In-house training
WE supply in-house training for many magazine and newspaper groups, charities, public companies, councils, press offices and PR companies. We can deliver anything from an induction programme, through writing and editing skills, to a public speaking workshop.Our client list for such workshops includes Emap, VNU, BBC Magazines, Euromoney, the Ministry of Defence, Lewis PR, Nuclear Electric and John Lewis.
Contact: In-house Department
Gold Standard
THE Gold Standard can play a core part in staff training needs. It aims to give staff an industry-wide qualification. It will help editors, line managers or account when carrying out appraisals, and it should prove invaluable to HR departments when monitoring career develoment.
Contact: Riva Elliott
Design consultancy
WE have vast expertise available on the design side. We can
help if you want a redesign or just a change in typography.
Several leading publications have benefited from our experience.
Our subsidiary, PMA Design, will also oversee setting up templates
and other design aspects on your DTP system. Among those who
have used this service are Emap, Haymarket, BSI, Reed and Lockwood
Press.Contact: Melanie Gilbert
or Keith
Elliott
Consultancy
OUR consultancy service enables you to identify problem areas from shortcomings of DTP systems to relaunching a publication.
Contact: Keith Elliott
Charities
WE give a discount on any of our published or in-house workshops.
Contact: Melanie Gilbert
Freelance delegates
SOME courses that are part of National Vocational Qualifications may qualify for tax relief. These are: news reporting, feature-writing, subbing, law, production or design.
Contact: Melanie Gilbert
Internet
PUBLISHERS are exploiting the vast potential of the Internet. Technology moves on with Podcasting and Vodcasting, RSS feeds and more. We stay ahead to help you develop skills in these technologies, helping you exploit them for the benefit of your business or organisation.
Contact: Riva Elliott
Management training
WE lead the way in workshops for senior staff, PMA provides a programme of interpersonal and management skills workshops for the media industry.
Contact: Keith Elliott
Market research
WE are amazed at how little most magazines know about their readers, and how much is done on "gut feel" rather than hard facts. Our market research division, PMA Research, specialises in qualitative and quantitative research on all aspects of the media.
Contact: Riva Elliott
National Vocational Qualifications
OUR workshops are geared to NVQS, and have been since their inception. Our training rooms are also registered as an NVQ assessment centre.
Contact: Riva Elliott
Newspaper training
MANY newspaper journalists attend our courses, and we are increasingly running in-house workshops for this sector.
Contact: Keith Elliott
Postgraduate course
PERHAPS the best benchmark for our annual postgraduate course is the ease with which delegates have found jobs. We can adapt a similar course to develop the core skills of people in your company.
Contact: Melanie Gilbert
Writing skills training
AN increasing proportion of our work involves helping non-journalists who have to write as part of their job. We can help all sectors - from bank managers to secretaries - in making writing easier and improving its style and quality.
Contact: Keith Elliott
