Education and skills

Design education and skills are not only essential to inspiring and nurturing our creative talent and supporting a strong design industry,  they are also vital in ensuring we have a design literate society – fostering innovative entrepreneurs, active citizens, critical consumers and engaged public servants.

We champion the role of design in schools, support skills development for the sector and drive new design research in higher education.

#includedesign

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We are supporting the design industry in urging the government to reconsider their stance and add Design to the EBacc.

The Skills Academy for Design

National Skills Academy

Creative & Cultural Skills’ new Skills Academy for Design is here to nurture future design talent and strengthen the design sector.

A new vision for Design & Technology in schools

We have developed a set of new fundamental principles, submitted to the Department for Education, which we believe should form the foundations of a revised Design & Technology curriculum.