Employment & skills
Employment & skills
New creative opportunities and training the next generation
The UK’s creative workforce is the principle reason why we lead the world in the film and TV production. The sector in the UK supports over 86,000 jobs, and the majority of these people live in the area to the west of London, within commutable distance from Marlow.
This workforce is integral to the success of the West London Cluster. The strength in talent and technical ability of the crewbase has developed alongside the studios in the area for more than eight decade.
Marlow Film Studios will build on this, helping to foster new local employment opportunities. The plans will generate over 4,000 new jobs. 2,000 of these will be technical and production roles, and another 2,000 will be created in the wider economy – as filmmaking budgets require a broad range of supporting services and goods.
In the first ten years of the studios it is expected that the site will generate £3.5bn of new investment in film and TV production, of which £1.5bn will be spent locally. One key result of this will be the ability to invest in training for the next generation of creative talent, helping to secure the future of Buckinghamshire’s leading role in the global film and TV industry, and offering inspiring and rewarding opportunities for local people to build careers in the sector.
Click to a video from Colin McGregor-Paterson, discussing opportunities for new jobs and levelling up among Bucks' disadvantaged communities
This workforce is integral to the success of the West London Cluster. The strength in talent and technical ability of the crewbase has developed alongside the studios in the area for more than eight decade.
Marlow Film Studios will build on this, helping to foster new local employment opportunities. The plans will generate over 4,000 new jobs. 2,000 of these will be technical and production roles, and another 2,000 will be created in the wider economy – as filmmaking budgets require a broad range of supporting services and goods.
In the first ten years of the studios it is expected that the site will generate £3.5bn of new investment in film and TV production, of which £1.5bn will be spent locally. One key result of this will be the ability to invest in training for the next generation of creative talent, helping to secure the future of Buckinghamshire’s leading role in the global film and TV industry, and offering inspiring and rewarding opportunities for local people to build careers in the sector.
Click to a video from Colin McGregor-Paterson, discussing opportunities for new jobs and levelling up among Bucks' disadvantaged communities
Marlow Film Studios will provide:
• An 11,700 sq ft Culture and Skills Academy for on-site training
• 60 fully funded training places, worth over £104k, per year
• £105k in bursaries each year to promote broader access
• 650+ school children visiting a year: enough for every child in Marlow
• A skills oversight board of relevant experts and community members
• Skills coordinators to implement the skills plan
• Dedicated liaison with Buckinghamshire Skills Advisory Panel
Marlow Film Studios will provide:
• An 11,700 sq ft Culture and Skills Academy for on-site training
• 60 fully funded training places, worth over £104k, per year
• £105k in bursaries each year to promote broader access
• 650+ school children visiting a year: enough for every child in Marlow
• A skills oversight board of relevant experts and community members
• Skills coordinators to implement the skills plan
• Dedicated liaison with Buckinghamshire Skills Advisory Panel
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