Earlier this year the Creative Industries Council asked Skillset, the sector skills council responsible for the creative media industries, to lead its skills working group and to consult with the creative sector to help it realise its growth potential.
This week the report Skillset produced was endorsed by the Council. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/7v8wrap for more information.
| June 26, 2012 | ||
| 9:00 am | to | 5:00 pm |
Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield: http://www.ysp.co.uk/contact-us
£50 full fee /£30 student and other concessions
Hosted by Leeds Metropolitan University in Association with Cultural Trends journal:
International concerns about levels of civic engagement in general and participation in the arts in particular have led to a growing body of statistical research into engagement in cultural activities. In the UK the government’s Taking Part survey, started in 2006, suggests that participation in the arts here is low by comparison with some other European countries and that social status and levels of education remain key factors in levels of engagement. However, despite policy makers setting targets to address this, rates of cultural engagement and participation appear to steadfastly refuse to increase.
Since 2009 Leeds Metropolitan University, with the support of Arts Council England, have been coordinating a Knowledge Exchange Network on participation and engagement in the arts in the North of England. This conference is the culmination of this work and will bring together international academics, policy makers and practitioners to share research and debate issues affecting the whole cultural sector.
For more information please do not hesitate to contact us on participationandengagement-arts@leedsmet.ac.uk. To book a place please go to: http://tinyurl.com/7gu2hx4
The final Call for Proposals for ‘continuous training’ under the MEDIA 2007 programme has now been launched.
This strand of MEDIA 2007 involves improving the continuous vocational training of professionals in the audiovisual sector in order to give them the skills needed to create competitive products for the European – and other – markets.
The Call offers a two-year framework partnership agreement, and has an indicative budget of €7 million.
The deadline for submissions is 16 April 2012.
For more information, visit http://ec.europa.eu/culture/media/programme/training/forms/index_en.htm
The Prime Minister has announced details of new government funding sources that are now available to support businesses taking on apprentices. The new funds have been put in place from today, enabling businesses to support apprenticeships up to degree equivalent, thereby helping to cultivate the skills needed to boost economic growth.
Businesses and training providers are being invited to bid for a share of £6 million through a new round of the Higher Apprenticeship Fund, which will support the development of thousands of new Higher Apprenticeships in sectors including aerospace, energy and renewable technologies.
The Prime Minister has also opened the bidding for the new Employer Ownership of Skills Pilot, inviting employers in England to apply for funding to support vocational training. The pilot will help businesses to secure more control over how skills training is designed and delivered. It will make up to £250 million of public investment available for successful bids over two years from August 2012. Up to £50 million in 2012/13 and up to £200 million in 2013/14 will be available.
Additionally, coinciding with this year’s National Apprenticeship Week, the Prime Minister has announced that small firms can now access a £1,500 incentive towards hiring their first young apprentices. The move is expected to support up to 40,000 new apprenticeships over the coming year.
Go to http://nds.coi.gov.uk/ for more information.
| March 14, 2012 | ||
| 10:00 am | to | 2:00 pm |
Bolton Central Library & Museum, Le Mans Crescent, BL1 1SE
£10 or £5 for past Enabling Event delegates
An in-depth workshop for arts organisations and creatives, following on from our successful Enabling Events in 2011. Popular speaker Richard Dickens from Make It Happen will take you through an overview of measuring your Social Return on Investment (SROI) and how the value of the impact can be used to develop sustainable income.
If you haven’t attended one of our previous Enabling Events, you will qualify for workshop price discounts if you book onto our 21st Feb conference, Enabling: Digital Development in the Arts – http://enablingdigitaldevelopment.eventbrite.co.uk/
To book, please contact the Bolton Council Arts Development team on 01204 334335 or email artsdevelopment@bolton.gov.uk.
