How much training do creative employers provide employees, what are they spending and how are they measuring the returns to training?
Background
In the creative industries (CI) there is a need to evidence approaches to better grow workforce skills and productivity explicitly addressing the skills gaps and shortages taking into account the complex dynamics of CI workforces, (e.g. including freelancers, contractors and employees in a range of organisational types from SMEs through to FTSE corporations).
Next steps
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Source
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Related UKRI funded projects
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Supporting Young People to Become International Creative Talents: Educational Enterprise Collaborations between Shanghai and Liverpool
Graduate job readiness and the mismatch of expectations between employers and educational providers on the role and requirements of industry training provision are key issues facing the creative industries. This project ...
Funded by: FIC
Why might this be relevant?
The project discusses the role of training in the creative industries and proposes a new approach to training, but does not provide specific data on training costs or measures of return on investment.
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Centre of Excellence for Policy and Evidence in the Creative Industries
The UK's creative industries are a national economic strength. Since the turn of the decade, employment, exports and output growth has easily outstripped that in the rest of the economy. Yet, behind this rapid growth lie...
Funded by: UUI
Why might this be relevant?
The project explores the evolving employment needs of the creative industries and the need for 'fused' skills, indicating a focus on training, but does not provide specific information on training costs or measures of return on investment.
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Creative Edge: Using AI to Identify and Align Graduate Skills Development with Creative Industry Job Requirements
At GTI our mission is: * To support students with career guidance, skills development and graduate jobs; * To help employers reach and hire early careers talent; * To enable universities to deliver world-class careers ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on identifying skills requirements in the creative industries and aligning them with job requirements, addressing the question fully.