Hume Training Ltd have announced the launch of five new courses with arranged work placements aimed specifically at IT, Media and Marketing graduates and professionals looking for careers and work placements in creative industries. These new training courses start in April and will commence in the heart of Birmingham's "digital quarter" in Fazeley Studios, Digbeth. These professional training courses with work placement allow participants to upgrade their digital media skills and to consolidate their learning in the burgeoning and challenging commercial digital media arena.   

Hume Training has already established an enviable number of strong, commercial links with established businesses operating in the digital arena. Chief Executive of Hume Training, Dr Ekaterina Thomas, explained "We have been working hard to identify current and future skills shortages and it is apparent that the digital media arena is struggling to find appropriately qualified and experienced people to satisfy not only their current demand, but their expected demand as well."

A key part of Hume's new training courses is that they all offer a period of work placement for course participants in a digital media business. "It is fundamental to potential employers in this sector" said Dr Thomas, "for a course participant to be able to claim not only the theoretical and academic knowledge, but to be able to demonstrate practical experience as well; it is this which makes that individual significantly more employable than would be the case without such work experience."

Hume has been working very closely with The Institute of Commercial Management in the development of the courses, and all courses are fully accredited by the Institute. They have been developed by leading academics working in conjunction with commercial and industry specialists.