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).
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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
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
Lead research organisation: Nesta
The project partially addresses the question by focusing on the skills, talent, and diversity in the creative industries, but does not quantify the economic risk of workforce skill gaps.
Forget the productivity ‘puzzle’… Britain faces a productivity crisis. National and firm-level productivity in the UK has worried policy makers and business leaders for decades. But now flat growth, a debt overhang from ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: EXCEL WITH BUSINESS LIMITED
The project partially addresses the question by proposing a platform to diagnose skills gaps and make training recommendations, but does not specifically focus on the creative industries.
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the UK has witnessed weak economic growth and stagnant productivity. While employment remained high, many jobs offer little security or opportunities for training and progression. Self-em...
Funded by: UKRI
Lead research organisation: Institute for Fiscal Studies
The project specifically addresses the economic risk of workforce skill gaps and their impact on productivity within the CI sub sectors.