Recommendation 31

Given how important skills are to the film and HETV industry, we are surprised that major streamers and studios could not give us a straight answer on how much they spend on training. The companies either don’t know how much they are spending or have something to hide. Either way, we are not confident the industry has enough incentive to share the data that is needed to develop a coherent, sector-wide skills strategy. We also note that relying on voluntary contributions of 1% of production budgets delivers a fluctuating sum for skills training, which is an unreliable means of resourcing a vital need for the industry. (Conclusion, Paragraph 113)