Your Creative Career Starts Right Here
Discover Creative Careers provides young people aged 11-24 with the support, skills and knowledge they need to build lasting careers in the cultural and creative industries. The industry-led programme is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and delivered by the Discover Creative Careers Collective – three national leaders in education, industry and access: Futures For All, Creative UK and Creative Access.
Your Creative Career Starts Right Here
Discover Creative Careers provides young people aged 11-24 with the support, skills and knowledge they need to build lasting careers in the cultural and creative industries. The industry-led programme is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and delivered by the Discover Creative Careers Collective – three national leaders in education, industry and access: Futures For All, Creative UK and Creative Access.
Your Creative Career Starts Right Here
Discover Creative Careers provides young people aged 11-24 with the support, skills and knowledge they need to build lasting careers in the cultural and creative industries. The industry-led programme is funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), and delivered by the Discover Creative Careers Collective – three national leaders in education, industry and access: Futures For All, Creative UK and Creative Access.
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The home of Discover Creative Careers
A single place bringing together parents and carers, educators, careers advisers and work coaches, creative organisations, practitioners and businesses to help young people across every UK nation and region explore creative careers, meet employers, access opportunities and shape their creative futures. But this is just the beginning. We're relaunching and building something even bigger, so watch this space.
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Programme opportunities
In-person inspirational talks, broadcasts and industry workshops for education
We're lining up an exciting mix of creative professionals and organisations from across the creative industries to deliver inspiring one-hour talks, online broadcasts and hands-on workshops in schools and colleges. Students will gain real insight into life in creative careers through stories, practical activities and advice drawn directly from industry experience.
Virtual insight days
Our 3-5-hour introductory insight days give students a clear understanding of the roles and skills needed for a successful career in the creative industries. These sessions also shine a light on specific career pathways, helping young people explore their options with confidence. From music to marketing, take a deeper dive into creative businesses and the teams behind them through talks, workshops, virtual tours and practical activities.
Multi-day, year 9 and SEND work experience
We offer multi-day work experience for students to explore creative careers, in partnership with some of the UK’s leading organisations. Experiences are available in-person and remotely, and as a hybrid of the two, making it easier than ever to get involved. These placements will:
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Be an interactive and immersive opportunity to learn in depth about careers in tech
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Allow the employer to showcase their organisation and the roles they offer
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Boost confidence and skills, and add a high-quality experience to their CV
3 days in an exciting ad agency
In-person work experience
What does work experience at a creative agency look like? Go behind the scenes with Esme, Uisce and Yuvraj as they spend a few days at ad agency Lucky Generals, exploring careers in advertising, design, account management and TV production – all in one exciting placement!
Here’s a sneak peek at what they got up to.
Discover creative work experience
Getting young talents Into Film
Remote work experience
The UK’s leading charity for film in education, Into Film, worked in close partnership with Futures For All to provide a 3-day remote placement for 48 young people from across the country – where they discovered the depth of employment possibilities in screen careers. As part of the placement, the students applied some of their learning by writing their own film review.
93% of students, from areas such as Belfast, Manchester, Bedford and London, gave their placement a 4 or 5-star rating, and 97% said that post-placement, they now have a better understanding of what skills and qualities employers are looking for.
“I really enjoyed hearing how they made it into the industry and all their advice and tips. It really opened my mind and helped me think about my next steps! I also loved the friendly environment which made me want to log on every morning and look forward to the day!”
Student, 16
Why creative careers matter
Only 10%
of UK creative workers are ethnically diverse, compared to 23% of the working population.
Only 17%
from visual/arts/ music/performing, and 8% from film/tv/radio, are from working-class backgrounds.
Less than 1%
of people in Northern coastal areas are employed in a creative sector job, highlighting the lack of accessibility.
9 in 10
of creative employees have worked for free, which is a barrier for disadvantaged students.