Northern Lights

Well its official. We can now announce the industry partner line up for the second Northern Lights programme which starts on the 2nd November. The BBC and Made in Manchester will be supporting us again on the TV and radio strands. Our two new partners are Mando and Milky Tea. Both based in the heart of Liverpool city centre, Mando has recently been voted as How-Do’s digital agency of the year in 2009 and will be supporting the interactive strand of the cross-channel programme. Milky Tea is one of the UK’s leading CGI and creative arts production companies working major national and multi-national clients.

The programme will be centred on both Manchester and Liverpool over the four weeks and will undoubtedly offer new entrants an excellent introduction to the creative industries  and the opportunities they offer in the North West.

Applications will be accepted from Monday 6th September so check back to download the forms.

We can now confirm that there will be a second programme taking place in November this year. Industry partners are currently being finalised and we will be calling for applications in early September with interviews being scheduled for the end of the month. To register your interest in advance please click here. Participants will be paid a training allowance of £43 per day to attend the 4 week programme and there will be the potential for a follow up 12 week placement with one of the partners for four of the anticipated 16 participants.

This is what Lisa has to say about her experience on Northern Lights in May this year. (continue reading…)