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| Proposal for arts apprenticeships | Proposal for arts apprenticeships |
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| Plans for 5,000 apprenticeships in arts and media bodies are to be unveiled by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. | |
| The move is part of a wide-ranging scheme to boost the economic benefits of the UK's creative industries. | The move is part of a wide-ranging scheme to boost the economic benefits of the UK's creative industries. |
| It will also include new centres of excellence for film, fashion, animation and the digital media. | It will also include new centres of excellence for film, fashion, animation and the digital media. |
| The apprenticeships will be with organisations such as the Royal Opera House, Tate Liverpool and Universal Music, Mr Burnham will announce. | The apprenticeships will be with organisations such as the Royal Opera House, Tate Liverpool and Universal Music, Mr Burnham will announce. |
| Economic importance | Economic importance |
| There are also plans for a global conference for the "creative economy", along the lines of the annual World Economic Forum meeting at Davos in Switzerland. | There are also plans for a global conference for the "creative economy", along the lines of the annual World Economic Forum meeting at Davos in Switzerland. |
| Official figures show the "creative industries" and their offshoots employ more than 1.8 million people, which is a higher share in the UK economy than in other countries. | Official figures show the "creative industries" and their offshoots employ more than 1.8 million people, which is a higher share in the UK economy than in other countries. |
| BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas said the UK has a high reputation in fields such as music, theatre, fashion and broadcasting but its economic importance is sometimes overlooked. | BBC media correspondent Torin Douglas said the UK has a high reputation in fields such as music, theatre, fashion and broadcasting but its economic importance is sometimes overlooked. |
| Mr Burnham will unveil an action plan at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire designed to build on the situation. | Mr Burnham will unveil an action plan at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire designed to build on the situation. |
| It has not been revealed how much public money will be involved in the scheme. | It has not been revealed how much public money will be involved in the scheme. |