Skillset Guidelines
Volunteering
The Home Office defines volunteering 'an activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or individuals or groups other than (or in addition to) close relatives.'
Volunteers must not be bound to any particular shift rota or set number of working hours per week, though these can be suggested if appropriate; their help must remain at all times a fully optional activity.
Employers must provide volunteers with appropriate, safe and insured workspaces, and should assist volunteers with any administration related to their role (such as Criminal Records Bureau checks).
Employers should commit to providing volunteers with at least the basic level of training necessary to carry out the tasks requested of them, and should consider providing further training for the volunteer according to the development of the volunteer’s role and their own aspirations. Volunteers should be assigned a mentor or manager, and their progress monitored. Those managing volunteers should be properly trained to provide the necessary support, and this role should be reflected in their own job descriptions and evaluation procedures.
Further useful guidance on an employer’s role in recruiting volunteers can be found in the Report of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering, available at:
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0B8EC40C-C9C5-454B-B212- C8918EF543F0/0/Manifesto_final.pdf
and the Compact Code of Good Practice: Volunteering, available at:
http://www.thecompact.org.uk/shared_asp_files/GFSR.asp?NodeID=100323.
Employers must provide volunteers with appropriate, safe and insured workspaces, and should assist volunteers with any administration related to their role (such as Criminal Records Bureau checks).
Employers should commit to providing volunteers with at least the basic level of training necessary to carry out the tasks requested of them, and should consider providing further training for the volunteer according to the development of the volunteer’s role and their own aspirations. Volunteers should be assigned a mentor or manager, and their progress monitored. Those managing volunteers should be properly trained to provide the necessary support, and this role should be reflected in their own job descriptions and evaluation procedures.
Further useful guidance on an employer’s role in recruiting volunteers can be found in the Report of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering, available at:
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/0B8EC40C-C9C5-454B-B212- C8918EF543F0/0/Manifesto_final.pdf
and the Compact Code of Good Practice: Volunteering, available at:
http://www.thecompact.org.uk/shared_asp_files/GFSR.asp?NodeID=100323.
Skillset
Skillset’s research identifies skills gaps and we then make sure training is available to maintain the UK’s reputation as having one of the best film workforces in the world. Our work in film is guided by our Film Skills Council, which includes leading members of the production community, to make sure that we meet the needs of the industry.
Skillset Guidelines
Please remember that all opportunities advertised through My First Job In Film must adhere to the Skillset Guidelines for Work Placement Schemes in the Creative Industries. It is therefore essential that you familiarise yourself with them:
Work Experience
Internships
Apprenticeships
Traineeships
Volunteering
Rules on the National Minimum Wage
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