Career opportunities in the creative industries are increasing daily with employment in the sector growing three times faster than the rest of the UK economy.
This growth shows no signs of slowing down, yet many young people and those that support their career choices aren’t aware of the breadth of roles and vast areas of work available - we want to change that.
Discover! Creative Careers Week is your opportunity to help secure a strong and inclusive workforce by showcasing your company, team, roles and pathways in your sector to local school and college groups.
Alongside the industry-wide impact on our future workforce, there are several other benefits for companies getting involved.
Benefits for your company/organisation
Awareness raising and PR
You will be part of the national #discovercreativecareers campaign and your involvement could also attract publicity for your company in newsletters and local/regional press features.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Involvement in Discover! will support your workforce development plans by demonstrating a commitment to ensuring a skilled and inclusive workforce.
Developing local partnerships
Participation will connect you with local schools, colleges and other careers provision services to support your ongoing outreach, engagement and talent development programmes.
Engaging your local community
By working with local schools/colleges, you will gain a better understanding of the local labour market for future recruitment.
Staff development
Through delivering Discover! activities your team will develop their communication and presentation skills and gain experience of working with young people.