Creative Blueprint Scotland

• Scotland has a creative workforce of 36,800 which is 7% of the UK workforce
• Creative businesses contribute £1.25 billion GVA to the UK economy
• By 2014, industry growth of 3,000 jobs is expected
• More than half the jobs will require higher skills.

The creative and cultural landscape in Scotland

Ten years steady sector growth in Scotland has led to a renewed government focus, seen in the new administration's economic strategy which prioritises creative industries support.

The establishment of Creative Scotland is underway and will commence operation in April 2010. The Scottish Government has also published 'Skills for Scotland' which reinforces the role of SSCs, working in partnership with stakeholders, in tackling Scotland's skills challenges.

Creative & Cultural Skills, Skillset and Skillfast have opened dialogue with Creative Scotland on skills development for the creative and cultural sector.

‘The Scottish Museums Council was delighted to form a relationship with Creative & Cultural Skills. It has provided an opportunity to share knowledge, experience and access to national networks as both organisations strive to establish a learning culture within the UK and across the cultural and heritage sectors’— Joanne Orr - Director, Museums Galleries Scotland

Creative & Cultural Skills: working in Scotland

Creative & Cultural Skills is working with Skills Development Scotland to deliver a rolling programme of industry-led careers seminars to careers advisers and exchange programmes to allow teachers and lecturers to spend time on a short placement with an employer across Scotland.

Education and training context

• Scotland has 3% of the UK Further and Higher Education provision
• 12% of the businesses in Scotland had difficulties with recruitment and 30% had skills gaps
• 23% of employers had arranged training with their staff
• 9 out of 10 businesses do not have a training budget

Information, advice and guidance

Creative Choices°

Creative Choices° is the first online service to provide the tools, knowledge and networks to support every individual and business to get in, and get on, in the creative industries and cultural sector.

If you want to develop the skills you need to work in the creative and cultural industries, our online Course Finder provides information on opportunities throughout Scotland (service supported by learndirect Scotland).

Qualifications

Creative Apprenticeships

With the support of the Scottish Arts Council we are delivering a pilot of the Creative Apprenticeships scheme from January 2009. We plan to launch the full scheme, following approval from the Modern Apprenticeship Group, from August 2009.

Sector Qualifications Strategy

As part of our SQS, we are working with partners in Scotland to ensure that Scottish qualififcations meet real employer needs in our sector.

Training

Creative & Cultural Skills Scotland Leadership Programme

The Leadership Programme is an industry-led and Scottish Arts Council supported year-long programme which aims to promote excellence in leadership across the creative and cultural industries in Scotland. It will develop Scotland’s existing creative and cultural leaders and prepare emerging leaders for the future.

National Skills Academy

We are working in partnership with industry and FE/HE providers to develop a Technical Theatre Skills Academy with a hub potentially in Edinburgh and spokes across Scotland to equip new entrants in technical theatre/live events careers, with a link to the NSA in England, and tied in to the recently announced Scottish Stage and Screen Network.

Scotland Employers Skills Group

We are led by the views of employers in the creatve and cultural sector, in Scotland. Creative & Cultural Skills receives advice and direction from its high-profile Employers Skills Group. The Group is led by John Stalker, who represents Scotland on our main board. Members of the Scotland Group come from across the industry sub-sectors.

• Jonathan d'Aguilar, Creative Director, The Bridge
• Lorne Boswell, Scottish Secretary, Equity
• James Brining, Artistic Director, Dundee Rep Theatre
• Fiona Campbell, Network Officer, Voluntary Arts Scotland
• Shirley Devlin, Learning & Development Consultant, National Galleries of Scotland
• Lindsay Gordon, Director, Peacock Visual Arts
• Stewart Henderson, Director, Chemikal Underground
• Daniel Ibbotson, Director, Graphical House
• Stuart MacDonald, Principal, Grays School of Art, Robert Gordon University
• Mark O'Neill, Head of Museums / Joanne Walmsley, Arts Officer, Culture & Sport Glasgow
• Joanne Orr, Director, Museums Galleries Scotland
• Gordon Rintoul, Director, National Museums Scotland
• Carol Sinclair, Director, Applied Art Scotland
• John Stalker, General Manager, Festival City Theatres Trust
• Lesley Thomson, Culture & Leisure Strategy Officer, Aberdeen City Council
• Jim Tough, Acting Director / Jenny Attala, Head of Creative Industries, Scottish Arts Council
• John Wallace, Principal / Maggie Kinloch, Deputy Principal, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama
• John Whittaker, Head of Training & Development, Historic Scotland

Creative & Cultural Skills Scotland Leadership Programme - 2010 Programme is open for applications

The Creative & Cultural Future Leaders Programme is an industry-led and Scottish Arts Council and Scottish Government supported year-long programme which aims to prepare Scotland’s creative and cultural leaders for the future.

The second year of the programme will focus on Future Leaders in an intensive one day a month development programme beginning in May 2010 and running to March 2011. We are adding an evening master class this year for the participants to meet leadership figures from the sector and hear about their personal insights in leadership. This will also be open to senior leaders for a small fee (which will be announced separately).

The Future Leaders programme has 16 places available and we are delighted that the Scottish Arts Council is continuing with their bursary support for a limited number of eligible candidates to cover up to 75% of the £2000 fee.

Some of last year’s programme participants made some extraordinary progress towards their goals. The programme involves a supportive group of emerging leaders from the creative and cultural sector, working together in action learning sets to tackle real challenges in their organisations, with mentoring support, and intensive seminars (contextualised in the creative sector) and real-life examples from leaders in the creative and cultural field sharing their experience, tips and expertise.

If you have any queries please do contact Caroline Parkinson at CCSkills Scotland office on Tel: 0131 225 8125.

You can find out more and apply by 31st March 2010.