Creative Blueprint Scotland

• Scotland has a creative workforce of 45,420 which is 7% of the UK workforce
• Creative businesses contribute £1.1 billion GVA to the UK economy
• By 2017, industry growth of 18,000 jobs is expected
• 55% of the jobs will require specialist, 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.

Creative Scotland commenced operation in July 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 and Skillset  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 has set up the Industry Education Exchange – a forum which allows industry and education to meet and discuss curriculum development.  It has already discussed the issue of business skills in creative courses.

Education and training context

• Scotland has 3% of the UK Further and Higher Education provision
• Almost a third of the businesses in Scotland had difficulties with recruitment and 44% had skills gaps
• 43% 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 an online service offering resources and inspiration for careers in the creative and cultural industries.

Qualifications

Creative Apprenticeships

The Creative Apprenticeship is an alternative way of recruiting into roles which require specialist skills learnt on the job, such as theatre technician and front of house assistant. A Creative Apprenticeship lets candidates who cannot afford to do unpaid work experience placements can access jobs in the industry.

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 Creative Scotland 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 further and higher education providers to develop a Creative Technical Skills Training Network to help equip new entrants with the necessary skills for careers in technical theatre/live events in Scotland.  This will be linked to the National Skills Academy in England, and tied in to the Scottish Stage and Screen Network.

Creative Alliance Scotland

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

• Lorne Boswell, Scottish Secretary, Equity
• Tam Coyle / Caroline Winn, Scottish Music Industry Association
• Chris Fremantle, Scottish Artists’ Union
• Kate Gray, Director, Collective Gallery
• Sheena Macdonald, Regional Organiser, Musicians’ Union Scotland
• Alison Macleod, Manager, Applied Arts Scotland
• Robyn Marsack, Literature Forum for Scotland and Director, Scottish Poetry Library
  
• Jon Morgan, Director, Federation of Scottish Theatre
• Andrew Neely, Director, Long Lunch
• Joanne Orr, Chief Executive, Museums Galleries Scotland
• Ben Spencer, Policy & Development, VAGA Scotland
• Rufus Spiller, Creative Director, Line Digital
• John Stalker, Chief Executive, Festival City Theatres Trust and Board Trustee, Creative & Cultural Skills
• Emma Walker, Chief Executive, craftscotland
• John Whittaker, Head of Training & Development, Historic Scotland