Netflix, PGGB launch new assistant production accountant training Scheme edition

Netflix and the Production Guild of Great Britain have announced a new iteration of the Netflix assistant production accountant training scheme, which will solely focus on applications from dedicated to deaf, disabled and neurodivergent (DDN) accountants looking to break into film and TV.

The original programme (APATS) was founded more than 20 years ago by PGGB and has been run in partnership with Netflix since 2018.

Programme alumni have worked on productions such as Bridgerton, My Oxford Year, and Supacell. 

The programme offers a paid 12 month contract consisting of 5 weeks' classroom training, followed by placements on a Netflix production, where trainees gain practical experience and a clear route into future roles either at Netflix or in the wider film and TV industry.

The NAPATS programme will be supported by the organisation access all areas, who support, train and mentor learning disabled and autistic people across the creative landscape.

Applications open on September 12 and close on November 4, and applicants need to have academic or vocational accounting experience and a passion for film and TV.