Infobox Organization name Skillset image size caption abbreviation motto The Sector Skills Council for Creative ... main organ parent organization affiliations budget website http www.skillset.org Skillset remarks Skillset ... sector skills council for fashion became part of SkillSet. Structure The head office is based ... Television Regions Other offices include Skillset North, Round Foundry Media Centre, Foundry Street, Leeds Skillset Cymru, 33 35 West Bute Street, Cardiff, CF10 5LH Skillset Scotland, 249 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 4QE Function Skillset is a strategic organisation meaning that they develop and fund skills solutions as opposed to delivering them directly. Skillset s main purpose covers three ... Careers Courses Company Support Standards Qualifications Research Strategy Funding Skillset undertake this work across all the Nations and Regions of the UK. ref http www.skillset.org skillset article 1989 1.asp ref Skillset Academy Network The Skillset Academy Network is a grouping of colleges ... width 400 Institution s University of Abertay Dundee Skillset Media Academy University of Abertay Birmingham City University Skillset Media Academy Birmingham City University http www.bsma.ac.uk Bournemouth Skillset Media Academy The Arts University College at Bournemouth Arts University College Bournemouth br Bournemouth University Central Saint Martins Skillset Media Academy Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design University of the Arts London Cornwall Skillset Media Academy Cornwall College br Truro College br University College Falmouth http www.creativeloop.org Creative Loop Skillset ... College br Perth College br Reid Kerr College Screen Academy Scotland Edinburgh Skillset Film and Media ... Skillset Media Academy Documentary Filmmakers Group br Goldsmiths, University of London br Hi8us br ... skillset media academy.cfm Hertfordshire Skillset Media Academy The Film & Digital Media Exchange br University of Hertfordshire br West Herts College Liverpool John Moores Skillset Media ... more details
The Skills for Business network is an umbrella organisation for the twenty five Sector Skills Councils in the United Kingdom . History The whole set of SSCs are funded by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills . Sector Skills Councils Skills for Care and Development Skillsmart Retail Skillset creative industry GoSkills Construction Skills The Institute of the Motor Industry formerly Automotive Skills People 1st hospitality Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies SEMTA Financial Services Skills Council Creative & Cultural Skills advertising Skills for Justice Cogent chemicals and pharmaceuticals Skills for Health Lifelong Learning UK e skills UK IT industry Skillfast UK fashion closed 31 March 2010 and merged with Skillset Energy and Utility Skills Lantra environment and rural Improve Ltd food and drink manufacturing vghujk SkillsActive sport Proskills UK SummitSkills building Asset Skills property management Skills for Logistics Government Skills central government External links http www.sectorcareersinfo.co.uk Skills for Business Category Sector Skills Councils Category Department for Business, Innovation and Skills ... more details
Peter Johnston born Ballymena , 1965 is the Controller of BBC Northern Ireland. He was educated at Ballymena Academy and Imperial College London , where he graduated in Chemical Engineering and Management. ref name Coleman Prior to joining the BBC, he worked for Shell International in London and Price Waterhouse Coopers in Belfast . ref name Day He joined BBC Northern Ireland in 1994 as a research executive, later becoming head of marketing and development, then Head of New Media for BBC Nations and Regions, before taking up post as Head of Broadcasting in 2003. ref name Day He was appointed Controller on 27 October 2006, the youngest person ever to hold that position. ref name Coleman Colemen, Maureen 2007 http www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk lifestyle im the guy who axed george jones 13423111.html I m the guy who axed George Jones , Belfast Telegraph , 12 March 2007, retrieved 2010 06 19 ref ref name Day Day, Julia 2006 http www.guardian.co.uk media 2006 oct 27 bbc.broadcasting BBC appoints Northern Ireland controller , The Guardian , 27 October 2006, retrieved 2010 06 19 ref In 2009 he was appointed as the chairman of Skillset s Northern Ireland national board. ref name skill http www.skillset.org skillset press 2009 article 7519 1.asp BBC Northern Ireland controller Peter Johnston appointed new chair of Skillset s national board , Skillset.org, 9 December 2009, retrieved 2010 06 19 ref References Reflist External links http www.bbc.co.uk pressoffice pressreleases stories 2006 10 october 27 johnston.shtml BBC Press Office Use dmy dates date September 2010 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Johnston, Peter ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1965 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Johnston, Peter Category BBC people Category Living people Category People from Ballymena Category 1965 births BBC stub UK tv bio stub ... more details
Founded in 1985, the Directors Guild Trust is the sister charity arm of the Directors Guild of Great Britain . The Trust supports the wider remit of promoting British directors art and craft to a national and international public through education, events, commemorations and memorials. Currently the Trust runs the DIRECT ACCESS Feature Film Directors Mentoring Scheme, sponsored by Skillset and Film Four and in recent years has created blue plaque memorials and celebrations for famous British film directors Sir David Lean, Michael Powell and Alexander McKendrick. The Trust is based in Central London. External links http www.dggb.org dgtrust.php The Directors Guild Trust on Directors Guild of Great Britain website film org stub Category Film organisations in the United Kingdom Category Television organizations ... more details
Blank Slate is an initiative run by UK film production company B3 Media that seeks to develop and nurture film making talent from a minority background. It is funded by the UK Film Council , and receives additional support from media partners including Film 4 and Skillset . Films produced within the scheme are made with a maximum budget of 15,000 and have a final running time of between 5 and 15 minutes. Films are shot with high end digital equipment, including most recently, the Red One camera. External links http www.b3media.net editorials blank slate 2010 Blank Slate Scheme for 2010 at B3 Media Official Site Category Cinema of the United Kingdom Category Film organisations in the United Kingdom ... more details
About the film Pendulum Drift Infobox film name Pendulum Drift director Shehzad Afzal producer Shehzad Afzal writer Shehzad Afzal cinematography Garry Torrance editing Shehzad Afzal distributor Filmedup Ltd runtime approx. 90 minutes country United Kingdom language English budget Private Finance Pendulum Drift is the debut Art House drama feature film directed by Edinburgh International Film Festival & Skillset 2009 Trailblazer award winner, Shehzad Afzal ref http www.edfilmfest.org.uk industry trailblazers 2009 shehzad afzal EIFF Trailblazer 2009 Shehzad Afzal edfilmfest.org.uk ref ref http www.skillset.org film training and events article 7319 1.asp EIFF & Skillset Trailblazer Awards Shehzad Afzal skillset.org ref ref http www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk perthshire news local news perthshire 2009 05 26 big county film maker s award 73103 23707649 Big County film maker s award perthshireadvertiser.co.uk ref . The Pendulum Drift film Soundtrack consists mainly of both established and up and coming Scottish Bands and Artists ref http invernessgigs.co.uk general information little buddha What we think, we become meet LITTLE BUDDHA invernessgigs.co.uk ref . The film, Pendulum Drift, is currently in post production and expected for film festival release in 2012 ref http www.filmedup.com Film Profile filmedup.com ref . Plot The film follows one night of security guard Alastair s shift at a run down hotel bar and adjacent car park facilities. The ensuing night brings forth an eclectic mix of characters from druggies, dealers and hookers to a bizarre hustler gang and an Internet webcam hostess. A crossroads where relationships begin to crack at the seams, truths are uncovered and loyalties are tested. With his past coming to the fore, Alastair has to keep his wits, patience and his nerve to survive the night. Production Pendulum Drift was filmed on location near Glasgow , Scotland during April 2010. References reflist External links http www.filmedup.com A film sysnopsis fr ... more details
The Screen Academy Scotland A Skillset Film and Media Academy is a collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University and Edinburgh College of Art . It was opened in August 2005 ref cite web url http www.scotland.gov.uk News Releases 2005 08 22125833 title Launch of Scottish Screen Academy publisher Scottish Government date 22 August 2005 accessdate 6 February 2009 ref by the then First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell , and is based in Edinburgh , Scotland . Both Edinburgh Napier and eca already had established film making courses. The Academy offers practical, project based, postgraduate courses. A new Production Centre was opened in August 2006 by Napier Honorary Graduate Tilda Swinton . The Academy s first Director is Robin MacPherson FRSA, a BAFTA nominated producer and formerly Development Executive for Scottish Screen, now Professor of Screen Media at Edinburgh Napier University where he is also Director of its Institute for Creative Industries ref cite web url http www.napier.ac.uk sci staff Pages RobinMacPherson.aspx title Robin MacPherson publisher Napier University accessdate 6 February 2009 ref and a Board member of Creative Scotland ref http www.creativescotland.com news 11062010 creative scotland chair and board announced ref . Sir Sean Connery , Brian Cox actor Brian Cox and Dame Judi Dench are patrons of the Academy. ref cite web url http www.news.napier.ac.uk press articles article 10334.htm publisher Napier University News Centre title Sir Sean Connery Named Patron of Screen Academy Scotland date 2 November 2006 accessdate 6 February 2009 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref The Academy is one of three UK centres of excellence in film practice education recognised by Skillset , the Sector Skills Council for Creative Media as a Skillset Film Academy ref http courses.skillset.org pick the tick skillset academy network skillset film academies ref and one of only two institutions recognised as both a Skillset Film and a Skillset Media Academy ... more details
Infobox Company name B3 Media logo File B3 Media Logo.jpg 85px type foundation location city London location country United Kingdom location Electric Avenue, Brixton locations key people Marc Boothe br Adeela Sharif br Dominique Oliver br Michael Berliner area served industry Film production products services revenue operating income net income num employees parent UK Film Council owner divisions subsid slogan homepage http www.b3media.net Official website dissolved footnotes intl B3 Media is a British organisation that assists filmmakers and other artists develop, produce and market their work. The etymology of the company name, B3, derives from their studio based in Brixton , London at 3B Electric Avenue . Founded by producer Marc Boothe producer of acclaimed British feature film Bullet Boy , it receives support and financial funding from various government and non government bodies, including UK Film Council , Skillset , Arts Council of England and Film 4 . In recent years, B3 Media has collaborated extensively with the UK Film Council in running Blank Slate , a scheme designed to assist minority filmmaking talent. imdb company 0186900 B3 Media http www.b3media.net Official B3 Media Website Category Organisations based in England ... more details
ref Qualification Review The project worked with Open College Network and Skillset to develop an exisiting ... http www.projekona.lt Projekona, Lithuania http www.skillset.org Skillset, UK, Sector Skills Council http www.skillfast uk.org justthejob careers details extra.cfm?JobID 9 Skillset Fashion Designer Job ... more details
About the film Bo Kata Orphan date April 2011 Infobox film name Bo Kata director Shehzad Afzal producer Shehzad Afzal cinematography Shehzad Afzal editing Shehzad Afzal Music Composer John Walden distributor Filmedup Ltd runtime approx. 26 minutes country United Kingdom language Punjabi Urdu Sub Titles English Sub Titles budget Private Finance Bo Kata is a documentary film produced directed edited and shot by Edinburgh International Film Festival & Skillset 2009 Trailblazer award winner, Shehzad Afzal . ref http www.edfilmfest.org.uk industry trailblazers 2009 shehzad afzal EIFF Trailblazer 2009 Shehzad Afzal edfilmfest.org.uk ref ref http www.skillset.org film training and events article 7319 1.asp EIFF & Skillset Trailblazer Awards Shehzad Afzal skillset.org ref ref http www.perthshireadvertiser.co.uk perthshire news local news perthshire 2009 05 26 big county film maker s award 73103 23707649 Big County film maker s award perthshireadvertiser.co.uk ref Plot Cries of Bo Kata are chanted when kites are eliminated during torrid sky battles which see duellists pit their best crafted kites and kite string to the ultimate test of skill and endurance. Bo Kata when translated into English roughly means hacked Bo Kata was filmed during the Basant Kite festival in Lahore , Pakistan , over three continuous days. The documentary depicts the unique rooftop kite duellists of the city . ref http www.filmedup.com filmedupportfoliobk.htm Bo Kata synopsis filmedup.com ref The annual celebration of the coming of Spring, known as Basant in Pakistan, has been a tradition and cultural heritage of Pakistan for over 400 years. A series of tragic accidents resulting in decapitations and dismemberment from illegal chemically coated strings used to fly the kites has seen the age old tradition come under attack from politicians, the authorities and the non kite flying public. The Bo Kata documentary provides an insight into the fanatical kite flying population and the lucrative industry sur ... more details
The University of East Anglia s Creative Writing Course was founded by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Sir Angus Wilson in 1970. The M.A. is widely regarded as the most prestigious and successful in the country and competition for places is notoriously tough. Alumni include Ian McEwan , Kazuo Ishiguro , Anne Enright , Andrew Cowan , Deirdre Madden , Glenn Patterson , Kathryn Hughes , Suzannah Dunn , Erica Wagner , Phil Whitaker , Tracy Chevalier , Susan Elderkin , Jane Harris writer Jane Harris , Martyn Bedford , Trezza Azzopardi , Stephen Foster , Mick Jackson , John Boyne , Richard Beard , Toby Litt , Louise Doughty , Andrew Miller , Susan Fletcher , Owen Sheers , Panos Karnesis , Esther Morgan , Kathryn Simmonds , Adam Foulds , Diana Evans , Matt Fullerty , Tash Aw , Naomi Alderman , Clare Allan , Donna Daley Clarke , Clare Wigfall , Mark McNay , James Scudamore , Joe Dunthorne , James Sorel Cameron , and Mohammed Hanif . The course is split into three strands Prose , Poetry and Scriptwriting which is Skillset accredited . All three result in an M.A. qualification upon successful completion of the course. The Course Directors are currently Andrew Cowan , Lavinia Greenlaw and Val Taylor respectively. Course tutors include Amit Chaudhuri , Trezza Azzopardi , Giles Foden and George Szirtes . Writers such as Angela Carter , Rose Tremain , Andrew Motion , W.G Sebald , Mich le Roberts and Patricia Duncker have also taught on the course. External links http www.uea.ac.uk creativewriting UEA Creative Writing webpages University of East Anglia Category University of East Anglia UEA Creative Writing Course Category Creative writing programs UK edu stub ... more details
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Infobox Non profit Non profit name Nimmagadda Foundation Non profit logo founded date 2006 founder Nimmagadda Prasad location Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh , India origins key people area served focus Advance Human Welfare method Donations, Private and Corporate Funding, Mentoring revenue endowment num volunteers owner Non profit slogan homepage http www.nimmagaddafoundation.org www.nimmagaddafoundation.org dissolved footnotes Nimmagadda Foundation is a philanthropic initiative of Mr. Nimmagadda Prasad , the Chairman of VANPIC Group. With major contributions by Prasad, in his personal capacity, Nimmagadda Foundation was set up to work in areas like healthcare, education, life skills improvement and community development. The foundation seeks to work in collaboration with non profit organizations and other likeminded NGOs. The foundation firmly believes that the society would flourish only when the benefits of economic growth percolate down the line to the less privileged segments of the society. It is not about giving charity but about building sustainable communities that are enabled and empowered in the long run. Drishti Vision , Hrudaya Heart , Arogya Health , Vidya Education , Nypunya Skillset and Parirakshna Restoring are the core areas that the Foundation is currently working in. The Asian Institute of Gastroenterology , CARE Hospitals and LV Prasad Eye Institute are key partners in the initiative. In 2010, Nimmagadda Foundation donated to TeachAIDS to fund the creation of new state of the art HIV AIDS education for India ref cite news title Star touch to animated film on HIV AIDS url http expressbuzz.com cities hyderabad star touch to animated film on hivaids 226342.html work The New Indian Express date 27 November 2010 accessdate 16 December 2010 ref . Notes references http nimmagaddafoundation.org Nimmagadda Foundation Website Category Non profit organisations based in India ... more details
Notability date December 2010 Animation Forum West Midlands sometimes referred to as AFWM is a business network for animation professionals in the West Midlands region of England, UK . As of December 2010, the group has 881 members. The network was founded in 2006 by Birmingham City University s Screen Media Lab, following initial funding by Digital Central. From 2009 onwards. The project is non profit and managed on a day to day basis by Birmingham City University s New Technology Institute , Birmingham formerly Screen Media Lab , and has been funded by Screen WM and Birmingham City University since July 2009. ref http www.screenwm.co.uk news detail 593 screen wm backs animation forum wm Screen WM Driving innovation and excellence in screen media News Bot generated title ref ref http animationforumwm.co.uk about.aspx Animation Forum West Midlands Bot generated title ref The Forum hosts networking events, animation masterclasses and screening nights for animators aimed at building a more cohesive animation sector in the region. ref http www.createdinbirmingham.com 2010 10 18 animating the west mindlands Animating the West Midlands Created in Birmingham Bot generated title ref The Forum is guided by a steering group composed of figures from the Midlands animation sector, including CharacterShop , Skillset , Screen WM , The Brothers McLeod , Second Home Productions , Blitz Games Studios , Hereford College of Art , University of Wolverhampton , Synthetic Dimensions and Flip Animation Festival . ref http animationforumwm.co.uk steering.aspx Animation Forum West Midlands Bot generated title ref References reflist Category Organizations established in 2006 Category British animation studios Category Industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom Category Arts and media trade groups Category Media in the West Midlands region ... more details
Infobox actor image Replace this image female.svg name Natascha Wharton birth date birth year and age 1965 birth place years active 1991 present spouse Natascha Wharton born 1965 is a United Kingdom British film producer . She is the founder of Working Title Films WT2 Productions WT sup 2 sup Productions , an independent film production company, and subsidiary of Working Title Films . Career Prior to joining Working Title Films , Wharton served as an assistant to producer Eric Fellner , who would later co own the company. She joined Working Title in 1993, serving as an assistant to Fellner and Working Title co founder Tim Bevan . ref name Variety Cite web last Staff first Variety authorlink http www.variety.com index.asp?layout bio&peopleID 1159 title Working Title Natascha Wharton Entertainment News, Billion Dollar Producer Working Title Films, Media Variety url http www.variety.com article VR1117952370.html?categoryid 2299&cs 1 publisher Variety magazine Variety date October 22, 2006 ref Wharton later became a development executive for the company and, in 1999, established Working Title s subsidiary Working Title Films WT2 Productions WT sup 2 sup Productions as a production company that produced independent film s. ref name skillset Cite web authorlink http www.skillset.org title Working Title Skillset Film The Guardian url http www.skillset.org film stories production article 3457 1.asp ref Films produced under the WT sup 2 sup production banner include Shaun of the Dead , Billy Elliot , The Calcium Kid and Ali G Indahouse . ref name Variety Wharton left Working Title in July 2009. She is currently the head of development for the UK Film Council . ref name Deadline London Cite web last Adler first Tim title UK Film Council s New Development Head Deadline.com url http www.deadline.com 2010 04 uk film councils new development head publisher Mail.com Media Mail.com Media Corporation date April 5, 2010 ref Filmography border 2 cellpadding 5 cellspacing 0 style margi ... more details
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Context date October 2009 The Bangalore Agenda Task Force is meant to be a partnership between the citizens, corporates and the administrative agencies the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike BMP , Bangalore Development Authority BDA , Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation BMTC , BWSSB , BESCOM , BSNL , and Bangalore Police . BATF has tried to bring together the key players comprising a Private Public Partnership PPP to enable synergy of effort and visibility of result. Both BATF and the seven stakeholders believe in the citizen centred approach. However, given that the experience of PPP was new, the BATF commissioned a survey by an independent organisation SOFRES MODE in December 1999 and identified top citizen concerns. Following this, the first year focus has been largely on short term works capable of yielding quick visible results for greater confidence besides generating experience for expanding and consolidating on long term infrastructure projects from year. The initial task, therefore, for the BATF and the stakeholders was to sit together and agree on an approach and formulate projects and programmes. BATF team had comprised a team of experts from various fields across all sectors who are appointed by Karnataka Govt. The team was headed by Nandan Neilakani Also, Infosys Co chairman and members included like Naresh Venkataramanan, Kalpana Kar, Ramesh Ramanathan, Ravichander, Suresh Heblikar, Late H.Narasimhaiah and so on. All these members of BATF were contributing to the city s development through by way of sharing broad based knowledge. BATF office was located in Alexandria Street, Bangalore and Infrastructure was created & funded by Chairman of BATF itself. There were appointed technical staff through members of BATF for each of the programmes undertaken by BATF. Each of the staff were selected on the basis of various expertise and skillset. These bunch of team were toiling in the background for all the programmes initiated by BATF. Some of the key technic ... more details
Expert subject National Basketball Association date January 2010 NBA scouts are professionals hired by National Basketball Association NBA franchises to evaluate player talent or opposing teams preparation or strategies. A prospect scout typically looks for younger players with potential or existing players whose rights may be available through free agent free agency or trade. An advance scout, however, helps prepare the team by studying the strategies or tendencies of opposing teams. ref name rockets cite web url http www.nba.com rockets news An Inside Look at the Life of 295509 34.html title Traveling Man Rockets Advance Scout Pat Zipfel chronicles life on the road last Zipfel first Pat date January 20, 2009 accessdate October 22, 2009 ref Scouts travel extensively, attending basketball games to do these evaluations. ref name rockets Scouting attire and equipment Scouts will sometimes dress very casually so as to blend in with the public and fans at the game. This is done so other teams do not know the players that their respective organization may be actively interested in. Citation needed date January 2010 In the late 1990s, NBA scouts began using computers to organize information or compile data used to evaluate and grade each player or team being scouted. Yes doah Scouting criteria There are many factors which contribute to a scout s analysis of a player and scouts place differing importance on each of these factors. This is commonly called projection. Projection influences some of the best and worst decisions scouts and general managers make. The most basic projections which a scout must make include the player s physical status such as height, weight, age, position, and wikt conditioning conditioning . The scout will also the study the player s skillset including shooting and Score game scoring capabilities, Dribbling Basketball ball handling , Defense sports defensive capabilities, and Passing sports passing abilities. The scout will also attempt to note th ... more details
Infobox Person name Ian Payne birth date nationality British known for Television news presenting employer ITV title News Presenter website Ian Payne is a television presenter . He is employed by ITV Tyne Tees & Border . ref name itv.com http www.itv.com tynetees meettheteam Meet the Team North East Tonight , itv.com , October 2009 ref Early life Payne was from Ipswich originally but studied sport at Newcastle University and did a placement with TV Sport and Leisure TSL . He then joined Tyne Tees Television ITV Tyne Tees in 1992 for work experience whilst working on a degree in journalism. He then became a sports assistant, later becoming their senior sports presenter. ref name itv.com ref Broadcasting career On 25 September 2006, Payne was promoted to a newscaster on the now defunct South edition North East Tonight , he co presents the magazine news programme with Pam Royle. ref name itv.com ref In September 2008, Payne presented ITV News 2008 Summer Paralympics coverage, based in China . fact date July 2010 Since 25 February 2009, he has been the main co presenter of North East Tonight and Lookaround , alongside Pam Royle . ref http www.chroniclelive.co.uk north east news todays evening chronicle 2008 12 03 tyne tees news presenters axed in cost cuts 72703 22394461 Tyne Tees news presenters axed in cost cuts , ChronicleLive, 3 December 2008 ref Following the merger of ITV Tyne Tees and ITV Border creating ITV Tyne Tees & Border . Awards In 2008 Ian was honoured by Northumbria University for Distinguished Services to Sport . In 2009 he was named Best Presenter by the Royal Television Society North East and Cumbria. ref name itv.com ref Personal life In an interview Payne said the aspect of his job he enjoys the most is current affairs, sport and the passion he has for the North East. ref http www.skillset.org tv people article 5612 1.asp Ian Payne, Presenter Skillset ref References reflist External links Twitter ianpayneitv Ian Payne DEFAULTSORT Payne, Ian Category ... more details
MedalTableTop MedalSport Men s Basketball MedalCountry URS MedalCompetition Olympic Games MedalBronze 1976 Summer Olympics 1976 Montreal Soviet Union national basketball team USSR MedalBronze 1980 Summer Olympics 1980 Moscow Soviet Union national basketball team USSR MedalCompetition FIBA World Championship World Championship MedalSilver 1978 FIBA World Championship Philippines 1978 Soviet Union national basketball team USSR MedalGold 1982 FIBA World Championship Colombia 1982 USSR MedalCompetition Eurobasket European Championships MedalBronze Eurobasket 1973 1973 Spain USSR MedalSilver Eurobasket 1977 1977 Belgium USSR MedalGold Eurobasket 1979 1979 Italy USSR MedalGold Eurobasket 1981 1981 Czechoslovakia USSR MedalBronze Eurobasket 1983 1983 France USSR MedalBottom Anatoly Dmitriyevich Myshkin August 14, 1954 in Sylva , Sverdlovsk , Russia is a retired Soviet and Russian basketball player. A 6 feet 10 2.07m tall cornerman , Myshkin broke all the schemes in European basketball due to his unique skillset. Mobile and aggressive, he possessed the speed and versatility to beat any defender. Playing for PBC CSKA Moscow CSKA Moscow he won eight consecutive Soviet Union league titles from 1977 to 1984. Even though his team was a Euroleague regular, Myshkin never had the chance to battle for the top continental title. As a member of the Soviet Union national basketball team Soviet Union national team he led them to back to back Eurobasket titles in Eurobasket 1979 1979 and Eurobasket 1981 1981 and won gold at the 1982 FIBA World Championship 1982 World Championships in Colombia. External links http www.euroleague.net history 50 years player nominees myshkin Euroleague.net Profile http www.fibaeurope.com cid KNce8jInH7Qj1EsyH5rjn2.playerID 64482.compID qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season 1977.roundID 2256.teamID 2792.html Fibaeurope.com Profile http www.sports reference.com olympics athletes my anatoly myshkin 1.html Sports reference.com Profile Footer 1976 Olympic Bronze Medalis ... more details
The Broadcast Journalism Training Council BJTC is an industry led body offering accreditation to courses for aspiring journalists. History In the late 1970s, the National Union of Journalists was pushing for a more structured approach to training for broadcast. After a series of meetings with universities, the BBC and the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the Joint Advisory Council for the Training of Radio Journalists was formed, chaired by the retired Managing Director of BBC World Service , Gerard Mansell. ref name bjtc cite web url http www.bjtc.org.uk title BJTC web site accessdate 11 Feb 2011 ref This organisation was the forerunner of the BJTC. In 1987, Tom Beesley succeeded Mansell as chair. He continued for 23 years, before retiring in 2010. The third and current chair is Marie Kinsey, director of postgraduate journalism at Sheffield University . ref name LauraOliver1 cite web url http www.journalism.co.uk news training bjtc appoints marie kinsey as new chair s13 a541071 title BJTC appoints Marie Kinsey as new chair author Laura Oliver publisher journalism.co.uk accessdate 11 Feb 2011 ref Purpose The BJTC is a partnership of 90 per cent of UK broadcasting employers the BBC , ITV News Group, ITN , Sky News , Thomson Reuters , RadioCentre, Associated Press Television News APTN , plus the NUJ and Skillset , the sector Skills Council for the media industries. Associate members include 37 colleges and universities, running a total of 65 accredited courses. The aim of the BJTC is to make students more employable, so the primary role is as a forum for employers and training providers to agree training standards. ref name bjtc The advantages of a BJTC accredited course include a guaranteed work placement with one of its partners for at least three weeks, which should be properly structured and mentored. ref cite web url http careers.guardian.co.uk a survival guide for budding journalists title A survival guide for budding journalists author Steve Harris publishe ... more details
Education in Birmingham File Bakerbig.jpg right thumb Birmingham City University , which became a SkillsetSkillset Academy Network Skillset Media Academy in 2007 The provision for Media studies media education and training in Birmingham has been acknowledged by Skillset , the sector skills council ... University BCU received accreditation as a SkillsetSkillset Academy Network Skillset Media Academy ... more details