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MLA invites applications for museum apprenticeships

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has pledged funding for up to 50 Apprenticeships in museums across England over the next two years as part of the Creative Apprenticeship developed by Creative & Cultural Skills.

For more information on MLA wage funding for Apprenticeships and an application form click here.

Creative & Cultural Skills news

CCSkills gets Hay fever

15 June 2009

Creative & Cultural Skills were at this year’s Hay Literature Festival in Wales where we hosted three sessions. Discussions centred on the skills needed to succeed as a writer or journalist, the types of writing courses available and what effect digitalisation could have on the literature sector.

Industry calls for joined up approach to future jobs

10 June 2009

The recent announcement by the government to create up to 150,000 jobs for young people has prompted the creative and cultural industries to call for a more joined up approach to supporting Apprenticeships and new jobs.

Craft Blueprint launched to tackle skills crisis

10 June 2009

A new action plan to tackle the increasing skills crisis across the heritage and contemporary craft sector has been launched today at a special event at the House of Lords.

MLA invites applications for museum apprenticeships

8 June 2009

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has pledged funding for up to 50 Apprenticeships in museums across England over the next two years as part of the Creative Apprenticeship developed by Creative & Cultural Skills.

Skills for writers at Guardian Hay Festival

27 May 2009

On Friday 29 May, Creative & Cultural Skills will play host to a range of authors and critics at the Guardian Hay Festival to start a dialogue about the future skills needs of the creative writing industry. Calling all who work with words, the sessions will focus on digitisation, the future of creative writing courses, and, crucially, how to make a living from writing.

Creative skills councils join forces to provide one-stop-shop for creative careers advice

21 May 2009

The Creative Choices° careers web portal (www.creative-choices.co.uk) will offer information, inspiration, and interactive tools to practitioners in a wider range of creative industries, as part of a unique collaboration between three Sector Skills Councils.

Skills chief kicks off tour in Brighton

14 May 2009

Creative & Cultural Skills CEO Tom Bewick is touring every English region and each home nation over the next few weeks where he’ll meet key regional employers and stakeholders. This will be an opportunity to discuss the local impact of the recession and CCSKills' planned response to the economic challenge presented to the creative and cultural industries.

Creative & Cultural Skills commits to openness and transparency in driving up performance

6 May 2009

Creative & Cultural Skills (CCSkills) - the ‘voice on skills in the creative and cultural sector’ – has reaffirmed its commitment to campaign openly and transparently on behalf of industry by publishing a comprehensive independent assessment of performance to date.

Shape Humanities and Social Sciences study for 14-19 year olds

29 April 2009

After consultations in the latter part of 2008 and earlier this year, further consultations on the criteria for the line of learning on the Diploma in Humanities and Social Sciences are taking place between April and May 2009.

Consultation on UK visual arts

24 March 2009

‘The Visual Arts Blueprint; a workforce action plan for visual arts in the UK’, will address skills gaps and training needs. The consultation is seeking the views of those with a keen interest in visual arts and the people that work in the industry. [The consultation is now closed.]

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