Mediarte’s ‘A Private View’ pilot puts self-directed professional development at the heart of media careers. Targeting freelancers and creative workers, the pilot developed a competence mapping toolkit based on CYANOTYPES to support users in navigating their learning paths.
The toolkit encourages peer exchange, reflection, and personal goal setting. It is tailored to the reality of self-employed professionals—nonlinear careers, project-based work, and portfolio living. The novelty lies in creating a structure where users “self-curate” their learning using CYANOTYPES competences as a compass, fostering agency and contextual learning.
Target groups:
Self-employed professionals—nonlinear careers, project-based work, and portfolio living
Competences:
General approach:
Practice-based, collaborative, and competence-driven. The approach combines reflection, co-creation, foresight, and experimentation, using the CYANOTYPES Framework to guide learning through real hub challenges.
The pilot can be expanded through further workshops, local adaptations, or thematic spin-off pilots focused on circularity, community engagement, behavior change, or infrastructure-related sustainability challenges.
Pilot timeline:
Pilot Lead: Mediarte (Belgium)
Mediarte serves as the social fund for the audiovisual and digital sectors in Belgium, focusing on employment, training, and diversity. In the context of CYANOTYPES, Mediarte provides insights into workforce development and inclusion strategies, ensuring that the project’s training programs are accessible and equitable.
Their involvement helps to address skills gaps and promote diversity within the creative industries, fostering an inclusive environment that supports the professional growth of all individuals.
Website: https://www.mediarte.be/nl
Contact: Geert Genbrugge geert.genbrugge@mediarte.be
“Creativity is not just a skill; it is a form of agency. The world is changing quickly, and we need frameworks that anticipate change.”
— David Crombie, CYANOTYPES Project Coordinator
Take the challenge: Run a CYANOTYPES Pilot
The CYANOTYPES team invites networks and institutions to take the next step. Lead the transformation by testing and adapting the CYANOTYPES Framework in your own context through tailored Open Pilots.
Start by exploring the CYANOTYPES Toolkit, a practical resource offering frameworks, cards, and templates to guide your organisation through its own journey of unlearning and relearning.
If you are interested in piloting the CYANOTYPES Framework, register here. CYANOTYPES partners will get in touch with you.
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