Creative careers academy playbook: Sharing practice and learning on tackling under-representation in the creative sector workforce

Sim, Nicky

Abstract

All of us in the arts have been a part of the sector debating and trying to address under representation in its workforce for years. As initiatives come and go there’s been a growing sense of frustration and discomfort that the pace of change is all too slow. The discussions usually focus on why it’s important and perhaps not enough on the “how do we make change?” Taking part in these discussions two themes kept recurring. Firstly there is a huge desire to tackle this. Secondly that the sector has traditionally been quite precarious, with ad hoc entry and progression routes resulting in the talent pipeline being too white and support functions like recruitment being under-resourced. This means that the ability of individuals or small organisations to deal with a problem that is systemic and that starts in the education system is limited.

Citation

Sim, N. (2021). Creative careers academy playbook: Sharing practice and learning on tackling under-representation in the creative sector workforce. Somerset House

• Report Type: Research Report
• Acceptance Date: Jan 5, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Feb 5, 2021
• Publication Date: Feb 5, 2021
• Deposit Date: Mar 26, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 5, 2023
• Keywords: creative careers
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10585777
• Related Public URLs: https://www.somersethouse.org.uk/creative-careers-academy