Apply for our free, Digital & Broadcast Media Training with MAMA Youth Project. You’ll learn from established industry professionals, build practical skills and experience what it’s really like to work in a professional production team.

This isn’t classroom-only training. You’ll learn by doing, in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where you’ll see how ideas become programmes and how different departments work together.

Upon completing the training, you’ll join our alumni community and get six months of support from our Talent Team, with access to job opportunities through industry partners such as Warner Bros. Entertainment, Disney, Paramount, Fremantle, Gravity Media, ITV, BBC Studios and many more.

About the Training

The programme is an intensive production bootcamp that mirrors the pace, expectations and teamwork of the broadcast and media industry.

You’ll work as a team to produce broadcast-quality current affairs documentaries. Producers from will guide you through every stage, from the first idea through research, pitching, planning and filming, to post-production and delivery.

Watch content made by previous trainees over the years on the

Training location:

The training takes place at the largest film and TV studio campus in central London. It has hosted more than 85 productions, including Big Brother, Amazon’s My Lady Jane and the film We Live in Time, and sets for major films like Wonka and Argylle were built here.

Address: Garden Studios, Park Royal, London NW10 7AS.

The Skills you will gain:

You will build specialist skills in the role you have applied to train in, while learning how a whole production works. Depending on your chosen training area, your experience may include:

• Production management and coordination: budgets, schedules, paperwork and keeping a production on track.
• Production accounts: the financial processes behind a production.
• Research: developing ideas, finding stories, working with contributors and locations, and preparing for filming.
• Camera: professional camera operation, filming techniques, working on location and an introduction to drone operation.
• Sound: location sound recording and working as part of a filming team.
• Editing: shaping footage into the finished documentaries.
• Social media: creating content around the productions for digital audiences.
• Marketing: how productions and content are positioned and promoted.
• Locations and welfare: supporting location needs and the wellbeing of everyone involved.
• Safety and sustainability: safe, responsible and sustainable ways of working.
• AI and technical operations: how new AI tools and technology can support production.

Across the programme, you will also build the skills employers look for every day: communication, teamwork, problem-solving, resilience, professionalism, organisation and working under pressure.

Who is the training for?

The programme is for young people who want a career in television, digital media or the creative industries but haven’t had the contacts, opportunities or traditional routes in.

You don’t need any experience or qualifications. What matters is your passion, commitment and willingness to learn.

Eligibility Criteria

To apply, you must:

• Be aged 19–30 (you must have turned 19 by 31 August 2026)
• Live in Greater London. You’ll need to show ID and proof of address (such as a bank statement, utility bill or driving licence) when you enrol
• Not be in part-time or full-time education (including a gap year)
• Not be in full-time or part-time employment during the training. You can still apply if you’re unemployed, self-employed, doing ad hoc work or on a zero-hours contract, as long as any work fits around your training hours, including weekends when needed
• Be available for the whole training period, including some evenings and weekends.
• Have lived in the UK for at least three years
• Have the right to live and work in the UK, as a British or Irish citizen or with one of the following:

Settled Status
Pre-Settled Status
Indefinite Leave to Remain.

Please note: because of our governing body’s requirements, short-term visas (such as Graduate and Student visas) are not eligible.

Training Duration & Committment

The training runs over six to seven weeks, depending on your role. It’s designed to work like a real production, so full commitment is essential. During filming, you may need to work outside normal weekday hours, including some weekends.

Key Training Dates

• Trainee Production Manager & Trainee Production Coordinator: start Monday 1 February 2027.
• All other roles: start Thursday 4 February 2027.
• Training ends: Friday 19 March 2027.

Interview Dates

All shortlisted applicants will be given an allocated slot for an online one-to-one interview, taking place between Monday 11 January and Friday 22 January 2027.

Some roles also include an in-person, activity-based group assessment. If you’re applying for one of these roles, please make sure you’re also available on the relevant date:

• Trainee Production Manager and Trainee Production Coordinator group assessment: Monday 18 January 2027
• Trainee Video Editor, Trainee Camera Operator and Trainee Location Sound Recordist group assessment: either on Wednesday 20 January or Thursday 21 January 2027

All group assessments take place at Garden Studios, London NW10 7AS. You’ll need to attend your interview(s) for your application to move forward application to progress.