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Training and Personal Development

All the skills required in the modern workplace – and how to get them

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What are TAPS & TAPS Cymru

TAPS is a national charitable organisation committed to seeking out, training and showcasing emerging talented writers. TAPS prides itself on giving these writers access to leading drama and comedy producers and script executives.

TAPS Cymru is a separate subsidiary company set up to provide writer training in Wales

TAPS has trained over 700 writers and showcased over 230 since 1993. Past writers have since worked on popular series such as Coronation Street, Eastenders, The Bill, Casualty, Holby, Doctors, Hollyoaks, Bad Girls, Nuts & Bolts, Belonging and Pobl y Cwm as well as receiving commissions for their own original ideas including Always and Everyone, Hearts and Bones, Vincent, Jericho and Mobile.

With TAPS writers having received hundreds of commissions on network television, over 2 billion viewers have now seen their work. An achievement never reached before by any independent training organisation.

TAPS actively develops original voices of the future for an industry which needs to constantly seek raw talent and fresh ideas.

Benefits to the industry

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Knowledge that all scripts have been selected by professional readers.
Knowledge that writers are trained by working industry professionals.
Ability to see and assess writers’ work in a performance showcase.
Broadcasters and Independents have access to completed scripts and showcases, available on the TAPS DVD.
Organised networking opportunities with writers following showcase.
New writers are aware of the requirements and restraints of writing within the industry.

Benefits to the writer

TAPS is unique as the only service of this kind in the UK.
Submitted scripts are evaluated by professional readers either in English or in Welsh.
Collaborating with working industry professionals.
Selected scripts showcased in a studio.
Gaining a valuable insight into the production process.
Opportunity to meet with producers, directors and other writers at various networking events.
Recommendation to broadcasters on availability and suitability for commission.


Industry professionals on TAPS

“ITV Wales and TAPS have worked together on a number of occasions and as a result new writers have been developed to work on Welsh drama.”

PETER EDWARDS
Head of Drama, ITV Wales

“Without TAPS I would not be a writer it’s that simple. It was TAPS dedication, commitment and faith that gave me the direction and confidence to pursue my career in the industry. TAPS is more than just an organisation to me, they are like family. I am forever indebted to TAPS”

KHURRAM LONGI
TAPS Writer of the Year

“The BBC continues to give new writers not only encouragement, but also real opportunities to break into peak-time shows like Casualty. I am delighted to applaud the efforts and success of TAPS, after years of Writers’ Workshops and performance showcases which have kick started many writing careers.”

MERVYN WATSON
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