Publishing Sector Profile
The Publishing Sector Profile includes the Skills Strategy and Action Plan for the industry. It is the culmination of year-long research and widespread industry consultation and examines the major challenges facing publishing, its main skills and training issues and what the future holds.
It also provides a comprehensive picture of the size and shape of an industry that includes book, database and directory, journals, magazines and business media, news agency and newspaper publishing. Download the document here:
Summaries of the report and action plan are available here:
Publishing Summary ProfilePublishing Summary Action Plan
We will continue to consult with employers and industry bodies as the work develops and there will be an update on progress later in 2009. If you are interested in finding out more or would like to get involved in our work, please contact Skillset's Publishing Co-ordinator Louise Franklin at louisef@skillset.org.
Labour Market Intelligence Digest
Skillset's industry endorsed research programme provides authoritative Labour Market Intelligence (LMI) for the creative media industries throughout the UK. This LMI informs how we allocated our funding and underpins the development of skills solutions as well as our strategies and Sector Profiles. The latest data available are summarised and published in a series of Sector LMI Digests - you can download the one for the Publishing sector here:
Publishing Labour Market Intelligence Digest (2009)
Or follow the link for earlier research into the Publishing Sector on which the digest is based.
For more information on Skillset's research work please click here.
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