Bringing together careers information and opportunities from creative organisations in one explorable directory.
Posted: 10/03/2022
Are you an arts and cultural organisation running an event or activity about careers in the Creative Industries?
You can enter your Creative Careers actvities on the Creative Careers Programme website. The website is free to use for
organisations wanting to promote an event or activity aimed at inspiring young
people aged 14-24 about careers in the creative industries. They welcome a wide
range of events and activities that help develop creative skills for young
people or provide creative careers advice.
Are you a school or youth organisation looking for events or activities about careers in the Ceative Industries for the young people you work with?
Have a look at the current opportunities coming up on the Creative Careers website. If you want to find out more about what is on offer in Lewisham, get in touch with our Creative Careers Programme Coordinator, Natalie Clarke. You can also read an overview of our programme in the PDF below.
Want to find out more about the national programme?
Through a programme of practical activities and
resources, the CCP will inform young people directly about the opportunities in
this world-leading sector through meaningful encounters with industry
professionals, online tools, training and support for teachers, parents,
guardians and careers professionals, support for employers and more.
The programme has been kick-started with funding
from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and has been shaped
and supported directly by creative businesses, institutions, trade bodies and
individuals across England. Together, they will ensure that careers in the
creative economy are more accessible to a wider range of people and that they
maximise the creative talent of the next generation.
Current activities include:
- Discover! Creative Careers Week, a brand-new
England-wide open doors week taking place 18 22 November which will see
over 450 employers welcome over 30,000 students into their organisations
to introduce them to the workplace through various activities including
interactive talks programmes, workshops and tours. Theyre also supporting
the delivery of similar, year-round events. - Working with Speakers For Schools theyve signed up over 150 new senior sector leaders from across the
creative industries who have so far given over 250 talks to more than
33,000 students. Theyve also supported over 60 creative organisations to
sign up to host dedicated work experience opportunities with bespoke
support from S4SNextGen. - Theyre working with the Careers and Enterprise
Company (CEC) to encourage leaders from across the creative industries to
become enterprise
advisers for their local schools. Were also providing
regional training for the CECs Enterprise Coordinators that will help
broaden their understanding about the creative industries and the range of
occupations that exist, so they can fully support schools to develop their
career plans. - Weve initiated the development of best
practice approaches to recruitment for employers to help them better
understand the steps they could be taking to attract a more diverse range
of talent into the sector.
