Wednesday 1st May, 3.30 - 4.30pm
Get to know the creative industries: North West
The creative industries are everywhere – they exist in the clothes we wear, the films we watch, the museums we visit, the buildings around us, the games on our phones, the ads we encounter and much more. Given this, it’s no surprise that the world-leading sector accounts for 2.3 million jobs, 200,000 more than there were in 2019 before the pandemic.
In these FREE online awareness raising sessions we aim to introduce professionals working in careers guidance to the various job roles and career pathways into the creative industries, whilst providing local industry insight.
The free 60 minute session will cover:
- Understanding the creative industries – who and what are we?
- Working in the sector – what does this look like?
- How you can help – let’s work together to ensure young people are well informed about the job roles and pathways within the creative industries
Who is it for?
The session is open to anyone who supports careers guidance and advice for young people, including:
- Careers leaders
- Careers co-ordinators
- Careers advisers
- Teachers
- Deputy and headteachers
- HE/FE principals
- School library/resource staff
- Personal development coaches
The session for careers professionals based in the North West will be delivered by SharpFutures.
SharpFutures is a social enterprise that supports diverse talent into employment in the creative digital sector.
By offering a range of training courses, apprenticeships and placements, SharpFutures helps people from diverse backgrounds develop their creative digital skills and broaden their employment opportunities. We work with broadcasters, production companies and education providers to identify and support talent, helping them to build a career in the emerging content creation industries in Greater Manchester and across the UK.