Author: Micky Harris

WEBINAR – Finance for Freelances (part 1) – 11am, 17th Apr 2019

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Easy to enrol – learn from the comfort of your own computer or mobile!

Managing your finances including keeping up with changing tax requirements is essential to your freelance work. In this webinar, we’ll take a look at how to define what kind of freelance you are, how tax and National Insurance work, what is meant by tax-deductible expenses and how VAT can affect you.

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Content

In this webinar we’ll cover the following:

  • What it means to be a freelance professional
  • How tax works
  • How national insurance works
  • How VAT works
  • Q & A

Who should enrol

Members who are new to freelancing and those who need a reminder of what tax they need to pay, when, and how they go about working out this.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the webinar, you will have a better understanding of:

  • What it means to work as a ‘freelance’
  • How tax, NI and VAT work and how this applies to you.

The format

While you will be able to see and hear the tutors, you will not be visible or audible to them or each other. Nobody will know if you’re still in your PJ's! However, you will be able to ask questions, see the questions that others ask and make comments.

The format for this session is approximately 45 minutes of presentation-style teaching interspersed with questions and answers from participants. We will round up the with a Q & A session. Depending on how many questions are asked, the session will run for an hour including questions.

Tutors: David Thomas

WEBINAR – Building Confidence – 11am, 27 Mar 2019

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Learn from the comfort of your desktop of mobile device!

11am, 27 Mar 2019

In this webinar, we will share tips and techniques to help you gain and maintain confidence through the vicissitudes of your freelance career.


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Content

Even the most positive, go-getting people sometimes experience a dip in confidence – especially when they’ve had a set back or are facing a particularly daunting challenge. In this webinar, we’ll help you develop confidence and get back on track if your confidence has taken a knock. Topics covered include:

  • Defining characteristics of confident people
  • Planning to be more confident
  • Exploring strategies for developing confidence
  • Confidence booster tips

The format

While you will be able to see and hear the tutors, you will not be visible or audible to them or each other. Nobody will know if you’re eating toast! However, you will be able to ask questions, see the questions that others ask and make comments.

The format for this session is approximately 1hr of presentation-style teaching interspersed with questions and answers from participants. We will round up the with a Q & A session. Depending on how many questions are asked, the session may run longer than 1hr so please set aside 1hr 15mins if you want to stay to participate in the Q & A at the end.

Who should enrol

Creative freelances who wish to explore the subject of confidence and learn how to develop and sustain confidence whatever the circumstance.

Expected learning outcomes

  • An increased understanding of what confidence is
  • Strategies to achieve more confidence
  • Tips and tools for building confidence.

Tutors: France Dredge and Muriel McClymont

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07914 397243

Unleash the potential of your technology – 2nd Apr 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

Time
10.30am to 4.30pm

Venue
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin’s Lane
London
WC2H 9EG

This workshop aims to help you maximise the potential of your technology including computers, phones and tablets so that you improve the way that you work and make your life easier.

Throughout the day, you’ll find out how the tools that you’ve already got on your devices can be used more effectively to create ideas and put them into action and save you time on the variety of tasks that you need to do. You’ll also receive tips on useful tools that may be worth investing in.

Suitable for PC and Mac, Android and iOS, demos will typically be of Mac and iPhone/iPad apps but the day is about all platforms and how all of us can exploit the technology we own.

APPLY ONLINE BY 24 March

Workshop Content

This workshop focuses on helping you understand the technology available to you and how to use it more efficiently. It includes:

  • How to use the mind mapping app to develop and prioritise ideas
  • What the cloud is and how it’s especially useful for creative freelancers
  • How to capture ideas on the run
  • How to plan projects with simple To Do apps and project management tools
  • Ways to speed up writing in Word
  • Rules and tools to handle your emails more efficiently
  • Dictation
  • Working with groups in different cities and time zones
  • Collaborating with colleagues and clients
  • Google search tricks
  • Online calendars and meeting tools
  • How to easily create strong passwords and never struggle to remember them.

The apps and services you’ll learn about include:

  • Dropbox and Google Drive
  • Evernote and OneNote
  • MailChimp
  • Microsoft Word’s Styles, AutoText and Format Painter
  • Office 365 and alternatives
  • RSS news for research
  • Scrivener
  • Twitter lists.

Who should attend?

Freelance professionals for whom computers are a tool, not a career. You do not need to be technically-minded but, if you are, your opinions and experience will be welcome.

You don’t need to bring any equipment of your own but, if you do, and there’s time in breaks, the tutor will talk to you about the specific tools that will work on your computer, tablet or phone.

Expected learning outcomes

You’ll understand how to exploit your investment in equipment to get more out of it for all aspects of your creative freelancing work.

Tutor: William Gallagher

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand.

All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07464 306 542

Blogging for Creative Freelances – 22 Mar 2019, London

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Free workshop for creative freelance members

The time:
10.30am - 4.30pm

The venue:
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin’s Lane
London
WC2H 9EG

Everybody tells you that you must have a website and you must have a blog but nobody tells you how – or why. In this workshop you will learn the key steps to creating your blog but, more importantly, what you can use one for and how it will become an important part of your creative work.

That’s true whether you’re a writer, journalist, musician or performer: you are already creating work that blogs can showcase and you will benefit from reaching audiences through a well constructed, targeted blog. This workshop will tell you how.

Apply online by 12 March

Workshop Content

Filled with practical advice and time-saving tips, this workshop covers:

  • the choices you need to make before setting up your blog
  • what exactly to blog about
  • how to reach an audience that matters for all your creative work
  • what to do with that audience – how to engage with them
  • using your blog to make your website fresh
  • creating new material and reasons to contact your clients.

Who should attend?

Those who have thought about writing a blog but are not sure how or really certain why it will help and those who have already started blogging but need help in making their blogs more focused and effective.

Expected learning outcomes

  • a better understanding of what blogs can and cannot do for you
  • knowledge of how to quickly create and regularly update blogs
  • a better understanding of how to exploit your blog and build your audience
  • specific computer knowledge about what tools will help you and how to use them.

Tutor: William Gallagher

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself. NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. At the workshop, we are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07464 306 542

Get Hired – 15 Mar 2019, London

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How best to present yourself to get new work
Free workshop for creative freelance members

The time: 10.30am to 4.30pm

The venue:
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin’s Lane
London
WC2H 9EG

Effective interview and presentation skills - whether at a formal interview or a chance meeting where there might be work at the end of it – are essential. Some find the thought of self-presentation terrifying! Others find it easier. Whatever you feel, you can always do better.

Apply Online by 6 March

Workshop Content

This one-day workshop is designed to give practical advice and support to help you improve how you demonstrate your many skills and abilities to a potential client, through both what you say and how you say it. It covers:

  • How to prepare effectively
  • How to get your message across
  • How to respond to difficult questions or challenging scenarios
  • How to match your skills to the opportunity
  • How to positively use your voice and body language
  • How to confidently present yourself and your experience

We offer lots of practise, advice and mock interviews/meetings (you define the situation that will be most helpful to you). You will receive constructive feedback, and get the chance to test-drive new responses to your dreaded questions or scenarios.

Who should attend?

Anyone who needs to present themselves effectively with the aim of making the most of every face-to-face opportunity to get more work.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, you will:

  • have gained a clearer understanding of how you come across in person and how to improve this
  • understand what you need to do to maximise the impact you make
  • know how to prepare for interviews/pitches/meetings so that you feel informed, confident and as relaxed as possible
  • be better prepared for challenging questions or scenarios – and know how you can use them to your advantage
  • have an action plan for your next steps.

Tutors: Sue Walker and Muriel McClymont

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07464 306 542

Get Noticed – 8 Mar 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

The time: 10.30am to 4.30pm

The venue
ITF House
49 - 60 Borough Road
London
SE1 1DR

Learn how to stand out from the crowd by writing targeted CVs/career summaries/profiles (whatever format is required) that show why you are the right person for each work opportunity you apply for.

Apply online by 28 Feb

Workshop content

Your CV/career summary/profile is an organic document that should be produced so it hits the right note for each piece of work/contract/position that you are applying for. One size does not fit all! It should be clear, straightforward and deliver an immediate and accessible snapshot of why you are the right candidate.

This workshop aims to give you the tools to assess each opportunity and how best to construct and tailor your CV/career summary/profile (whatever format is required) to get yourself noticed and increase your chances of achieving your objective (e.g., getting an interview/meeting/audition). It includes:

  • Reviewing your CV/career summary document
  • Analysing the function and purpose of these key documents: How that knowledge can help to produce a new document, tailored to specific clients and markets
  • Understanding the fundamentals of effective CV writing
  • Assessing example CVs to help master the do’s and don’ts
  • Identifying key achievements and vital experiences that should be highlighted in your CV
  • Improving your CV so it makes more impact.

Who should attend?

Those who wish to improve the way they present themselves in writing so that they meet specific objectives, e.g., to get an interview/audition or arrange a meeting.

What should you bring?

The workshop includes a number of practical exercises in which you will get the chance to work individually and in pairs. You will need to bring a hard copy of you CV/career summary document.

Learning outcomes

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

  • Have a clear idea of what an effective CV/career summary document looks like
  • Have made the first steps to update their own
  • Have a greater understanding of how to create individual selling documents with maximum impact
  • Know how to produce a 'selling' document that will support them in trying to secure interviews and/or to open up other work opportunities.

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a few days of this date.

Further enquiries

e: [email protected]
t: 07464 306 542

WEBINAR – Creative Productivity, 26 Feb 2019

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Learn from the comfort of your computer or mobile device

11am – 12pm,  26 Feb 2019

In this webinar, we will share tips and strategies on how to improve your time management, remove distractions and focus on your priorities so that you are more efficient and productive in your work and your ‘To Do’ list becomes something you enjoy and complete rather than something to dread.


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Content

This webinar will help you understand how you work and what you can do to make better use of your limited time to become more productive and feel in control.

With practical advice and time saving tips, the workshop covers:

  • Multitasking – how it can be bad for creatives and what you can do about it
  • Priorities – the difference between urgent and important
  • To Do lists – turning them from something you hate and avoid into something useful
  • How preparation can make you more efficient
  • Computers – time-saving tools that will make your life easier.

The format

While you will be able to see and hear the tutors, you will not be visible or audible to them or each other. However, you will be able to ask questions, see the questions that others ask and make comments.

The format for this session is approximately 1hr of presentation-style teaching interspersed with questions and answers from participants. We will round up the session with a Q & A session. Depending on how many questions are asked, the session may run longer than 1hr so please set aside 1hr 15mins if you want to stay to participate in the Q & A at the end.

Who should enrol

Those who are not getting enough done in their working week and are feeling that their work is controlling them rather than vice versa.

Expected learning outcomes

  • A better understanding of how to manage your time to become more productive
  • A better understanding of how to balance your creative and business work
  • Knowledge of how to quickly dispense with chores so more of your time is spent on your talent
  • Specific computer knowledge about what tools will help you and how to use them.

Tutors: William Gallagher and Muriel McClymont

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07710 240 585

Motivation Matters – 22 Feb 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

Time: 10.30am to 4.30pm

Venue:
Equity
Guild House
Upper St Martin's Lane
WC2H 9EG

Staying motivated is essential if you’re going to develop a successful freelance career. Whether you’re just starting out and trying to get your foot in the door or a seasoned professional who is aiming to maintain momentum, this one-day workshop will help you get and stay motivated so that you realise your creative ambitions.

Apply online by 13 Feb

Content

Lack of motivation leads to less work output which leads to other problems, like money worries and stress leading to even less motivation, less organisation, less confidence, panic, and so on.

While most people have been to the ‘dark side’ at one time or another, the good news is that there are ways to keep motivated and create positive spirals that will help you succeed and deal with problems. This course looks at some of the practical elements of doing just this. It includes:

  • What is motivation and why do freelances especially need to keep motivated?
  • Goal setting as a way to keep motivated
  • Taking responsibility for your success
  • Reviewing your priorities and what you want to achieve
  • Setting high yet realistic challenges and deadlines
  • Planning and organisation
  • Finding resources (including peers and mentors) that can you keep motivated.
  • Replacing negative thought patterns with positive ones
  • Uncovering barriers to motivation and success
  • Action plan to get and stay motivated.

Who should attend

Those freelances working in the creative industries who wish to raise their motivation levels and keep motivated in the long term.

(The day’s format is set out to be enjoyable, so you should also attend if you want some light relief in your schedule and reassurance that you’re not the only one who has ever felt de-motivated).

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are required, just a desire to learn new ways of adding to your career and every day life.

Expected learning outcomes

  • An understanding of what motivates and de-motivates each individual and the impact it has on your career
  • An overview of the methods of keeping motivated
  • A clearer idea of which issues need to be addressed to stay motivated.

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a few days of this date.

Further enquiries

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07464 306 542

Body Language – 20 Feb 2019, London

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Free workshop for members

Make more impact through non-verbal communication

 

Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm

Venue
Musicians’ Union
60-62 Clapham Road
London
SW9 OJJ

Getting your message across and making the right impression relies on both what you say and how you say it. In this one-day workshop, you will learn how thoughts, intentions and feelings are expressed through physical behaviours and how to ensure that the non-verbal messages you convey create the right impact.

Apply online by 10 Feb

Content

Clear communication is key to building successful working relationships. This workshop aims to help you learn about the non-verbal messages that are conveyed through physical behaviour, i.e., body language, so that you can communicate more effectively and achieve better results in any given circumstance whether it’s making a positive impression when meeting new colleagues or being more convincing when pitching ideas. It includes:

  • Why body language matters
  • Methods of conveying non-verbal messages
  • How our body language can affect the way we think, feel and behave
  • Methods of improving non-verbal communication
  • Practise on how to improve body language.

Expected learning outcomes

  • Increased awareness of non-verbal communication methods
  • Increased awareness of specific areas in which body language creates impact
  • Greater ability to communicate non-verbally
  • Greater confidence in using non-verbal communication techniques.

Who should attend

Those freelances who wish to improve their ability to communicate to achieve better all round results.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are required, just a desire to improve the skills that will help your work and social life.

Tutor: Nicholas Cass-Beggs

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E&D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a couple of days of this date.

Further enquiries
e: [email protected]
t: 07710 240585

Diversify your Portfolio – 6 Feb 2019, London

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This workshop will help you explore how to use all the great skills and talents you have to diversify your career (often to support your core work), increase your choices, efficiency and your earning potential.

The time:  10.30am – 4.30pm

The venue
Musicians' Union
60-62 Clapham Road
London
SW9 OJJ

Apply Online by 27 Jan

Content

While we have a preferred field of work, most freelances quickly realise that there are unavoidable downtimes where the work we want to do is thin on the ground.

This is why it’s useful and sometimes crucial to be able to transfer our skills (and perhaps gain news ones) to create other areas of work that are satisfying and lucrative and may allow us to support our core career in the long term.

By the end of this workshop, you should be able to:

  • Recognise the benefits of diversifying your career
  • Start to assess and identify your previously unrecognised, ignored or under-valued saleable skills
  • Understand how to start putting your portfolio career together
  • Explore ways of marketing your portfolio career
  • Have a better idea of how to manage your portfolio career.

Who should attend

Freelances working in the creative industries who wish to find new ways of using and updating their skills to create more work opportunities.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications are needed to attend this workshop.

Tutors: Muriel McClymont and Sue Walker

POLITE REQUEST: if you are successful in obtaining a place on this workshop and, due to unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to attend, please let us know asap because we have others on the waiting list who we can allocate your place to. If you do not let us know this will disadvantage another member. Also, we may lose the funds that enable us to provide these workshops to all members including yourself.

NOTE: 1. If we were to postpone or cancel this workshop due to unforeseen circumstances (this has happened only twice in five years due to tutor illness and a tube strike), we will be unable to reimburse any costs such as pre-booked travel expenses. If this were to happen in the future, we will email and telephone you as soon as we know that there is a cancellation and attempt to re-schedule the workshop asap. 2. We are required to undertake a short equality & diversity survey, which you will need to fill in before or at the workshop. The information provided will be treated in the strictest of confidence and processed in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and will help in our commitment to E & D.

IMPORTANT: Unfortunately we cannot always offer everyone who applies a place due to high demand. We set up a waiting list and contact people if there are cancellations. If you do NOT receive confirmation that you have secured a place, please do not turn up on the day because we will not be able to admit you. However, please keep applying because we work hard to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to attend at some point.

Apply online

To apply for a place on this free, one-day workshop, please fill in the short application form below. You will need to login or register if you have not done so already so have your Union number to hand. All events have been over-subscribed to date so successful applicants will be chosen randomly after the cut-off date. We will let you know if your application has been successful within a few days of this date.

Further enquiries:

Email: [email protected]
Tel: 07464 306 542