'It is vital that we keep producing the brilliant individuals who make the creative industries so special, and that we attract people from all backgrounds so that we access the whole talent pool. The growing skills shortages are a real worry – but Discover! Creative Careers Week is a brilliant opportunity for young people to experience what careers are open to them.' Discover Programme Lead Mary Rose on the worrying skills shortages and lack of diversity across the creative industries. Register your interest in Discover! Creative Careers Week today: https://lnkd.in/e5mPeSvE
Discover Creative Careers
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We're working to ensure there is a larger and more diverse intake of talent into the creative industries.
About us
Discover Creative Careers is an award-winning, government-funded and industry-led programme that is working to ensure there is a larger and more diverse intake of talent via a broader range of routes into the creative industries. Through a hybrid programme of practical activities and resources, Discover Creative Careers informs 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, employers and more. With over £1million invested from the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and additional support from Arts Council England, the 2023 - 2025 programme aims to reach young people from 77 target areas across England to pursue a career in the creative industries.
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https://discovercreative.careers/
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Inspire your future workforce - join us for Discover! Creative Careers Week 2024. Be part of a programme with a focus on securing a strong and inclusive workforce, protecting the future of our thriving creative industries. Intrigued? Find out more and register your interest here https://lnkd.in/e5mPeSvE #discovercreativecareers #creativeindustries #creativecareers
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Fantastic to see our campaign with Creative UK hitting LinkedIn from various partners and employers. Thumbs up if you have registered .... and give us a round of applause if you are going to do it this week! https://lnkd.in/e_gMp99Z #discovercreativecareersweek2024
There’s still time to sign-up for Discover Creative Careers Week! As an employer in the Creative Industries, we want to inspire the next generation of creators and talent so that a highly-skilled, productive and inclusive workforce can be secured. From the 18-22 November 2024 you could host a careers talk in your theatre hall, or open up your design studio to college tours. It’s important the next generation know the many pathways into our sector. See how else you can get involved and register to take part: https://hubs.ly/Q02FQGT60 #DiscoverCreativeCareers Discover Creative Careers / ScreenSkills / Arts Council England / Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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We have reached 516 followers on LinkedIn! Can you help us boost that number by tagging in others who might be interested in what we do? We would love to get to 552 followers - which just so happens to align perfectly with the number of role profiles we have on our career finder. https://lnkd.in/eAnW-u3e We need you in our Discover! community if you: - work in the creative industries - provide careers advice - teach young people - lead a school or Trust - are passionate about working to ensure there is a larger and more diverse intake of talent via a broader range of routes into the creative industries Discover! Creative Careers is funded by DCMS, with additional support from Arts Council England and we want to make the biggest impact possible with our work. The more people involved, the more we can do to support a strong, diverse and inclusive creative industry. So please do tag, comment and share! #discovercreativecareers #discovercreativecareersweek2024 #careersadvice #creativeindustries
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We just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who was involved in #GamesCareersWeek 2024 and helped make it be another success! With events taking place throughout the UK, fantastic organisations came together to inspire young people to explore the diverse pathways available into the games and creative industries through careers fairs, online talks, game jams and inspirational blog posts. You all helped make it another success, inspiring the next generation to pursue a career in our ever growing creative industries. We'd love to hear feedback from any of the events that you attended or hosted. Let us know how the events went and please do share any pictures from them with us. Thank you for all your support - here’s to Games Careers Week 2025 👀 https://lnkd.in/eAsK2Nk #GCW24 #ThankYou Boneloaf Grads In Games NextGen Skills Academy The Sheffield College mayamada Women in Games Into Games Escape Studios Discover Creative Careers Ygam Gamebridge Game Academy Ukie Digital Schoolhouse The Children's Media Conference Ubisoft Third Kind Games Amazelab Kids Invent Stuff Sheffield Futures Playground Games Sheffield United Community Foundation OWLS Esports Skills Street Sumo Digital Ltd Team17 Group PLC Lexxic
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🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 Well we are celebrating at HQ today because we have just passed the milestone of 200 creative industry organisations having registered their interest in taking part in Discover Creative Careers Week 18th - 22nd November. 🗺 From North Devon to South Tyneside 🏛 From theatres and museums to architects and animators 🕹 From VFX to costumes We are so excited to have you all on board for 2024; your industry encounters and events are critical in inspiring the next generation of young people. So... drop a comment below if you are involved in Discover Creative Careers Week this year and tell us what ideas you are cooking up. Oh and please do share with anyone you think needs to be involved this year.... https://lnkd.in/eZTEGFni #discovercreativecareersweek2024 #creativeindustries (Picture students at BOA in Birmingham; Victor Frankowski)
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"Britain could make so much more of its creative industries" - our Industry Co-Chair Peter Bazalgette on why the next government should help the sector by reordering public investment priorities. https://on.ft.com/3zznztQ
Britain could make so much more of its creative industries
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Exciting news - our publishing careers insight with Quercus Books is TOMORROW! ⌛ We can't wait to hear from Ana, Carrie, Nicole and Charlotte about their roles and top tips for a career in #publishing. #Teachers - register you class, or send the link below to your sixth formers who can join during their free period. Sign up: https://lnkd.in/ebc_Zre6
Our new video with Quercus Books, part of 'Big Five' publisher Hachette, is now live on our website! 🎉 (Sneak peek below) Want to share more about roles in #publishing with your students? 📚 Sign up to our online insight on the 2nd of July to hear from more of the Quercus team, and get your students' questions answered live by our panel. We'll be hearing from: - Ana Sampson McLaughlin, Campaigns Director (Chair) - Carrie Hutchison, Audio Editor - Nicole Thomas, Commissioning Editor - Charlotte Gill, Digital Marketing Manager 👉 Register your students: https://lnkd.in/ebc_Zre6 👉 Check out the full video with Quercus Books: https://lnkd.in/epYtVBhE Repost to spread the word to your secondary school/college networks 📣
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#Teachers, #careersleaders and #careersprofessionals - have your say on the careers information you want to see from Into Film...deadline midnight tonight! 🕛
📣Over 53,000 teachers from across the UK benefit from Into Film. You can too. If you are a careers professional or have responsibility for careers, we want to hear from you! Our goal is to continue to provide valuable screen industry careers information and unblock access for young people. Your insight is crucial as we work towards supporting young people with up-to-date career guidance. Your participation in this survey will make a huge difference. Your opinion matters - have your say below!🗣️ The survey is open until midnight on Monday 1 July 2024. It only takes a few minutes to complete, and your responses will be confidential. As a token of our appreciation, the first twenty people to complete the survey will each win a £20 John Lewis voucher🎫 We look forward to hearing from you: https://lnkd.in/gUQjf-Ta Cerys Evans Career Development Institute #IntoFilm #Careers #ScreenIndustries #Film #PowerOfFilm #Survey
Careers Short Survey
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