Creativity for Employability in Young People Julia Fenby, Education Scotland Lesley Sloan, Dumfries and Galloway Fiona Muhsin and Louise Hood, Dundee and Angus College Transforming lives through learning Scotland’s Creative Learning Plan GTCS SDS • Share our vision for a more creative society • Build capacity and expertise of learning practitioners to support the development of creative skills • Develop a strategic approach to pathways for lifelong creative learning • Develop approaches to assessment of creativity, including certification Transforming lives through learning SQA Scottish Gov. Education Scotland CDN Creative Scotland ADES CREATIVITY ACROSS LEARNING Published September 2013 3-18 Curriculum Impact Project Transforming lives through learning THE BIG QUESTIONS • What is creativity? • What are creativity skills? • Why are they important? • How well are they being developed? Transforming lives through learning FOCUS ON EMPLOYABILITY • Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce • Opportunities for All • Post-16 reform • Regionalisation • Senior Phase Transforming lives through learning Why are creativity skills important and how do they relate to employability? Transforming lives through learning The language of creativity constructively inquisitive open-minded able to harness imagination able to identify and solve problems and..…confident in right and ability to affect change Transforming lives through learning able to identify and solve problems, by: • understanding and defining problems; • crafting, delivering and presenting solutions; • demonstrating initiative, discipline, persistence and resilience; • evaluating impact and success of solutions; and • identifying and implementing next steps in refinement or development process. Transforming lives through learning The language of Curriculum for Excellence Effective contributors: • an enterprising attitude • resilience • take the initiative and lead • apply critical thinking in new contexts • create and develop • solve problems Transforming lives through learning The language of employability Employability covers a broad range of non-academic or softer skills and abilities which are of value in the workplace. It includes the ability to work in a team; a willingness to demonstrate initiative and original thought; self-discipline in starting and completing tasks to deadline. CBI UK website Transforming lives through learning EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FRAMEWORK VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA • Showing independence and initiative in identifying problems and solving them • Solving problems in teams • Applying a range of strategies to problem solving • Adapting to new situations • Developing a strategic, creative, long term vision • Being creative • Identifying opportunities not obvious to others • Translating ideas into action • Generating a range of options • Initiating innovative solutions Transforming lives through learning ‘ADOBE STUDY REVEALS STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN EMPLOYABILITY AND CREATIVITY’ Kuala Lumpur, The Nation, May 2014 Transforming lives through learning WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR LEARNING? Transforming lives through learning • A stronger ‘positioning‘ of creativity within the drive to enhance employability • A clearer understanding by practitioners of the broader skills base that support employability • Learning activities with a strong element of: • personalisation and choice; • thought-provoking starting points; • open-ended enquiry; • problem-solving activities; • learner responsibility for learning approaches Transforming lives through learning A ‘mental model’ within the minds of young people which makes them: •motivated and ambitious for change for the better; •confident in the validity of their own viewpoint; •able to apply a creative process to other situations, including at work; and •able to lead and work well with others, in the workplace, in relationships, in society. Transforming lives through learning CREATIVE LEARNING NETWORKS FUND unlock learners' creativity and give them the confidence to use their creativity skills school school family Transforming lives through learning community Lesley Sloan, Dumfries and Galloway Fiona Muhsin and Louise Hood, Dundee and Angus College school Transforming lives through learning WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS? WHAT’S STOPPING YOU FROM USING CREATIVE school APPROACHES TO TEACHING/PLANNING? Transforming lives through learning