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
Announcement – Workshop Suspension
Due to the continuing effects of the Coronavirus, we will be suspending our face-to-face training and events programme in the short-term.
How not to be skint! (Cash flow for freelances) – 1st Apr 2020, London
Income can vary from month to month when you’re a creative freelance. So, in this workshop, we’ll show you how you can plan to have enough cash all year round and avoid the panic of running out of money at any given time.
Get started with Vlogging – 27 Mar 2020, Exeter
In this workshop, you’ll learn how to vlog, i.e., to film, edit and upload short videos to YouTube and how it can help support your creative career.
Body language – 25 Mar 2020, London
Getting your message across and making the right impression relies on both what you say and how you say it. In this one-day workshop, you will learn how thoughts, intentions and feelings are expressed through physical behaviours and how to ensure that the non-verbal messages you convey create the right impact.
Dealing with setbacks – 20 Mar 2020, London
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. But how do they keep going? In this session, you’ll learn useful strategies to help you deal with setbacks in a constructive way so that you remain buoyant and keep moving forward to reach your creative goals.
Get motivated – 6 Mar 2020, London
Staying motivated is essential if you’re going to develop a successful freelance career. Whether you’re just starting out and trying to get your foot in the door or a seasoned professional who is aiming to maintain momentum, this one day workshop will help you get and stay motivated so that you realise your creative ambitions.
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).