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The Social Connects
The Social Connects is an innovative training and education project from BBC Scotland’s The Social. It’s a partnership between BBC and 5 colleges across Scotland.
The content focuses on the skills and knowledge required to work in digital production jobs across the media industry but also the employability skills needed to be successful in the workplace.
For the academic year 2025/2026 we are working with the following 10 colleges:
North East Scotland College
Aberdeen
UHI Perth
Perth
New College Lanarkshire
Motherwell and Coatbridge
West Lothian College
Livingston
Fife College
Glenrothes
The course is made up of 17 learning videos, 10 presentations and 8 practical tasks. See below for two examples of our learning videos.
How To Film For Social Media
How To Film For Social Media
Alice gives our top tips on filming great shortform content.
Tips for writing a great CV
CV Writing Tips
Jane gives us her top tips on writing a standout CV
