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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**Pathfinder: Empowering Young People to Find Their Creative Career Path** Our project aims to address the skills gap issue faced by young people in the UK, providing an accessible approach to discovering their strength...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: EDUCATIONAL VOICE LTD
The project addresses the skills gap in the creative industry and aims to diversify the workforce, which is relevant to the question about career progressions across different socio-demographic backgrounds.
Since 2018 analysis of the Longitudinal Educational Outcomes (LEO) dataset, a linked administrative dataset created by the UK government, have estimated the "returns" to higher education - the difference in inc...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: University of Edinburgh
The project analyzes career progressions for creative graduates and workers, addressing income differentials based on education, industry, and social inequalities.
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 as it discusses the challenges in the creative industries, including skills gaps and diversity, but does not specifically focus on career progressions for those with different protected characteristics and across socio-demographic backgrounds.