Discover! Creative Careers

Our newly launched free eLearning module provides careers advisors with a basic understanding of the creative industries, enabling them to confidently advise and guide their students into careers that align with their interests and skillsets. discovercreative.careers/teachers-caree…

There’s a career for everyone in the Creative Industries. Our Careers Finder is a great tool for teachers and careers advisors to use with their students to help them discover roles that suit their interests! discovercreative.careers/explore/ - / #discovercreativecareers

To mark Discover! Creative Careers Month 2025, DRPG hosted its largest-ever Sparks Live event at its global headquarters in Hartlebury, Worcestershire. Find out more about this incredible event in our latest case study: discovercreative.careers/about/case-stu… #discovercreativecareersmonth

John Banks, learning programmer from @derbymuseums , tells us why it was important for them to take part in Discover! Creative Careers Month. #discovercreativecareersmonth #crafts #creativeindustry

Launchpad are hosting a Music Industry SWAP placement programme in Leeds from 26th January to 5th February as part of the @CreativeCareer5 programme. 👀 Want to know more? We're hosting an information day on Friday 16th Jan at The Attic. Register here -> bit.ly/lpswap

@CraftsCouncilUK held a number of exciting events throughout Discover! Creative Careers Month, including the event pictured here where young people heard from artist Benaiah Matheson about how he developed his creative practice and his career path. #discovercreativecareers

Register your interest today to be the first to hear how you can inspire young people about a career in the creative industries in 2026! discovercreative.careers/employers/disc… #discovercreativecareers

A huge thank you for all your support throughout 2025, we’re so impressed by the commitment from industry to get involved in the programme this year! Your support has helped inspire young people about an exciting career in the creative industries. 📷Becky Payne, Create Sheffield

Hear what the students from Long Road Sixth Form College got up to at Script Fest during Discover! Creative Careers Month. #discovercreativecareersmonth #videogames 📷: Alex Simpson, London Screen Academy

During #DiscoverCreativeCareersMonth our team visited London Museum Docklands for the Kids in Museums take over day! Young people created activities for visitors, meeting and greeting them as they arrived as well as creating Christmas zoetropes with families!

Season's Greetings and Happy New Year! Our team are taking a break and will be back on Monday 5th January! #discovercreativecareers

Please note, the dates for the upcoming SWAP (sector-based work academy programme) with Future Yard in Liverpool have changed to the following: Information day: 15th January Programme start date: 19th January Find out more here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

Helen French from the Woodroffe school tells us why the Discover! Creative Careers Month activities at @BristolOldVic were so important for her students. #discovercreativecareermonth #theatre #creativeindustry #discovercreativecareers #performingarts

Register your interest now to be the first to hear about our plans for 2026! discovercreative.careers/employers/disc… #discovercreativecareers #creativeindustry

Check out our latest case study, featuring London College of Contemporary Music and the careers day they held in partnership with @UK_Music for Discover! Creative Careers Month. discovercreative.careers/about/case-stu… #discovercreativecareersmonth

#discovercreativecareers is offering brand new Sector-based Work Academy Programmes (SWAP) across the sectors of Film & TV and Music in January 2026 in 3 areas of England! Find out more here: linkedin.com/posts/discover…

We are still crunching the numbers with more to come in but we know that so far an estimated 79,134 young people aged 11 to 18 had direct experiences with creative industry employers! You can read the full news article here: discovercreative.careers/about/news/dis… #discovercreativecareersmonth

An amazing opportunity!

As part of the Discover! Creative Careers Programme, Hertfordshire Futures is hosting a film and tv sector SWAP (sector-based work academy programme) placement. An amazing opportunity to gain hands-on work experience! Find out more here: sps-training.com/film-and-tv-pr…

Our #DiscoverCreativeCareersMonth highlights!💫 We were proud to lead the Discover! Creative Careers programmes in Scotland and Wales, while offering careers events across the UK through the #IntoFilmFestival. @CreativeCareer5 @DCMS Learn more: bit.ly/44amUMb