GuildHE and UKADIA launch new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’
GuildHE and UKADIA, with a steering group of creative specialist higher education providers and Creative UK, are today launching a new report ‘The Value of Creative Graduates’ that investigates and addresses the challenges of defining the value of creative graduates. It sets out the unique impact of creative degrees and creative pedagogy and evidences the significant contribution specialist creative institutions make to their regions, both culturally and economically, supported by case studies.
The report features a series of recommendations for the higher education sector, businesses and government to encourage the realignment of the perception of the value of creative graduates and ensure there is equality of access and opportunity for individuals.
These include asking the government and regulators to rethink the current ‘value’ measures of graduates, such as highly skilled and salary metrics; asking non-creative industries to better articulate the value of creative skills to their productivity, growth and innovation activities; better careers IAG and alumni tracking; and ensuring sustainable funding models for specialist creative providers to protect the diversity of the globally-valued UK higher education sector.
The incoming government has made a commitment through the Labour Party’s Sector Deal and Labour Creatives work to support the development of creative skills and harness them to support national growth. This report is a highly useful resource in bringing together the evidence base for the value of creative graduates, and GuildHE and UKADIA look forward to working with the ministerial team in both DfE and DCMS.
Read full report here
