Thursday, 14 November 2013

Maintaining Skills


Maintaining skills
Working Freelance in the Creative Media Sector




Taking Opportunities

  • ·      There is no one that cannot be helped with some extra training
  • ·      When working for a company they may send you on a training course (several days or one day course)
  • ·      Distant learning- Online/Workbooks
  • ·      If sent on a training course they will pay for the course and all expenses




Freelancers
  • ·      You would need to pay for the course and all the expenses
  • ·      Need to fit around work
  • ·      Could put you in a very good position (become expert in a piece of software)
  • ·      Could make you highly marketable




Other ways of learning
  • ·      Meet other freelancers
  • ·      Networking groups (monthly meetings)
  • ·      Facebook groups/ Google+
  • ·      Training via trade union
  • ·      Online courses such as skillset

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