Digital Learning Centre
for Creative Freelances
FEU Training provides training, information, advice, guidance and skills development opportunities to support your freelance career in the creative industries.
Upcoming free workshops and webinars
Write that book and get it published – 23 Sept 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
Both writing and then getting a book published can be incredibly challenging. However, thousands of people do so every year, so why not you? To help you, this workshop aims to give you a realistic idea of how to go about writing your first book, and how and where to sell it.
How to run a crowdfunding campaign – 17 Sept 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
Crowdfunding campaigns can be effective in raising money for creative projects. However, if you suspect that there’s more to it than just putting your great idea online and waiting for the money to roll in, you’re right.
We’ll spend the day working through how to structure your own crowdfunding campaign, from how to choose a platform and set a realistic target to how to find your audiences and tell your story.
Networking and social media – 10 Sept 2020
Networking is an essential marketing tool for creative freelances but it can also be a source of anxiety, even at the best of times. This short workshop will help you look at the basic rules whether online or in person.
Mobile video sharpshooter – 3 Sept 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
This one-day workshop will help take your mobile video skills to the next level, cementing your basic knowledge and adding extra shooting, editing and storytelling techniques.
Grow your business via email marketing – 25 Aug 2020, 10.30-4.15pm
In this workshop you’ll learn how to get your name out to your audiences and keep that relationship going through using MailChimp for emails, newsletters and mailing lists.
Diversify your portfolio – 12 Aug 2020, 10.30am – 4.15pm
Most of our working lives have been turned upside down in recent months, so this workshop aims to help you to take stock of where you are now and explore the range of skills, talents and experience that you have accumulated to find inspiration and direction on how to move forward.
Case Studies - how we can help
Everything I’ve attended has contributed to helping me streamline the admin side of the business by managing money, my confidence, resilience and time management – all of which lets me focus more on the music.
Matt Helm, Musician
Apart from the workshop content which was really useful, I enjoyed chatting to everyone there. It was such a lovely group and everyone was so friendly and supportive…the networking opportunities are fantastic.
Emma Sheppard, Journalist
It is so easy to feel isolated when you are a creative freelance but the FEU Training workshops show you that you’re not alone. You meet so many great people from the arts in general and the courses really pick you up.
Julia Titus, Actor and Singer
FEU Training courses are real and attended by working professionals. This results in a tangible, practical energy coming from a very focused group of people. It’s energising and invigorating to be part of.
William Gallagher, Writer
Test yourself in English, Maths and ICT with a set of short quizzes devised by unionlearn (run by the TUC)
to help you to assess your skills level in these essential areas and consider where you might want to improve.
What can we do for you?
The Getting Down to Business programme helps freelances throughout England brush up on key business skills.
Whether it's through free training courses or providing freelance-focused information, there's plenty of support for our members both on and offline.
Digital Learning Centre
At FEU Training we’re aiming to improve your access to learning through our Digital Learning Centre.
With a range of e-learning opportunities from downloads to video tutorials, presented in short, bite-sized pieces, you can snack on knowledge whenever you have a spare 10 minutes.
Who’s Who in the FEU?
Under the Federation of Entertainment Unions' (FEU) banner, the project is co-ordinated by Equity on behalf of Equity, the Musicians’ Union, the NUJ, and The Writers' Union.
The project is funded by unionlearn, the skills development branch of the Trade Union Congress (TUC).