Meet Sophia – Production Assistant Apprentice
Meet Sophia Rowlatt, a production assistant apprentice at Big Button.…
A Creative Alliance apprentice can be part of your next success story.
What we do
We believe that EVERY individual should be able to achieve success in the creative, digital, or marketing sector.
This vision guides our commitment to provide industry-leading, work-based training, and community-centric projects, that create pathways to success for new talent.
We match your business needs with new creative talent. From years working with businesses across the UK, we excel in discovering creative thinkers and digital innovators that can support your business growth.
What is an apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships
Explained
Apprenticeships are a dynamic and proven pathway to success for both businesses and young individuals. Apprenticeships are a role/employee within your business that is performed by an apprentice. They work for you while learning on a government-funded, accredited course delivered by an approved training provider.
With a unique blend of hands-on experience and structured learning, apprentices are equipped with practical skills and knowledge directly applicable to their role within a business.
Secure your business growth and competitiveness in the professional landscape, by embracing apprenticeships, and empower the next generation.
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Our Apprenticeships
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Social Enterprise
Creative Alliance is an independent training provider that operates as a social enterprise.
Independent Training Provider.
Though we still come under the same rigorous guidelines as a college or school (Ofsted and DfE Audits) we are independent. We don’t have to abide by values set by a council, or city, allowing us to deliver our business across the country and to have the ability to change and adapt quickly. Meaning we are often at the forefront of teaching practices, technology, and curriculum changes.
Social Enterprise.
We are not for profit. So though we look to be competitive and deliver a professional service, our profit is placed back into the business and not given as dividends to shareholders or an executive board. A non-executive board manages this, doing it voluntarily and are made up of business owners, solicitors, educators, and cultural partners. This means we are value-focused and dedicated to our mission of helping all people achieve their success.
Skills Bootcamps
Intensive courses funded by the Department for Education that offer a different path into work or an apprenticeship. They aim to provide foundational skills on a specific career path and guarantee an interview to a job for participants.
Careers Events
We partnered with Arts Connect to support the creation of four different careers events delivered by four Local Cultural Educational Partnerships (LCEPs), that resulted in the creation of a Toolkit for the delivery and organisation of similar events in the future.
Headspace
A mentorship programme for upcoming young freelancers in five different cohorts of the creative industry: Music, Performance, Visual Arts, Marketing and Film & TV. A group of 60 talented young professionals was matched with industry leaders to grow and develop their careers.
Homegrown
A library of video case studies that tell the stories of successful creative professionals in various creative fields that call Birmingham their home. This is an expanding resources to inspire new talent and provide advice for their careers.
Testimonials
We partnered with Creative Alliance in 2022 and have been super impressed so far! From initial brief through to our recruitment event and eventually onboarding our learners – the process and support has been brilliant. Creative Alliance have genuine care for their learners and offer wonderful support to their employer partners!
Head of Talent Acquisition
Working with Creative Alliance has been a game changer for how we take on apprentices at Global. The team have been a real partner for us to explore the right fit programmes, to make sure our learners are reaching their full potential. From onboarding, to our apprentices passing their EPA – and everything in between has felt seamless!
Talent Development Manager
We’ve worked with Creative Alliance since BBJ&K was founded 7 years ago, as we believe in growing talent and shaping futures within our organisation. Creative Alliance offer great apprentices and manage them throughout the entire process to ensure they reach their potential. We’ve just taken on 3 new apprentices and have, in some instances, developed previous apprentices through to director level; so we really believe in the apprenticeship program.
Managing Director
…they gave a first class recruitment service. Everything was presented to us in a timely manner and we were given a great account of each individual and why they thought they would fit with us. The whole recruitment process was quick & easy.
I wanted to do an apprenticeship instead of University because of the workplace experience I could gain
I’ve never been sold on the idea of online training seminars, that is until I attended my first one with Creative Alliance. These guys have lots of teaching and industry experience and they promoted the idea of conversation over simply reading off big speeches. They made the whole experience enjoyable and something I looked forward to, learning loads in the process.
I wanted to do an apprenticeship instead of University because of the workplace experience I could gain
I knew university wasn’t going to be for me, so I decided to do an apprenticeship instead. Creative Alliance have really helped me with my confidence and employability skills.
I felt Beatfreaks really treated me like a normal employee, rather than just a young apprentice
The games industry is an incredibly hard industry to get into. Part of the reason for us taking on apprentices was to give young people the break they needed.
We are now on our 4th apprentice and it’s having a great impact. Not only is it bringing youth into the company, it’s brought a fresh perspective.
A lot of people coming into the marketplace we’re not as skilled as I would like them to have been. I realised that with an apprenticeship would be ideal as they could get training on the job. This would allow them to be taught the ARK way of learning
Brilliant at every step of the way. We’ve been kept up to date with applications, screenings and been provided with a list of ready to interview candidates that would have taken us an age to compile. We have also been impressed how CA have contacted us after each interview to see how the meetings went. Excellent service
Apprenticeships made simple – Creative Alliance managed everything from finding, placing and training our Marketing Apprentice, they are absolutely amazing and an invaluable part of our team. Thank you so much!
Just following up on last night’s event. Can I firmly just say a massive thank you to you and Noel for allowing me to attend such an eye opening and career driving event. I really enjoyed networking with so many amazing creatives.
James keeps me up to date with news and other sources related to digital marketing, which is engaging and also continues to help me develop my knowledge. He always makes sure to check up regularly on how I am doing and feeling in my apprenticeship and I am happy.
Absolutely brilliant learning provider, coming towards the end of my time as an apprentice, I’ve had full support and backing the entire way. Excellent.
My development coach has been great, as I have struggled in some instances, and he has continually helped me stay on track with my projects. I am happy as I have started to feel like I am getting somewhere with my work, and I have enjoyed my time as an apprentice.
