Preparing to Work in the Digital and Creative Industries

Understand employment opportunities in the digital and creative industries.

Research employment opportunities:

• sources of information
• different types of employment contracts
• trends in employment
• advice and guidance on employment and training
• digital and creative industries eg advertising, crafts, fashion, design, film, IT, publishing

Identify employment opportunities and use these to identify knowledge, skills and behaviours required in the employment industry

Research what its like to work in this section eg:

• being creative
• practical skills
• freelance
• project based work
• working hours
• keeping up to date with industry developments

Assessment Criteria

• 1.1

  Describe employment roles within the digital and creative industries sector.

• 1.2

  Explain the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to work in the digital and creative industries sector.

Be able to assess self against roles within the digital or creative industries.

Assess Self

• SWOT
• Assessment against job role
• Continuous personal development
• Learning style – eg Honey and Mumford

Assessment Criteria

• 2.1

  Explain suitability for a specific role in the digital or creative industries, identifying both strengths and areas for development to meet the role requirements.

Be able to plan own development to support progression into the digital or creative industries.

Personal development plan

• weakness,
• reflection
• benefits of lifelong learning
• identify development needs
• look at development opportunities to address weaknesses
• formulate plan which includes weakness, how to be addressed and timescale
• recording CPD activities – review and evaluate
• success criteria,
• timescale

Assessment Criteria

• 3.1

  Produce a plan to address own areas for development in preparation for a career in the digital or creative industries.