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Media companies embrace Browns leadership proposal

By Debbie Carter (21-07-2006)
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Media industry employers are to take part in the £12m cultural leadership programme launched in late June by the Chancellor Gordon Brown.

The scheme, which is being supported by the Arts Council and Museum, Libraries and Archives Council, was launched last month at the EMI headquarters in London. It has the Chancellor’s public backing, and was outlined by Brown initially in last year’s Budget statement.

The two-year initative is designed to promote ‘excellence in management and leadership’, and will include mentoring, networking opportunities and specialist intensive courses. It is hoped that the programme will help to boost the diversity levels within the creative industries.
‘Culture in the UK helps to define and shape and deepen our lives as individuals. It also makes a significant contribution to our nation’s prosperity. If this significant part of our economy is to prosper and grow, we must recognise the role of our cultural leaders in delivering that success and ensure the emergence of a talented and diverse group of future leaders,’ said Brown. ‘The cultural leadership programme will create new opportunities for collaboration across the public and business sectors. I am convinced that such interaction will enrich the cultural sector, the wider economy – and the nation as a whole – for generations to come.’

Plans for the programme began in 2005, when a ‘call for ideas’ launched an extensive sector consultation that concluded in late June. It is anticipated that, between 2006 and 2008, around 2,000 people working in the cultural sector will benefit from leadership development opportunities through this programme.

The programme itself will focus on ensuring that the skills base and support networks for creative leaders are fit for purpose, improving diversity in the industry, providing better development opportunities for existing and prospective leaders at different career stages, and ‘securing a long-term legacy for cultural leadership by connecting the programme to other major skills developments’.
The programme will be open to people working in crafts, libraries and archives, museums and galleries, music and the performing, literary and visual arts.

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