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Creative Employment
Programme
Sara Whybrew, Director, Creative Employment
Programme
Addressing youth
unemployment (16-24s)
Diversity through fair access
Shifting recruitment culture
Maximizing engagement with
mainstream work, skills and
employment programmes
Creative Employment Programme drivers
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Creative Employment Programme
Programme numbers
£15 million over 2 years
March 2013 – March 2015
6,500 Opportunities
Lottery funded
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Programme ambition over two years
1,600 Young Apprenticeships
2,900 Apprenticeships
2,000 Paid Internships
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Music
Dance
Theatre
Literature
Visual Arts
Contemporary
craft
Combined arts
Galleries
Museums
Libraries
Young
Apprenticeships
• Mainstream funded through
skills system
• Colleges and creative sector
working in partnership
• 16-week programme with 12
days in industry
• Linked to qualifications and Arts
Award
• Sector based work academies
Apprenticeships
• Wage subsidy for employers
• Work-based - 12-month jobs
• Recognised framework
• Managed by arts and cultural
organisations
• Other subsidy available
Paid internships
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Aiming for long term change
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High quality 6 month
placements
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Wage subsidy for employers
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A real job for JSA claimants
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A national Internship Academy
Next steps
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Launch: Skills Academy Annual
Conference: 6 & 7 March, The
Backstage Centre
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Applications open online in March
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6 weekly application rounds
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Open and competitive application
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Moderation for widespread reach
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Register interest: cep@ccskills.org.uk
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The Backstage Centre
6 & 7 March 2013
sara.whybrew@ccskills.org.uk
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