Planning for your Future with Age Scotland
Date: Wednesday 25 November 2026 | 0930 – 1300 | Glasgow
Deadline: Monday 2 November 2026 0900
Working in the freelance world of film and television often means juggling unpredictable workloads and irregular income, which can make thinking about retirement feel daunting.
Planning for Your Future is an Age Scotland workshop, designed to help participants take control of their long-term financial and legal well-being, with content tailored to reflect the realities of freelance work.
What you’ll learn
Through two focused sessions, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to make plans for a more secure and fulfilling retirement.
– Finance
Led by an independent financial advisor, this session will demystify the financial side of retirement planning. You’ll learn about pensions, savings and investments, tax bands and contributions, and where to find trustworthy financial advice that’s relevant to freelance professionals. By the end, you’ll have a clearer picture of how to build financial stability for the years ahead.
– Legal
This session explores the essential legal steps for protecting yourself and your loved ones. You’ll discover why having a current will, power of attorney, and other key legal documents is so important – and how to get them right.
Participants will:
> be better informed about the financial and legal aspects of retirement
> ready to create a clear, actionable plan for their future.
Who is this course for?
This course is aimed at freelance crew members across departments, working in film and tv in Scotland.
Tutor
This course has been developed by Age Scotland and will be delivered by Financial and Legal advisors who will be tailoring their training to film and television freelancers.
Eligibility:
The programme is specifically for established film and television practitioners based in Scotland. Please only apply if you meet this criteria. BECTU opportunities for those in other areas of the UK can be found here: England, Wales.
> Applicants should be based and working freelance in film and television in Scotland.
> Students are not eligible for this training.
Selection:
> As this is a workshop style course, there are a limited number of spaces available to allow participants the opportunity to interact and ask questions.
> Places will be given to those who demonstrate the greatest professional need for this training with eligible Bectu members receiving priority for places.
> Places are provided free of charge but are worth a considerable amount.
Access:
The training will take place in person in Glasgow. If selected, we can help with travel costs for those based out-with Glasgow.
Access requirements can be arranged for those selected.
Upcoming Courses:
Have a look at our other upcoming courses here.
This course is being delivered with support from Scottish Union Learning, funded by the Scottish Government.
BECTU Vision is funded by Screen Scotland, Scottish Union Learning and BBC in partnership with Bectu.
If you have any queries please email vision@bectu.org.uk