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150 Creative Apprentices employed

One hundred and fifty talented young people have now been employed as Creative Apprentices and are gaining valuable on-the-job training in the creative industries.

The news of the latest figure coincides with National Apprenticeship Week (1st- 5th February), which is organised by the National Apprenticeship Service, to celebrate the talents and skills of apprentices throughout England.

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Creative & Cultural Skills news

Dragons' Den star appoints Tom Bewick

19/01/10

Peter Jones CBE, Chairman of Enterprise UK, Britain’s leading business council, today announces the appointment of Tom Bewick as its new Chief Executive.

Tom Bewick to step down in April

15/01/10

Today we announce that Tom Bewick, Group Chief Executive, Creative & Cultural Skills, is to step down from April. He has recently been appointed to a new high profile role.

Funding to help the young unemployed into the creative industries

16/12/09

Funding for 200 new jobs helping young unemployed people break into the creative and cultural sector has been secured by Creative & Cultural Skills.

Visual arts sector unites to tackle skills needs

23/11/09

A major workforce development plan for the visual arts sector has been launched at the new Nottingham Contemporary gallery in the East Midlands.

New licence to operate for Creative & Cultural Skills

11/12/09

The Government has announced that Creative & Cultural Skills has been awarded a new licence to support the skills needs of the creative and cultural industries.

Sri Lanka seeks advice on sector skills

27/11/09

Tom Bewick, Group Chief Executive, Creative & Cultural Skills, was the guest of the British Council and the Sri Lankan government. He delivered two keynote speeches on the role of the UK’s sector skills councils to both government and industry audiences, culminating in a visit to the opening of the Sri Lanka Design Festival in Colombo.

Industry campaign delivers £5 million investment in to the National Skills Academy

05/11/09

Rt Hon John Denham MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has announced that the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural Skills has secured £5 million of funding for a new building in Thurrock, enabling thousands of young people and Apprentices to access world class training in technical theatre and live music production.

Tony Hall to stand down as Chairman of Creative & Cultural Skills

04/11/09

At Creative & Cultural Skills’ Annual General Meeting in September, Tony Hall, Chief Executive, Royal Opera House, stood down from his role of Chairman of Creative & Cultural Skills, a position he has held since he founded the organisation in 2004.

National Occupational Standards approved for Freelancers and Design

04/11/09

Two new sets of National Occupational Standards have been approved by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills – for Freelancers working in the creative and cultural industries and for Designers - and these are now ready to be used.

Design sector supports Northern Ireland Design Alliance

03/11/09

Members of Northern Ireland’s design sector were out in force supporting the launch of the new Northern Ireland Design Alliance, last week. At the event, organised by the Northern Ireland Design Alliance and Creative & Cultural Skills, designers and educators gathered to discuss how investment in skills training will build a competitive industry in the future.

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