The GMG is please to announce that they have been approved by Skillset to deliver this high-profile training course in partnership with the North by Southwest Skillset Academy on Thursday, 18 March and Friday, 19 March 2010 as part of the Skillset’s Multiplatform Fund. What this means for you is that you’ll be able to benefit from a 80% subsidy from Skillset towards your course and travel costs.

Additionally, if you are aged 19+, currently working (freelance or employed) and live or work in Gloucestershire, the GMG can pay the remaining 20% of your course cost making it completely FREE. See Course details

This course provides an intensely practical 2 day’s training on the legal IP issues which matter in practice. This informative and stimulating course is run by leading experts in copyright. You will learn how to seize opportunities and maximise value; how to ensure rights are not lost and those created are protected. The interactive sessions ensure that delegates have an opportunity to consult some of the UK’s leading intellectual property practitioner ranging from ex-Channel 4 Business Affairs Executives to lawyers from Rickerbys and Wiggin who are internationally renowed for their expertise in Media law. Delegates will have the opportunity to receive one-to-one support with regards to their IP issues.

To apply for a Skillset bursary, please go to www.skillset.org/multiplatformbursaries

For more info on the course including how to apply for the Skillset bursary and GMG support, please Download the course info here

For any queries and to book a place, please email holly@thegmg.org or ring on 01242 542 712.

Skillset bursaries will be allocated on a first come first serve basis, and applications can take up to 4 weeks to process so make sure you apply as soon as possible.

South West Screen are also running three Multiplatform Training Courses in Bristol in 2010; Multiplatform Deliverables, Storytelling Across Platforms and Managing Creative Teams – click here for more information

Bristol Media is also running three Multiplatform Courses: Shooting For the Web, An Introduction to Multiplatform and Social Networking and Re-purposing TV Content: Click here for more info.