Overview The Government’s new Industrial Strategy sets a long-term, sector-focused approach to skills, aiming to boost opportunity, support economic growth, and ensure a strong pipeline of talent for priority sectors… Read More »Policy Brief: Creative Industries Employers’ Perspectives on Skills Initiatives: 2025
Embargoed: 11am Tuesday 8 July 2025 The creative industries are identified as a key sector for the UK’s economic growth ambitions in the Government’s – just published – Industrial Strategy.… Read More »Education and skills reforms essential for Government to achieve new Creative Industries ambitions, says new research
Rapid technological advances and an ageing population requires a more robust talent pipeline and investment in lifelong learning.
Embargoed 00.01 GMT Wednesday 12 February 2025 The rapid growth of the UK’s creative industries has earned them a place in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy as a priority sector.… Read More »UK Government’s growth ambitions threatened by widening creative industries skills gap
A Creative PEC State of the Nations Report The rapid growth of the UK’s creative industries has earned them a place in the UK government’s Industrial Strategy as a priority… Read More »Skills Mismatches in the UK’s Creative Industries
We’ve now published a full cycle of our new ‘State of the Nations’ series – which use the latest data to inform policymakers on ways to support the creative industries… Read More »Reflecting on a year of State of the Nations reports
New report shows ‘severe’ decline in creative further education participation Embargoed 17 July 00.01 BST A looming creative economy skills shortage is feared in a new report published today by… Read More »New research points to a looming creative economy skills shortage across the UK
Our fourth State of the Nations report looks at student participation in creative further education (FE) across all four UK nations and shows that there is a severe drop in participation.