Overview
The 5As training will help you understand and apply the 5As within your own practice following the guidelines set out by the TV Access Project in 2022.
Course Content
The 5As
During The 5As training you will have the opportunity to:
- Learn the 5As.
- Apply the 5As to given examples.
- Explore how the 5As can be implemented in your own work.
- Your trainer will be from Creative Diversity Network's own pool of industry-approved Diversity Trainers.
- This session will be delivered 'online-live' via Zoom.
About TAP and the 5A's
- To ensure the full and equal inclusion of Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent talent, both behind and in front of the camera, TAP has produced a set of simple guidelines and principles which any organisation in the industry is welcome to adopt.
- These are known as The 5 As :
- Anticipate
- Ask
- Assess
- Adjust
- Advocate
- Read more here: TV Access Project - 5As
- This training is being delivered by CDN in partnership wth TAP, funded by STV.
Practical Information:
- This session is 1h 15 minutes long.
- The session is delivered online-live using Zoom. This sesison encourages active participation using activities, discussion and breakout rooms.
- This session uses an interactive whiteboard for activities.
What to expect in a CDN Training Session:
- CDN training sessions are small interactive workshops of up to 15 people to facilitate deeper learning. Each session will have an introduction, breakout discussion rooms, interactive activities, use of collaborative software, and call-out questions to the room. We encourage videos and active discussion in these sessions and ask that you are in an enviroment where you will be able to speak freely. If you do not want to be on video or speak, video off and interation through chat is also an option. We encourage active participation in any form for the full benefit of the session.
- We will be using Figjam for some sessions that involve interactive activities. You will not need an account for this, but if you would like to try using the interactive whiteboard ahead of the session, please see their website.
Our Trainers
- Our trainers all have lived experience and are working professionals within the TV and Broadcasting industry. They bring a wealth of professional and personal experience to their roles as trainers.
- Each trainer has been through our Doubling Disability Programme on an 8-week Train the Trainer course and are industry approved to deliver our training.
Access:
- Otter.ai captioning is provided as standard on all other sessions.
- If you have any access requirements, let us know by emailing: training@creativediversitynetwork.com
About CDN
- CDN exists to enable the UK Broadcasting industry to increase diversity and inspire inclusion. We work with our members towards a broadcasting industry with equality at its core monitored through the world's first industry-wide data collection system, Diamond. Only 4.5% of those working off-screen in the UK television industry identify as disabled compared to 17% of working people in the UK which is why we run the Doubling Disability project, providing disability inclusion training to the industry. Join us in Doubling Disability by attending some of our training courses and keeping up to date with Diamond.
About STV
This training has been funded by STV.
- STV is Scotland’s home of news, entertainment and drama, serving audiences with quality content on air, online and on demand. STV’s broadcast channel reaches 3.2 million viewers each month, while STV Player, the UK’s fastest-growing broadcaster streaming service, is now pre-installed in three-quarters of the UK’s connected TV homes. Multi-genre production company STV Studios - one of the UK’s leading content businesses - has an impressive track record of success across a wide range of broadcasters, with productions including BAFTA-winning Elizabeth Is Missing and The Victim, and much-loved returning series Celebrity Catchphrase and Antiques Road Trip.
