Welcome to The Pipeline

The Pipeline is an industry led, UK wide, training facility established at MediaCityUK to support and develop the existing and future workforce within the Screen industries.   

Working closely with Industry specialists and sector funders we draw on the wide ranging expertise of The Pipeline team to design training courses that address current industry skills gaps. 

All our courses are delivered in partnership with experts from the Screen Industries. We provide training and support for these industry specialists to enable them to pass on their knowledge and experience in an engaging and meaningful way for our learners. CPD is a large part of our ethos here at the Pipeline with ScreenSkills accredited trainers on our team

A key ambition for The Pipeline is to support a diverse and gender balanced workforce by offering targeted training for underserved communities, to enable them to fully participate within the Screen industries. 

Our Courses

Finished courses….

16 & 35mm film short course

Unscripted Edit Assistant and Technical Operators

Step upto VFX Coordinator

Unscripted Junior Editor

Unscripted Casting Researcher

Working on Physical Celluloid Film

Calling industry trainers and professionals…

The Pipeline is seeking more trainers to deliver outstanding industry lead programmes, if you are interested in becoming a training or already have some experience of delivery and would like to work with us, please contact our Creative Director Chris Pyke; c.pyke@salford.ac.uk.

“I have never considered delivering professional courses before, but the training I received from The Pipeline enabled me to deliver a 10 day UK wide course, for Production Coordinators. It was an amazing experience and I look forward to delivering the next course”

Helen Stamford, Production Executive, Red Productions.
(Lead trainer for ScreenSkills funded High End TV Step Up to Production Manager training programme)

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