Connections and Collaborations: Developing Higher Education's Continuing Professional Development provision for arts and design practitioners.

This report is intended to inform strategies for higher education to improve the match between supply and demand for Continuing Professional Development for arts and design practitioners in the South West of England. Commissioned by the Higher Education Funding Council for England, Arts Council England and the Design Council Joint Working Group, chaired by Sir Christopher Frayling, Connections and Collaborations was prepared by Falmouth College of Arts and Dartington College of Arts. The report

assesses the supply of, and demand for, CPD activities in the South West region in two sub-sectors, performing arts and visual arts, including design and craft
explores the variations in demand between sub-regions and sub-sectors
assesses the role of HEIs in skills development networks,
describes methodologies for assessing supply and demand, which can be replicated across other sub-sectors and other regions, and
suggests areas for further action