Creative industries
Progress South Central worked closely with its partners to support a variety of activities aimed at enhancing opportunities for prospective creative industries learners in the LLN region.
More about the creative industries
Creative Industries Forum
The Creative Industries Forum was a twice-yearly event that brought together specialists from higher and further education with practitioners, employers and other creative industries stakeholders to debate critical issues for the sector, with the objective of enhancing awareness and informing curriculum development.
Creative Apprenticeship at the Roald Dahl Museum
Chris Humphrey undertook an Apprenticeship initiated by Creative & Cultural Skills' Museums, Libraries and Archive Council and funded by Progress South Central. The Roald Dahl Museum offered a unique opportunity for a 'phizz-whizzing person' to work at their award-winning family museum gaining experience on the front line with visitors as well as behind the scenes in such areas as the financial, operational and health and safety aspects of running a museum. Read more
www.creativeportal.co.uk
www.creativeportal.co.uk is an exciting web resource for the creative industries. It was developed in response to research carried out by the University for the Creative Arts (UCA). The Portal directs users to websites offering up-to-date information, advice and guidance as well the personal stories of practitioners and will be maintained and regularly updated until 2013. Read more
OTHER EXAMPLES OF OUR CREATIVE INDUSTRIES PROJECTS
Art Factor Forum at Oxford Brookes University
The Art Factor Forum was a one-day event held at Oxford Brookes University in October 2010 aimed at students thinking about a future in Art and Design.
"It was an extremely interesting and enlightening experience. Not only were we very well informed about careers but also we got the opportunity to speak with important and inspiring people". Read more
Development of a Foundation degree in Costume for Stage and Screen
Feasibility study and development of the course content for a new Foundation degree
HE Experience Days
Experience of a university setting for students from local FE colleges
Development of a Foundation degree in Writing for Performance
Development of a new Foundation degree in vocational creative writing
'Creative Minds Creative Futures' [February 2009]
One-day event intended to give students a 'taster' of how creative talents could be turned into productive employment
Development of a Foundation degree in Radio Production
New Foundation degree was designed to provide students with hands-on experience of radio production
Entrepreneurial and Business Skills for the Performing Arts [December 2008]
Workshops on finance, marketing and business planning for students hoping to work in the performing arts industry
Two Foundation degrees in the Performing Arts
New Foundation degrees in Acting for New Media and in Musical Theatre