Education and Employment Pathways in the Creative Industries
The City of Greater Bendigo's Creative City team, delivers arts and cultural services through an annual arts program that prioritises diversity and inclusion, encourages participation in the arts and promotes the health and wellbeing benefits of creativity and arts participation.
A current priority is to map education and employment pathways in the creative industries by providing information, capacity building and opportunities for local emerging creatives. This resource has been created as an overview of industry related information and links.
Creative City, City of Greater Bendigo Employment & Workforce Trends
There is strong evidence that creative skills are important to the economy now and will be in the future. Many of the industries that have grown the fastest—in terms of economic output—employ workforces with relatively high shares of creative qualifications.
The Victorian Skills Authority projected an increase of 2650 jobs in the cultural, creative and tourism economy across the Loddon-Campaspe Region between the years 2022 – 2025.
Creative Industries Roles at the City of Greater Bendigo
There are a diverse range of roles in the creative industries at the City of Greater Bendigo including:
Curator, Director, Arts Administrator/Manager, Business Development, Events Officers and Manager, Finance Administrator, Marketing Professionals, Technician: Lighting, Sound, Audio Visual, Stage Manager, Production Manager, First Nations Arts Officer, Arts Officer, Producer, Venue Manager, Front of House.
People in the Creative Industries we work with
The City of Greater Bendigo engages with a variety of creatives and creative industries through the work we do: Advertising Professionals, Costume Designers, Film makers, Editors, Event managers and producers, Graphic Designers, Gallery or Museum Curators, Public Artists, New Media Artists, Media professionals (print, radio, TV, social media), Illustrators, Musicians, Performers, Writers, Sculptors.
Education & Training
There are many pathways and possibilities for training, education and qualifications in the Creative Industries.
Educations Pathways:
There are loads of ways to build your skill set in the Creative Industries. Tafe courses offer qualifications and can also be approached as step towards further tertiary study. Bendigo Tafe list some of the pathway options here:
Bendigo TAFE: Diploma of Graphic Design, Certificate IV of Visual Arts, Certificate IV in Professional Writing and Editing
Castlemaine Community House: Art Pathways is a comprehensive visual arts program. It is particularly beneficial for students who prepare a folio for entry into tertiary studies.
La Trobe University, Bendigo: Bachelor of Visual Arts - develop your art practice in a professional environment across a range of visual mediums.
Victorian Tertiary Options*
Federation University: Visual Arts, Performing Arts
AFTRS: Film, TV, Screen
Victorian College of the Arts: Film and TV, Performing Arts, Production, Visual Arts
University of Melbourne: Creative Writing, Journalism, Architecture
Monash University: Communications and Journalism, Architecture and Design, Visual Arts
JMC Academy: Audio, Film and TV Production, Animation, Game Design
Collarts: Fashion, Film and TV, Animation, Sound and Audio Production, Entertainment Management
RMIT: Fashion, Communication, Professional and Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Live Production and Technical Services
SAE: Creative Media, Game Design, Creative Industries
Melbourne Polytechnic: Melbourne Polytechnic: Live Production and Technical Services, Graphic Design, Creative Arts
La Trobe University: Visual Arts, Art Therapy, Media and Communications
*For a complete list of tertiary options see the VTAC website:
www.vtac.edu.au
Volunteering
It is often really worthwhile volunteering for companies, organisations, on events or productions that you are interested in to build your skills, networks and experiences. You may have the opportunity to work with people you are inspired by and want to learn from. You can contact the Creative City team at:
Mentorships
Having a mentor can be an excellent way to test ideas and expand networks and learn from someone else’s experiences. If you are interested in developing a relationship with a mentor you can contact the Creative City team at:
Internships can have a formal qualification attached or be a way to immerse in a professional working environment, or develop a specific skills set.
Show Biz Jobs
Free Membership Trial with access to free job listings. Membership based site with job listings across entertainment industry.
www.showbizjobs.com/jobs/location/country/au
Careers Pages at State Government Arts Agencies
Arts Centre Melbourne: www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/about-us/careers
Australian Centre for Moving Image: www.acmi.net.au/about/careers
Dockland Studios Melbourne: www.dsmelbourne.com
Federation Square: www.fedsquare.com/careers
Geelong Arts Centre: www.geelongartscentre.org.au/about-us/careers
The Wheeler Centre: www.wheelercentre.com/about/careers
Career events and work placements calendar:
www.gllen.org.au/events
Arts Victoria
Member based organisation, also with heaps of free content. This link takes you straight to a list of jobs, grants, professional development and other opportunities for creatives:
www.rav.net.au/jobs-grants-opportunities-2
Arts Agencies
The following government agencies deliver research, policy, funding, opportunities, resources, trends, industry information.
Creative Australia: www.creative.gov.au
Screen Australia: www.screenaustralia.gov.au
Creative Victoria: www.creative.vic.gov.au
The following newsletters are full of opportunities, grants, and job listings: Industry Newsletters
Creative City, Arts E-Bulletin: Email arts.info@bendigo.vic.gov.au to subscribe Theatre Network Australia: www.tna.org.au/our-work/news-media/e-news
Arts: www.auspicious.com.au/contact
Mapping Pathways in the Creative Industries: Creative City Video www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVihse68v-Q
Bendigo Art Gallery: What I do at Bendigo Art Gallery series www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqBW41isn5NoQHKOTJ82-q13E dymfHMp
