POST PRODUCTION TECHNICAL OPERATOR APPRENTICESHIP

This exciting Post-Production Technical Operator (PPTO) apprenticeship has been developed by a trailblazer group of employers in collaboration with LSBU. The companies are the leading post-production companies in the UK, including Framestore, Molinare, MPC, Technicolor, Company3, Encore, Fifty Fifty, Edit Store, Motion Pictures Solutions, Platform Post, Run VT, Flix Facilities, Pinewood Studios and West Digital. The apprenticeship is also supported by ScreenSkills and is approved for delivery by the Institute for Apprenticeships & Technical Education (IfATE).

 

As an apprentice you will be involved with 80% on-the-job training with an employer plus 20% off-the-job learning from the registered and approved training provider. The course content meets an agreed high quality “apprenticeship standard” which has been developed by the group of industry experts and is government approved. Apprentices undergo an external independent assessment at the end to demonstrate whether they have achieved full operational competence and receive an officially recognised qualification.

 

The UK Post Production sector is recognised as world leading and the companies involved in the apprenticeship are looking to train apprenticeships to work in:

  • Post-production facility companies
  • Independent production company in-house post-production departments
  • Broadcasters
  • Content delivery and international localisation companies

 

The training will cover best practice for media ingest, storage management, media export, secure digital despatch, support for creative colleagues in content finishing and quality assessment of finished content. Apprentices will be assessed for operational competence after the 12 month apprenticeship by a multiple-choice exam, a professional discussion and practical tests under the eye of an independent assessor.