Design Industry Insights Report 2010
Creative Industry
There are currently 55,310 undergraduates studying design in the UK, most of whom are British students. Just over half of designers now hold a degree, though only 37% of consultancies and in-house teams say this is essential for new recruits. For those design businesses that are involved in design education, lecturing or offering internships or work placements are the most common forms of involvement. Designers themselves take a laidback attitude towards formal training, with only 13% having taken formal courses recently, compared with higher numbers of software professionals, media professionals and artists.
Key findings from the Report:
• 30% of designers undergo computer-based training (CBT), whilst 31% of designers till receive training in an informal mentoring format.
• Design IT/software is the most popular training undertaken (48%) followed by business skills training at 12%.
• 65% of design agencies and in-house teams surveyed mention that they pay 100% of the training fees for their staff.
• 31% of businesses surveyed identified cost as a barrier to undertaking CPD training.
