Northern Ireland

Creative & Cultural Skills works with partners across Northern Ireland through our Skills Academy to support the sector with skills and training.

The creative and cultural industries in Northern Ireland comprise a minimum of 940 businesses, and 13,800 individual employees and practitioners.

Our work in Northern Ireland includes:

• Supporting the creative sector to take on apprentices through our Creative Apprenticeships programme
• Providing information, advice and guidance for creative careers through our Creative Choices programme
• Providing research and analysis in to the skills needs of the industry through our Creative Blueprint programme
• Supporting the creative sector to set the standards for high-quality work in the industry through our Professional Standards programme
• Delivering the Northern Ireland Design Alliance.

Our work in Northern Ireland is supported by our Industry advisory group of representatives from across the creative and cultural industries.