Cyfle Recruitment
Recruitment period 17-31 July - Cyfle's Lleoliadau Cwmni Training Scheme for New Entrants
Go to www.cyfle.co.uk for more information
The ability to speak Welsh is an essential requirement for all applicants.
Cyfle is the main gateway into the Industry for new talent. The Company also offers practical training support for professional practitioners through a slate of short courses and practical funding assistance.
Cyfle is the Training Company for the Welsh Television, Film and Interactive Media Industry. The organisation was originally formed in order to train Welsh speaking technicians for the television industry which formed as a result of the creation of S4C.
During 2,000 the Company became a Skillset (Sector Skills Council) accredited Training Partner and became a National provider for the industry across Wales.
Cyfle's main partners are S4C, TAC (The Trade Association) and the Unions (BECTU, Equity, Musicians Union and the Writers Guild). Cyfle is managed by it's own Board which includes representatives from the main partners and also representatvies from the wider industry. These include representatives from Skillset Cymru, the freelance community, Interactive Media, PACT and the BBC.
All the current Cyfle training initiatives are included in this website but the Company are regularly adding new projects and initiatives to it's portfolio of training activities.
The Schemes are varied and cover a wide spectrum of activity from the Summer Schools for the younger generation to Newcomer Schemes and courses for the professional seeking to update and acquire new skills.
As a National provider Cyfle has offices and training locations at Caernarfon, Lampeter and Cardiff.
The Companie's main features are it's commitment to equal opportunity and it's ability to respond to training needs in a timely and practical way.
Cyfle is funded through S4C , The Welsh Independent Companies (through a training levy on S4C productions) Skillset Structural Funds and the European Social Fund. Cyfle also seeks project funding from a wide variety of sources and a good example is the Dimension 10 Interactive Media Scheme which is funded by The Welsh National Assembly, (Pathways to Prosperity Fund) and the European Social Fund.
