General Resources
Creative Careers Toolkit
Discover! Creative Careers
Discover! Creative Careers exists to inform and inspire young people about careers in the creative industries. It aims to showcase creative careers unknown to many and to explain what skills and qualifications they need to succeed in those careers when they leave school.
Their Careers Finder is particularly useful for helping you to decide which career you would like to do.
C + K Careers
C+K Careers has over 30 years experience in delivering high quality, impartial careers guidance and advice services. They work with a wide range of organisations, including schools, colleges, local authorities and employers, to offer high quality, impartial information, advice and guidance (IAG) and employment services to young people and adults.
Prospects
Prospects are the experts in graduate careers. They help to guide students and graduates to a bright future with unrivalled information, advice and opportunities.
They have a useful breakdown of career options within the creative industries, including links to jobs sites and role profiles.
Youth Employment UK
Youth Employment UK is an independent, not-for-profit social enterprise founded in 2012 to tackle youth unemployment. Designed with input from young people, their Skills and Careers Hub provides 11-30-year-olds with free resources, advice and guidance.
Take a look at their creative career guides and training support.
The Case for Creative Careers
We’re increasingly seeing more and more research about creative careers, how people can access them, and why they matter. Below is a selection of recent reports and resources:
DCMS creative careers research
Research by Ipsos investigating barriers faced by young people from lower socio-economic backgrounds considering careers in the creative industries.
Who gets to be an artist?
A collaboration between UAL’s Social Purpose Lab policy unit and Artquest, this report looks at who gets to be an artist in the UK today, and considers whether access to a career in this vital industry is equitable and accessible.