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Because designers tend to work to tight deadlines and often work on more than one project at once, opportunities for further training after completing a degree or postgraduate course may conflict with time spent doing paid work. As the vast majority of designers are freelance, any professional development is often self-funded.
Some designers will want to learn or update specific technical skills, e.g. in computer-aided design (CAD), and may enrol on local part-time or evening courses. Supply companies offering specialist lighting, materials or effects may run product demonstration days, which can help designers to expand their repertoire. Theatre designers can access links to training organisations through the Society of British Theatre Designers .
Skillset: The Sector Skills Council for Creative Media is a strategic body that facilitates and subsidises training for freelancers and London-based employees in areas where the industry is experiencing skills shortages. However, production design skills do not currently fall into this category.
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