The Creative and Media Discipline Group covered a very broad subject base leading to a diverse range of careers (e.g. architect, fashion designer, graphic designer, animator, photographer, lighting technician) in an equally broad range of industries (e.g. music, drama, TV and broadcast, art and design, and journalism). The majority of employers in the Creative and Media industry were small to medium sized enterprises, and a good many individuals were self-employed.
Key priorities were to establish networks that were doing and providing the right things in terms of progression routes, curriculum, qualifications and delivery modes, with a focus on employability and career progression. The introduction of the diploma lines in the education of the 14-19 year age group alongside traditional academic and vocational qualifications, and the introduction of foundation degrees with large elements of work-based learning at further and higher education alongside established provision, presented both challenges and opportunities in terms of curriculum and progression routes. A project based upon mapping and gapping the Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) that existed was supported by the LLN, and provided a clear indication of IAG provision in terms of value, accessibility and relevance in a regional context, and indications of the extent of curriculum coverage and gaps that needed to be filled.
The ambition of the Creative and Media discipline group was to provide learners of all ages with readily available information on easily accessed, employment-relevant training and qualifications across the range of education providers, with clear articulation of placement and progression opportunities.
Projects included:
Mapping and Gapping Information Advice And Guidance in the Creative and Media Sector
Arts, Media and Design Level 0 Project
Heritage and Culture Foundation Degree
Technical Theatre Training and Progression
Foundation Degree Template for the Arts
Training and Progression - Ceramics
Fd PIPS - Five Foundation degree pathways in Performance, Dance & Theatre
CPD Emerging Digital Platforms
Digital Audio Manipulation
CGI Production Stereoscopic Viewing
High Definition Production
Video Journalism