Training Portfolio Bespoke training for business change.
User Generated Mediasmiths Training Mediasmiths International is a unique technology development, training and business change company. We design solutions for complex business challenges, develop technology products and services, and deliver bespoke training to a range of global media technology organisations and SMEs. Our trainers are drawn from our world-wide network of industry professionals they are recognised experts in their field as well as inspiring communicators. Our User-Generated Training model is an agile, integrated, user-focused process, which allows our team to design, develop, deliver and continually refine training that is carefully tailored to meet the precise requirements of clients and trainees. We use a blended learning approach; recognizing the importance of face-to-face interaction whilst utilising the latest digital technology to deliver knowledge to the right place, at the right time. Mediasmiths are training providers working at the cutting edge of new development and delivery models. We have developed a unique model of training development and delivery - User Generated Training (UGT) that makes use of our extended network of technology experts and trainers. UGT allows us the close the gap between emergent technologies and their effective take up by the workforce A process of constant engagement with our endusers allows us to address and respond to dynamic business, technology and training needs. We deliver collaboratively developed programmes, informed by continual feedback and delivered using appropriate formats. UGT allows us to identify and address both business and individual training needs. We then deliver against these to improve individual and business performance.
Progress Technique Leadership and management for middle managers and junior producers Deep dive training for web and app developers of all levels. BUSINESS SKILLS STRATEGY MARKET BUSINESS AWARENESS MANAGEMENT TEAM RISK WORKING & REWARD COMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT METHODOLIGY CREATIVE THINKING PROJECT BLAH BLAH DELIVERY 01 Progress is an immersive training programme for middle managers accidental managers who may not have any formal management training or experience. The course is designed to help professionals develop their core business and commercial skills - market awareness, team working, communications, problem solving and project delivery skills. Progress equips ambitious professionals with essential business skills that will enhance their existing roles and prepare them for greater responsibility within the business. Progress is highly interactive, engaging and practical, featuring a range of delivery styles and group work. Each session features task-based break- out sessions, where delegates respond to business issues by applying their newly developed knowledge to a series of real-world examples. Technique is a training programme that accelerates the technical skills of web and mobile developers. Technique focuses on intensive, hands-on workshops led by renowned international practitioners, each with a reputation for innovation in their field and each with experience of training and mentoring. As well as a unique chance to receive expert technical tuition and coaching, clients also have the opportunity to swap skills, experiences and approaches within the group. Each session is structured to focus on specific themes, but designed with sufficient flexibility to adapt to the needs of the user-group. The peer learning style is especially effective for web and mobile developers. Content is developed according to the specific requirements of the client and learning styles of the user group. By employing our User-Generated Training model, user needs lie at the heart of the course development and delivery. BUSINESS HTML5/CSS3STRATEGY BUSINESS JQUERY MANAGEMENT RISK JSON & REWARD DEVELOPMENT GUI/UX METHODOLIGY FLASH BLAH APPLICATION BLAH PROGRAMMING DATA MANIPULATION APIs 02
Influence 101 Influence PRO Social Media Management Intensive social media training for the experienced social media manager FACEBOOK BUSINESS STRATEGY LINKEDIN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT TWITTER RISK & REWARD BLOGGING DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS METHODOLIGY BLAH BLAH 03 Influence 101 combines practical problem solving sessions with industry-standard training delivered by experienced communications proffesionals. It enables delegates to design, develop, implement and measure social media campaigns and internal communications. Delivered as a one day introduction, delegates will be introduced to key tools, platforms and concepts used by professional Social Media Managers. After attending Influence 101, delegates will be skilled at creating social media marketing campaigns that reduce marketing costs and generate revenue for a business. They will also have a thorough grounding in the strategic use of social media as a marketing and communications tool. This course prepares delegates for the Influence Pro course. Influence PRO is an intensive 2 day of hands-on training course equipping managers and employees with the skills and knowledge they need to become effective Social Media Managers; creating and managing online communities and growing influence for the their business. This course is customised around specific business requirements. Using a team based learning approach. Day 1 provides knowledge, experience and a range of case studies to enable participants to solve specific business challenges. Day 2 provides the opportunity for the group to do just this. Delegates not only learn but also provide the solutions to real world business challenges. Delegates need to be confident in running their own or an organisations Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook accounts. If they are unable to meet this pre-qualification we have the beginner course, Influence 101 course, which is designed to get you up to the level required for the Influence PRO. FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TWITTER SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT CONTENT CURATION BLOGGING FRAMEWORKS 04
Develop The UKs first Level 3 Apprenticeship for future web and mobile developers develop the apprenticeship for future web and mobile developers BUSINESS STRATEGY BUSINESS MANAGEMENT RISK & REWARD DEVELOPMENT METHODOLIGY BLAH BLAH 05 Develop is a 12 month programme created in collaboration with leading industry employers and respected developers. This is an accredited Level 3 diploma in ICT yet delivers cutting edge industry learning that doesn t exist in other curriculum. Apprentices will come to you with skills, passion, energy and enthusiasm; a desire to learn and commitment to contribute to your organisation as they get started in their career. They will learn the technical skills, languages and frameworks required to build websites and applications, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, jquery, PHP, ios and Android. The taught elements will consist of an initial two-week intensive induction, followed by training on a day-release basis. The training will combine taught curriculum, practical sessions, work-based projects, collaborative projects and online learning. The rest of the Apprentices learning takes place in your workplace, supported by the programme team and you as the employer. We also provide briefings for the employer to better understand the world of qualifications, apprenticeships and assessments. We can help you to access a range of national and local incentives, which can provide financial help to support the costs of your new recruit. Companies can obtain 1500 cash incentive to support Apprentice wages. For more direct information on the Develop Apprenticeship please email appreticeships@mediasmiths.com or register your interest here http://goo.gl/d6kzu BUSINESS PROFILE PLAN STRATEGY PRODUCE BUSINESS WIREFRAMING MANAGEMENT RISK RESPONSIVE & REWARD DESIGN DEVELOPMENT AGILE METHODOLOGY METHODOLIGY DEVELOPMENT PLANNING BLAH HTML5/CSS3 BLAH APPLICATION PROGRAMMING DATABASES AND CONNECTIONS CONTENT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS SOCIAL MEDIA ANIMATION BLOGGING SERVER OS FILE SYSTEMS APIs
AppSchool DMEX Leadership Training for Creative, Digital and Media Managers. Digital Media Exchange creates cross platform understanding for broadcast producers and digital practitioners MOBILE DEVELOPMENT APP DESIGN BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS ios/android PLANNING The AppSchool, is designed to help young people to develop key employability skills to aide their entry into the creative and digital sector, whilst creating links between participants and industry. Throughout The AppSchool, participants develop concepts for ios and Android applications and use these concepts to apply their new-found knowledge to a business opportunity. Delegates learn to develop financial and project plans, produce marketing strategies and work on sales pitches for the apps they have designed. The AppSchool can be deployed as part of a talent pipeline or as employee development tool. DMEX is a cross-platform training scheme, linking talent from the television production industry into digital media businesses. The scheme provides a range of support targeted at developing multi-platform skills amongst traditional broadcast and media professionals. The scheme delivers an ongoing series of hands-on training events on themes related to the convergence of traditional and digital media. Sessions are lead by highly respected sector professionals, and themes include Multi-platform production, Pitching Cross-Platform projects, and Understanding Generation Y audiences. MULTI BUSINESS PLATFORM STRATEGY PRODUCTION CROSS BUSINESS PLATFORM MANAGEMENT PROJECTS GENERATION RISK & REWARD Y AUDIENCES DEVELOPMENT METHODOLIGY BLAH BLAH 06 07
UX Prologue User experience training that bridges the gap between designers, developers and the customer. A unique training model designed to aggregate knowledge and change across large organisations PROFILING THE USER CUSTOMER JOURNEY USER EXPERIENCE WIREFRAMING RESPONSIVE DESIGN HTML5/CSS3 THE FEEDBACK LOOP INTERACTION ENGAGEMENT UX is constructed to help designers, developers and new entrants better understand the customer. The 3-day course enables teams to facilitate the design and development of better more engaging online experiences. The course is delivered as a series of workshops and group sessions that cover profiling users through to designing with the smaller screen in mind. UX has been developed for delegates from both design and code development backgrounds to participate together; thereby bringing a shared understanding of customer requirements and integrated solutions. Prologue is a training suite designed to support change management programmes for non-technical staff in technology dependant industries as they move from analogue to digital. Prologue, is designed to give staff an intuitive hands-on training programme that introduces new digital workflow systems to a range of staff who need to know why change is happening as well as how it affects them. The programme is designed to deliver knowledge across teams quickly and effectivley thereby accelerating operational change management. BROADCAST PRODUCTION FILE BASED MEDIA DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION 08 09
Fundamental A one-day course to bring freelancers up to speed with the latest digital broadcast working practices A one-day course to bring freelancers up to speed with the latest digital broadcast working practices as its shifts towards file-based workflows. The course takes an applied historical perspective on the latest developments in digital broadcasting whilst bringing clarity to emerging best practice across new digital worflows. The course will equip learners with the detailed knowledge required to excel in new digital broadcast environments. A more practical hands-on course is available over two days at Mediasmiths Digital Workflow Lab at MediaCityUK. VIDEO FUNDAMENTALS AUDIO FUNDAMENTALS FILE BASED WORKFLOWS SYNCHRONISATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS STUDIO PRODUCTION POST PRODUCTION FILE ACQUISITION FILE DELIVERY DIGITAL WORKFLOWS LIVE PRODUCTION 10
Customised training Training Modules Our training packages are designed to be modular so we can build customised training programmes unique to your organisation and nuanced to provide the best experience for your employees. We can work with you to first understand your training requirements, and then use our existing training modules and models to create training programmes that are current and most importantly relevant. BUSINESS STRATEGY PEOPLE MANAGEMENT MOBILE DEVELOPMENT APP DESIGN BASIC BUSINESS SKILLS ios/android PLANNING PROFILE PLAN PRODUCE WIRE FRAMING RESPONSIVE DESIGN PROJECT PLANNING HTML5/CSS3 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING DATABASES AND CONNECTIONS CONTENT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORKS SOCIAL MEDIA USER EXPERIENCE RESPONSIVE DESIGN ANIMATION BLOGGING SERVER OS FILE SYSTEMS APIs VIDEO FUNDAMENTALS AUDIO FUNDAMENTALS FILE BASED WORKFLOWS SYNCHRONISATION QUALITY AND STANDARDS STUDIO PRODUCTION POST PRODUCTION FILE ACQUISITION FILE DELIVERY DIGITAL WORKFLOWS LIVE PRODUCTION
Mediasmiths We are an organisation strategically located to be closer to our key customers. We believe that being geographically close to our clients builds better, longer lasting relationships and better business solutions. London Mediasmiths UK 6 Brownlow Mews London WC1N 2LD United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 207 430 9570 Belfast Mediasmiths Forge Alexander House 17 Ormeau Avenue Belfast Antrim BT2 8HD Northern Ireland Tel: +44 (0) 289 024 9704 Manchester Mediasmiths UK The Landing South Tower Media City Salford. M50 2ST United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 161 686 5790 Stockholm Mediasmiths AB Rosenlundsgatan 60 SE-118 63 Stockholm Sweden Tel: +46 70 999 00 58 Sydney Mediasmiths Asia Pacific Milsons Landing Suite 805 6A Glen Street Milsons Point Sydney, NSW, 2061 Australia. Tel: +61 (0) 2 8188 8680 info@mediasmiths.com www.mediasmiths.com