April 2019
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This seminar examined the way forward for developing the skills needed by the UK’s creative industries - focusing on priorities for education in creative subjects, training and upskilling, and making the most of the Creative Industries Sector Deal.
The agenda considered options for strengthening the relationship between the creative industries and the education and training sector in the context of initiatives set out in the Sector Deal, including the Creative Careers Programme.
Delegates assessed progress and considered further steps to meet the needs of the sector - including in the development of T-levels, tackling the decline in arts teaching in schools, improving careers advice provision, and looking at how effectively higher education is keeping up with developments.
Focusing on what more is needed to ensure that creative education is in sync with the requirements of business and industry, they also discussed the way forward for delivering on the push for links between businesses, education and creatives.
Further sessions focused on key priorities for addressing future skills challenges in the creative industries.
Areas for discussion included aligning the framework for apprenticeships to suit the sector’s needs; challenges around upskilling employees already within the sector and identifying the most urgent skills gaps; promoting greater diversity and inclusiveness in the workforce; developing clear career pathways for the sector and reducing barriers to access for socio-economically excluded groups.
