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Careers · Skills checklists

Know what your grade needs. Tick it off.

One checklist for every grade on our department ladders, trainee to HoD. Tick what you can do now and bring it to your competency check.

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How it works

Pick your department

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Every grade on our ladders, from the first job to head of department.

Watch: what the grades do

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Short UK explainers from Reel Opportunities. They play here.

Good to know

  • Is this a qualification?

    No. It's a guide to what the grade does. The FIF Certificate comes only from an in-person practical.

  • Where do the skills come from?

    Our department ladders and role guides, plus each department's Safety first module. ScreenSkills publishes its own checklists; we link them where they exist.

  • Where is my data?

    On your device only. Nothing is sent to us. Download the CSV if you want a copy.

  • Stepping up to HoD?

    Read the step-up toolkit: budgets, running a team, hiring and hard days.

How learning with FIF works

Competency check. Step 2: a short check with FIF, online or in person. It tells us you're ready for a practical.

  1. Learn onlineFree films, paths and Academy courses
  2. Competency checkA short check with us, online or in personYou are here
  3. In-person practicalOn our unit at Pinewood or 3 Mills
  4. FIF CertificateFrom the practical only

The FIF Certificate comes only from the practical. How it works · Book a competency check

Last reviewed 13 November 2026