Creative Industries Council endorses action on skills
Creative & Cultural Skills is delighted to report that a united effort to urge action on skills and training in the creative industries has been adopted by the Creative Industries Council, which is co-chaired by Business Secretary Vince Cable and Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt, and endorsed by Government.
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Our response to Lord Smith’s Film Review
Creative & Cultural Skills welcomes Lord Smith’s Film Review, announced on 16 January 2012, which, among many other recommendations, provides an opportunity to clarify our relationship with Skillset, the sector skills council for the creative media industries.
Paul Latham, Chair of the Board of Trustees at Creative & Cultural Skills, said in response: ‘In past merger talks with Skillset the Creative & Cultural Skills Board found that it would present a financial risk to our successful operation. We are, however, very open-minded to collaboration'.
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Internships in the Arts - a guide for arts organisations
Creative & Cultural Skills has published Internships in the arts – a guide for arts organisations in partnership with Arts Council England.
The guide offers advice on how to develop high-quality and mutually beneficial employment opportunities, and sets out the legal obligations for arts and cultural organisations offering internships.
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Creativity, Money, Love: Learning for the 21st Century
Creative & Cultural Skills, in partnership with A New Direction, has launched Creativity, Money, Love, a powerful collection of responses to the question: ‘What does the education system need to look like in order for the creative and cultural industries in the UK to thrive?’.
Contributors include well known names such as Trevor Phillips OBE, Lord David Puttnam, Sir Christopher Frayling and Camila Batmanghelidjh, Founder of Kids Company.
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New investment in employer led projects to boost enterprise, jobs and growth
The UK Commission for Employment and Skills has today announced over £61 million of investment in to projects to drive employer investment in skills across all four nations of the UK. Creative & Cultural Skills has been named as one of 18 Sector Skills Councils to receive the new investment through the Employer Investment Fund, designed to find solutions with the greatest potential to drive economic growth.
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First Jewellery Apprentices start work
The first ever government recognised Apprenticeship in Jewellery, developed by Creative & Cultural Skills, is now underway at Holts Academy of Jewellery in London. Working in partnership with the Goldsmiths’ Company and other jewellery organisations and makers, we developed an Apprenticeship framework at Levels 2 and 3 to provide a new entry route to jobs including Silversmithing, Engraving, Gem Setting, Polishing & Finishing, Enamelling and CAD/CAM Technology.
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New Creative Apprenticeships evaluation shows significant economic impact
We have published a new, independent evaluation of our Creative Apprenticeships programme, which has seen over 900 young people employed since 2008.
Conducted by non-profit sector consultants Baker Tilly and employer engagement experts the Education & Employers Taskforce, the report provides evidence of the significant economic impact that the apprentices are having on the UK economy.
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Qualifications Blueprint sets priorities for creative and cultural sectors
We are pleased to publish our new Qualifications Blueprint, an investigation into the qualifications which support the creative and cultural industries, and our recommendations for future development.
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New Chairman signals bright future for creative and cultural industries
Creative & Cultural Skills and the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural have combined forces to create a strengthened and more comprehensive skills business for the UK’s creative and cultural industries.
Paul Latham, Chief Operating Officer of Live Nation, will assume chairmanship of the combined business and David Worthington will chair a new patrons group, which will feature many well-known industry champions.
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INSSO Inaugural Conference: 'Work Global, Act Sectoral', 3rd October
The International Network of Sector Skills Organisations (INSSO) is holding its inaugural conference 'Work Global, Act Sectoral' on 3rd October at the Royal Society of the Arts (RSA) in London, on the eve of World Skills London 2011. Supported by leading learning company Pearson, the conference programme includes speakers from India, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the European Commission and is followed in the evening by a Global Skills Debate and drinks reception.
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