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Founded in 1999, The Dreamtek Group rapidly established itself as a dynamic, innovative and forward-thinking company that specializes in the delivery of digital experiences through creative video production, event production and the development of mobile and social applications. Dreamtek’s Talent division was born some 10 years later as a subsidiary to DTG enabling businesses to gain access to credible, creative and reliable production staff to help them deliver their creative visions. Quite simply, our Talent division delivers enhanced production value through premium staffing services. The Dreamtek Academy is an extension of Dreamtek Talent and has been developed to provide young, creative and talented individuals a stepping stone into the AV and Production Industry. By adding the Academy to our portfolio of Talent services, we can offer our customers the opportunity to engage with enthusiastic young people who want to grow, learn and excel in their field, creating and fuelling innovation for their business.

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What we do for our customers

The VF Hub

GoogleHangouts

Broadcast Pods

Aquafadas Digital

Publishing

YouTubeManagement

Storage Solutions

Amazon Web

Services

TV Studios

Webcasting Services

Learning Management

Systems

AdobeConnect

VirtualClassrooms

LeapMotion

3D Animation

Media Production

TV Commercials

Mobile App

Development

DigitalMarketing

Corporate Video

Event Filming

UX Design Services

Web Development

Video Production

Media&

Production Staffing

Comms Consultancy

Mobile Consultancy

Production and Events

Video Conferencing

Dreamtek began working with Apprentices in 2013, adopting the National OCR Framework designed for new entrants into the AV and Creative Media Industry. The output of our investment has produced a team of enthusiastic, dynamic and talented individuals who have become an invaluable resource to our business.

Apprenticeship SchemeBackground

We have drawn on our experiences in developing and working with Apprentices and now have the expertise and training to extend the Apprentice Programme to our customer base, not only supporting young talent who wish to join the AV and Creative Media Industry but offering our customers an economic talent solution, productivity gain and improved retention.

What is an Apprenticeship?

13 month contract with 16 - 19 year olds and The Dreamtek Academy.

A recognised qualification –OCR Level 3 Diploma in Digital Media

1 years work experience

A chance to gain invaluable, practical and technical experience at an advanced level, fast tracking compared to full time education.

Relevant work experience increasing the chance of obtaining full time employment after the first year.

What are the Business Benefits?

• Cost effective – less costly to recruit apprentices than adult, experienced workers

• Improved Retention – Individuals who have trained with a company are more likely to stay with the company

• Training to meet business needs – work based training geared to the needs of the business as well as the apprentice

• Contributing to and supporting the industry – Improving supply of longer term skilled industry experts and specialists

• Instill company values – apprentices are more susceptible to adopting and practicing cultural values

• Improve productivity – an overall gain in the contribution of productivity and improved performance

What do Dreamtek provide you?A 16-19 year old full time for 13 months - 4 or 6 days a month is required at Dreamtek’s training centre in London.

Talented individuals selected by Dreamtek andaligned to your business

The best Industry training fortnightly with our fully qualified training team

Pastoral care and ongoing assessment of the Apprentices

Flexibility to focus on individual modules depending on customer requirement

Course Framework

Credit based system: Guided learning hours

Mandatory Units

• Communicating and presenting ideas in media sector • Awareness of converging digital technology • Health and Safety in the media sector

Competence Units

• Rig and manage cables for Audio Visual Production• Prepare and maintain camera equipment• Prepare and maintain sound equipment• Support visual preparation• Ingest Materials• Monitor and maintain post production environments• Capture picture and sound for non-linear editing• Obtain assets for use in interactive media presentations• Create animations for interactive media presentations

Industry Best Practice

• Professional Behaviour• Written Analysis/Methodology• Legal and Ethical Issues

Why do young people now choose an Apprenticeship over College or University?

More experience

in the industry

• better job prospects

Why do young people now choose an Apprenticeship over College or University?

Better Job

Prospects…

Why do young people now choose an Apprenticeship over College or University?

In the 2013/14 academic year:

• There were 440,000 apprenticeship starts in England, 70,000 fewer than the previous year.

• The number of starts by people aged 25 and over fell by 69,000 compared with the previous year.

• The number of starts by people aged 24 and under was about the same as in 2012/13.

• The majority of apprenticeships were in the service sectors. Almost three quarters of starts were in three sectors: business, administration & law; health, public services & care and retail & commercial enterprise.

• 53% of apprenticeships started were by women (233,000) and 47% by men (207,000).

University vs Apprenticeships

Between 2009/10 and 2010/11 there was a particularly large increase in the number of apprenticeship starts, much of it driven by apprentices aged 25 and over.

Fast Forward to 2015, there has been a 52% increase in the number of apprenticeships placed with 670,000 confirmed placements against 440,000 between 2013/2014. Of this amount 400,000 are aged 16-24.

Apprentices, What do you feel were the top benefits to undertaking your chosen study option?

2,614 young British adults, all of whom had started their first job prior to completing their apprenticeship or degree within the past 12 months were quizzed about their first jobs and the opportunities that were available to them. 1,309 respondents had previously completed an apprenticeship, whilst 1,305 respondents had graduated from university with a degree.

Initially, all respondents were asked ‘What do you feel were the top benefits to undertaking your chosen study option?

When provided with a list of possible responses and told to select all those applied, the top five responses amongst those who had completed an apprenticeship were:

1. Hands-on experience whilst studying - 42%2. Being able to earn money whilst learning - 34%3. Being in a working environment - 21%4. No debt at the end of it - 16%5. Getting a taste for whether or not the career was for me

13%

What do you feel were the top benefits to undertaking your chosen study option?

What roles do Dreamtek Apprentices take on?

• AV Technician Apprentice• Video Production Apprentice

• Editing Apprentice• Apprentice Cameraman • Apprentice Producer

• Digital Marketing Apprentice• Social Media Apprentice - with a focus on video

Have you got something in mind? We can tailor our Apprenticeship training to your requirement as long as it is within our training guidelines.

• 13 month contract for Apprentices

• Minimum of 16 days per month working at customer location

• Between 4-6 Days apprentice training per month delivered by Dreamtek

• 16-18 year old £12,500 per annum

• 19 year old £16,500 per annum

• Travel costs for attending training are covered by the customer

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What happens after the Apprenticeship?

At the end of the apprenticeship, the Customer can retain the individual via a managed service with Dreamtek negating balloon payment.

After completion and qualification ( 13

months) Apprentice is released from

programme and available for direct

employment

Customer pays a balloon fee to retain the Apprentice with no further support

from Dreamtek

Tier 1 (16-18 year old) £2k balloon payment

Tier 2 (19 year old)

£3k balloon payment

“Experience was one of the main reasons I chose the Dreamtek Apprenticeship scheme over higher education. Being able to gain

insight and develop a wide range of employable skills in various areas of production was invaluable to my personal development”

Max ArtheyDreamtek/Commerzbank

“For anyone looking to break into the Video Production industry, I would strongly recommend the Dreamtek

Apprenticeship program as one of the best routes available right now. For me, it has proven to be an invaluable career

opportunity”Tommy Bruce

Dreamtek/Youtube

What do our Apprentices say?

“Commerzbank has had a Dreamtek apprentice with us for well over a year and its fair to say this person has become a trusted and valued member of the team. Their drive to learn and the attention

to detail was very good from the offset. After only a few months the apprentice was able to deliver 80%

of the work required from a core team member”

Mark BlackadderCommerzbank

What do our Employers say?

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