Free Workshops
Due to the increasing effects of the Coronavirus, we are suspending our venue-based courses in March and April. Further information available here.
Free workshop for members based in England
To help you develop the key business skills that will help you survive and thrive in the creative industries, we’ve launched a series of FREE one-day workshops throughout England. We also host easy to enrol webinars so you can learn online.
We’re adding more to the list every month so look out for updates from your unions and from FEU Training.
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Get Hired! – 31 Jan, London
This one-day workshop is designed to give practical advice and support to help you improve how you demonstrate your many skills and abilities to potential clients, through both what you say and how you say it.
Social Media for Work – 20 Jan, London
Using social media effectively can help you get better and more work as well as to engage with like minded professionals. This workshop looks at how you get started and how to use social media such as Facebook and Twitter as a valuable business tool rather than a means of sharing photos of your cat!
Finance for Freelances – 6 Dec, London
Essential for every freelance, this workshop will help you improve your financial management from how to work out your tax to cash flow forecasting.
Using data to make more money from freelancing – 1 Dec, London
Find out how to use data to run a more productive and profitable freelance business. This one-day workshop will teach you easy-to-use data analysis techniques to improve your freelance business, including better budgeting of both money and time, assessing risk and increasing income.
Get Noticed! – 29 Nov, London
In conjunction with the TUC’s Young Workers’ Month, this free workshop is aimed at those aged 30 and under. Learn how to stand out from the crowd by writing targeted CVs/profiles that show why you are the right person for each job.
Get the best deal: how to pitch for work and get paid properly – 22 Nov, Liverpool
In conjunction with the TUC’s Young Workers’ Month, this free workshop is aimed at those aged 30 and under. Learn the basics of pitching your work and negotiating fair rates of pay.
How to shoot and edit video with an iPhone or iPad – 11 Nov, Manchester
This one-day workshop will help you unlock the potential of your iPhone or iPad as a powerful tool for planning and creating high quality video.
Run a successful social media campaign – 10 Nov, Manchester
Social media can be a powerful means of getting your message across and raise awareness of what you do. This one-day workshop will take you step-by-step through running a successful campaign.
How to shoot and edit video with an iPhone or iPad – 4 Nov, Bristol
This one-day workshop will help you unlock the potential of your iPhone or iPad as a powerful tool for planning and creating high quality video.
Dealing with Setbacks – 21 Oct, London
When the going gets tough, the tough get going! But how do they keep going? This is the million-dollar question that we are going to consider. This session will give you some useful strategies and tips to help you deal with setbacks in a more constructive way so that you remain buoyant and keep moving forward towards your goals.
Click into Instagram – 19 Oct, London
Instagram is one of the fastest growing social media platforms and an effective platform for creative freelances who want to showcase their work to new/wider audiences. This workshop is ideally suited to beginners who want to learn more about and develop their skills to use this increasingly popular social networking app.
Social Media for Work – 14 Oct, London
Using social media effectively can help you get better and more work as well as to engage with like minded professionals. This workshop looks at how you get started and how to use social media such as Facebook and Twitter as a valuable business tool rather than a means of sharing photos of your cat!