Careers Information for the Interactive Media & Games Industries
It is recognised by the Interactive Media and Computer Games industries that better individual careers choices will lead to more sustainable employment and over time will help to address industry skills gaps and shortages.
It is essential that high quality and accurate education, information, advice and guidance (IAG) underpins careers services in the UK to ensure that people make well informed decisions about their learning or career paths in our sector.
Skillset's existing careers service, Skillset Careers, with the support of the Interactive Media and Computer Games Skills Forums is the one reliable place to go for up-to-date, accurate and realistic information about working in the industry:In order to support the service the industry:
- Pools all sector or company specific information with Skillset Careers to build the current service that includes:
- Skillset Careers help line: 08080 300 900
- www.skillset.org/careers: containing interviews, information resources, useful links and signposting;
- specialized practitioners to deal with email enquiries;
- face to face careers guidance sessions;
- A database of relevant information generated as a result of this service, maintained centrally as an open information database.
- Refers all speculative careers enquiries to Skillset Careers so that people receive consistent information, which will also in turn further build the service's profile and expertise.
Whilst Skillset Careers:
- provides IAG support to careers professionals in publicly funded provision (Connexions, LSC-supported IAG provider networks, Careers Wales and Careers Scotland, jobcentreplus and the Careers Advice Service), and directly to people interested in getting in or getting on in our industry sectors.
- Supports the industry-specific Careers Advice Service helpline;
- Develops comprehensive Job profiles for a range of occupations and make them available online, through trade shows and festivals, to careers advisors and to individuals throughout the UK.
- Supports the existing network of general careers advisors working in schools, further and higher education, and with adults so that they can interpret and apply this information to their clients' needs through:
- regular workshops;
- labour market bulletins;
- electronic newsletters about the Interactive Media and Computer Games industry.
For further information about Skillset's strategy in this area please download:
Creating the Future: The UK Skills Action Plan for the Interactive Media & Computer Games Industries
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