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Thousands of apprenticeships across the arts and media are to be unveiled by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham. Young people will be offered the chance to break into the arts and media with government-backed apprenticeships.
The 5,000 apprenticeships are expected to be with institutions including the Royal Opera House, Tate Liverpool and Universal Music. The 5,000 places will be created at institutions including the Tate Liverpool and Universal Music.
The move is part of a wide-ranging scheme to boost the economic benefits of the UK's creative industries. Announced by Culture Secretary Andy Burnham, the move is part of a wide-ranging scheme to boost the economic benefits of the UK creative industries.
It will also include new centres of excellence for film, fashion, animation and digital media. It also includes setting up five new centres of excellence in areas such as film, fashion and animation.
It has not been revealed how much public money will be involved in the schemes, although it is expected to be over £70.5m. They will be based at companies including Aardman Animation, EMI and the Royal Opera House.
The government is also expected to announce a Find Your Talent scheme, which will give every pupil in school in England more opportunities to experience arts and culture. The apprenticeships are all expected to be in place by 2013.
Government ministers said the measures would provide the arts with an "unrivalled pool of talent". Other companies that have signed up to the scheme include the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Trust and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic.
More than £70.5m of public money is expected to be put into the scheme.
"We want to take raw talent, nurture it, and give people the best possible chance of building a successful business," Mr Burnham said.
The government said it hoped the apprenticeships would help end unpaid entry-level jobs that can lead to wider exploitation.
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"Today, the exciting worlds of music, television, fashion and film seem too closed off for many young people," Mr Burnham, Skills Secretary John Denham and Business Secretary John Hutton said in a joint statement. 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.
"Too often, a fledgling creative career depends on who you know, how far from home you are prepared to travel, or how little you are prepared to work for." Feargal Sharkey, chief executive of industry promoter British Music Rights and former Undertones singer, said the initiative was "incredibly important".
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. "It is uplifting to see government take the important role of the creator so seriously," he added.
An "academic hub" is also in the pipeline - which will see more collaboration between schools, further and higher education, encouraging the sharing of facilities and industry contacts.
The "creative industries" and their offshoots employ more than 1.8 million people, a higher share of the UK workforce than other countries.The "creative industries" and their offshoots employ more than 1.8 million people, a higher share of the UK workforce than 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 had a high reputation in fields such as music, theatre, fashion and broadcasting but its economic importance was sometimes overlooked.
Mr Burnham will officially unveil the plans at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire on Friday.