1000 creative and cultural employers were asked to assess CCSkills and pinpoint areas for improvement. The survey showed there continues to be strong support for a Sector Skills Council specific to the creative and cultural sectors - with over 80% of employers endorsing CCSkills.
Two thirds of creative and cultural businesses highlighted that the creative and cultural industries have specific, specialist needs and training should be more specific to these needs.
The most commonly cited reason for the presence of CCSkills was the need for a strong 'independent voice'.
A strong majority recognise the impact CCSkills has had on skills development; 79% of organisations feeling that CCSkills makes 'some' or a 'strong' contribution to skills development.
56% of businesses also felt that CCSkills performance had improved over the last 12 months.
Tom Bewick, chief executive of Creative & Cultural Skills said, "It's important to us that we genuinely represent the sectors we serve and give them the chance to feedback on our work to-date.
"We're pleased with the increasing awareness levels of the initiatives we have developed. For instance, not all organisations had heard of CCSkills' but 87% had heard of Creative Apprenticeships and 53% were aware of the National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural Skills.
"Overall, what this shows is that we are increasingly famous for what we deliver and not for the corporate brand that sits behind these initiatives. We're still a relatively young organisation and these results are positive overall. We are poised to rise to the challenges going forward by addressing those areas identified in the report where we need to improve.
"I am a great believer in the dictum that those organisations that think they are great are already on the slide to mediocrity. So our task now is to continually improve, listening and acting on the concerns of our industries and partners."
(Jim Evans)
