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New leadership at Creative & Cultural Skills

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Caroline Felton as our interim Chief Executive.

Caroline takes over today from Tom Bewick and will lead Creative & Cultural Skills’ next phase of development, creating a new strategic plan with staff and trustees.

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Creative & Cultural Skills news

Creative & Cultural Skills at World Skills Calgary

08/09/2009

The five-day long World Skills competitions in Calgary, Canada, have just ended with Team UK putting in a good performance.

The skills competitions involved 900 young people from 46 member countries who battled it out in 45 trade and creative skills for a prestigious medal position.

Young people need better information

18/08/2009

Despite being among Britain’s fast growing sectors, young people leaving education this summer will still find it tough to break into the creative and cultural industries.

Whether they are looking for a job in advertising, design, theatre, dance, music, visual arts, creative writing, jewellery and craft, or museums and galleries, thousands of young people will have to rely on personal contacts or periods of unpaid work experience to get their first job.

Heritage Lottery Fund to pump additional £7.3million into heritage skills

29 July 2009

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) announced it is to invest an additional £7.3m to support a wide range of specialist skills and training opportunities within the heritage sector.

Tony Hall appointed Cultural Olympiad Supremo

15 July2009

The government has appointed Tony Hall CBE, chairman of Creative & Cultural Skills and Chief executive of the Royal Opera House, to the position of leading the 2012 Cultural Olympiad.

New online directory for music industry education and training

10 July 2009

People considering a career in the music industry can now access a comprehensive, online reference directory of academic and vocational opportunities for 2009/10 launched today – the Music Education Directory at www.bpi-med.co.uk

Further education Skills Ambassador appointed

08 July 09

Creative & Cultural Skills has appointed Fintan Donohue, Principal of North Hertfordshire College, as Skills Ambassador to the UK’s Further Education sector.

Industry calls for joined up approach to future jobs

17 June 2009

The recent announcement by the government to create up to 150,000 jobs for young people has prompted the creative and cultural industries to call for a more joined up approach to supporting Apprenticeships and new jobs.

CCSkills gets Hay fever

15 June 2009

Creative & Cultural Skills were at this year’s Hay Literature Festival in Wales where we hosted three sessions. Discussions centred on the skills needed to succeed as a writer or journalist, the types of writing courses available and what effect digitalisation could have on the literature sector.

Craft Blueprint launched to tackle skills crisis

10 June 2009

A new action plan to tackle the increasing skills crisis across the heritage and contemporary craft sector has been launched today at a special event at the House of Lords.

MLA invites applications for museum apprenticeships

8 June 2009

Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) has pledged funding for up to 50 Apprenticeships in museums across England over the next two years as part of the Creative Apprenticeship developed by Creative & Cultural Skills.

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Creative Apprenticeships

The Creative Apprenticeship is an alternative route into the creative industries, one based on ability and potential rather than academic record, social background or contacts.

Tools, knowledge and networks to help you get into, or move on in, the creative and cultural industries.

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Name and acclaim

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