Creative & Cultural Skills is a campaigning organisation that, mainly through the National Skills Academy, champions youth employment and fair access.
It has a charitable mission to:
• give young people opportunities to work and learn in the creative industries
• ensure that employers benefit from a skilled generation of talent
• help the creative industries continue on a course of economic growth.
UK-based C&C Skills has been fully involved in the theatre and music sectors for many years; only relatively recently becoming a welcome advocate and instigator of development in the jewellery and silver industry. Over the last two years a viable apprenticeship structure has been established, while most recently the organisation has been enabled to conduct its own training programmes.
The ACJ is a Supporter of C&C Skills and is pleased to help promote their annual awards.
In addition to recognising notable achievements by apprentices these awards celebrate inspirational mentors and managers in the creative industries who epitomize Creative & Cultural Skills’ values:
• give young people opportunities to work and learn in the creative industries
• ensure that employers benefit from a skilled generation of talent
• help the creative industries continue on a course of economic growth.
Last year, the first Jewellery Skills Award was presented to Brian Hill; a well-deserved recognition for his involvement over many years with training and promotion of skill development through his work with students at Rochester and the Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council.
https://ccskills.org.uk/supporters/awards
Terry Hunt