Trinity Laban welcomes a new white paper from sister charity Trinity College London ‘Career-Ready: Bridging the Employability Skills and Confidence Gap’. It offers compelling evidence of how performance and creative arts education builds these essential skills: creativity, communication, adaptability and teamwork.
As education systems worldwide focus on employability and future skills, a key question remains: how to help young people develop the transferable life skills that matter most?
Based on the insights of 2,300 UK teachers and young people, the study found that:
– 65% of learners who studied creative arts subjects felt ready for work, compared to 46% of non-creative peers.
– 96% of creative learners said they had transferable life skills.
– 92% of teachers want more focus on developing these skills capabilities across the curriculum.
The research also identifies a measurable “confidence shield”: creative arts learners are less anxious about teamwork, presentations and new environments, key attributes in both employability and wellbeing.
With the creative industries contributing over US$2 trillion to the global economy, the evidence is clear that performance and creative education are vital for building confident, work-ready citizens.
Trinity Laban Artistic Director Professor Aleks Szram says: “We welcome this white paper from our historic partner organisation Trinity College London, which spells out why creative education is so vital for the future of the UK’s workforce, and therefore its economy. Confidence and readiness for work should be two robust pillars within our education system, and we both applaud and embody TCL’s commitment to connecting learning with life. The future will be brighter when more young people are able to practise performance and creativity, readying them for the challenges of work.”