkedIn for Freelancers -
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Planning for Your Future -
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Everything you need to know about Bectu Rate Cards and Agreements! -
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Digital Wellbeing -
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Overcoming Overload -
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Building Your Inner Strengths -
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Comments or suggest other topics
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SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTIONS
Editorial Training by albert -
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Sustainable Production by albert -
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Sustainable Strategies for Film & TV Departments (specify which department below) -
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Sustainability Co-ordinator/Environmental Consultant Training -
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Comments or suggest other topics
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DIGITAL SKILLS
Data Detox - Take control of your personal data online -
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Digital Project Management Tools with Liz Hardwick -
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Introduction to Final Draft 12 -
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Introduction to ScriptE (2 day course) -
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Movie Magic Budgeting 10 -
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Movie Magic Scheduling 6 -
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Protecting Sensitive Data -
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Working Collaboratively with Google Drive for Film & TV -
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Excel Beginner -
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Excel Intermediate -
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Excel Advanced -
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Excel for HoDs - How to use excel for budgeting & cost reporting -
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Vectorworks - Foundation -
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Comments or suggest other topics
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SPECALIST SKILLS
Production Skills -
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Practical Production Step-Up Mentoring -
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Script Editing & Development with John Yorke -
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TV Research Skills -
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Planning for VFX -
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GDPR for Freelancers -
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Comments or suggest other topics
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