New opportunities with ITV ACADEMY ITV Academy launched in in an initiative designed to offer roles to February 2023 and aims to black talent in football production. RESULTS address current and future SignPost Productions, as part of ITV 95 trainees skills gaps by consolidating Academy, has reached 23 trainees through in 9 countries all initiatives across ITV to their Making Creativity Works programme, 450 school/ training Deaf, Disabled and Neurodivergent make it easier for people talent to bring them into the industry. Of college students At ITV, we’ve been to access training and these 23,18 have gone onto employment; reached working harder than four have gone onto further training; and one 8 production ever to provide world- development. went into volunteering at a drama school. class training and workshops development initiatives Through traineeships and entry-level hosted pathways, upskilling and acceleration to match the demands programmes, ITV Academy aims to of the industry. Moving support and reach the widest range of forward, the ITV diverse production talent out there; Academy will continue making the industry more accessible, developing existing and representative and inclusive. new talent and work The ITV Academy has created 72 new in close collaboration roles and opportunities across the UK with partners like and internationally through initiatives ScreenSkills and the such as the ITV News and Continuing National Film and Drama traineeships, and also Television School to launched ITV’s first-ever Production address the skills gaps Finance Traineeships, after identifying within the industry.” a skills shortage in this area. The Academy has also leveraged new Sonny Hanley, partnerships, including joining forces ITV Academy Director with Stormzy’s MerkyFC and adidas ITV Academy ITV Social Purpose Impact Report 2023 53