Launch of the Craft Blueprint

Creative and Cultural Skills (CCSkills), the sector skills council for the creative industries, in association with the Crafts Council, launched the Craft Blueprint at the House of Lords on Wednesday (10 June 2009). The aim of the document is to create a plan of action for developing the craft workforce across the UK.

CCSkills and the Crafts Council have heard from education providers, craft employers and those running courses about their provision and the changes that are impacting upon them, and have taken into account current policy developments, changes in technology, and, crucially, the effects of economic change. The resulting recommendations, including many from the Heritage Crafts Association, lie at the heart of the Blueprint.

The Heritage Crafts Association was represented by four committee members: Patricia Lovett, Robin Wood, Chris Rowley and Daniel Carpenter. Here is the video shown at the launch, featuring a good representation of traditional heritage crafts:



Copies of the blueprint are available to download for free.