Impact Of Skills & Migrant Worker Issues In Creative Industries – Report
Jobs in the creative industries most affected by skills issues and migrant labour tend to be in higher level occupations than those similarly affected in rest of the UK economy, according to a report from the Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre and the Creative Industries Council.
Roles such as programmers and developers in creative computing, architects and architectural technicians, and product, clothing and graphic designers were identified as among the most likely to be the subject of skills issues and held by migrant workers.
These professional roles in the creative industries contrast with the trend in the wider UK workforce where the harder roles to fill are more often described as skilled trades, such as machine operatives, care and leisure workers and customer service staff.
Within the creative industries, skills shortages were most often reported in the creative end of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies), as well as project management and communication skills.