A well-supported and varied education, skills, and careers advice landscape is vital to support the hugely successful UK music industry. It is also key for individuals and communities who gain so much through engagement with music.

At UK Music we engage in a wide range of education, skills, and careers work.

Central to our work is the Music Academic Partnership (MAP) membership scheme that links the music industry and those involved in the education, skills, and careers of future music professionals.

We also provide extensive careers outreach, resources, and engagement. We supported development of the government backed Discover! Creative Careers programme that has provided a huge amount of careers encounters and excellent resources and boasts a flagship month of dedicated activity every November.

The Careers Packs, lesson plan, jobs profiles, and other resources (such as films) have been created for anyone interested in a career in music to better understand the exciting opportunities across the sub-sector.

We also work on policy in a range of ways such as: advising politicians and civil servants etc. on issues; working on policy submissions, sending letters to ministers in areas of concern, and; feeding into various working groups that work on issues ranging from level 3 qualifications to metadata education.

We hope that whether you are someone interested in a career in music or a teacher, careers advisor, parent, or guardian that there will be something here that answers a question or provokes further research and ultimately spurs you onto pursue your passion for music further either through study or as a career.