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Pathway summary

Cultural Heritage

Framework:
Cultural Heritage
Level:
2/3

Community Arts helps to enrich the lives of local communities by planning, promoting and running participatory events, exhibitions and projects to engage individuals and groups of all ages.

Level 2 Foundation Apprentices will train as Community Arts Administration Assistants helping to organise and publicise events and exhibitions, assisting with financial record keeping, customer care, dealing with touring and resident artists/groups/bands/orchestras, assisting with the management of the building and general office work including using a range of IT software.

Level 3 Apprentices will train as Community Arts Administrators responsible for assisting with the efficient running of the organisation, to ensure that the local community benefits from a range of arts programmes. This includes assisting with the recruitment of administrators, artist services, maintenance and security, external relationship management and book keeping.

Pathway options and levels

Community Arts Administration Level 3

Supports the role of Community Arts Administration Assistant.

Community Arts Administration Level 3

Supports the job role of Community Arts Administrator.

Further information

Duration

Level 2: 12 months

Level 3: 18 months

Progression routes

Level 2:  

  • Employment
  • Level 3 Apprenticeship/(Advanced) Apprenticeship
  • Welsh Baccalaureate including Principal Learning Qualifications in Creative and Media at Higher or Advanced Level
  • Further/Higher Education courses related to or relevant for the creative industries.  
  • HNCs/HNDs/Foundation Degree relevant to the sector or a range of community theatre and arts programmes following further development and training.

Level 3: 

  • Employment
  • FE/HE such as HNCs/HNDs/Foundation Degrees  relevant to the sector  or a range of community theatre and arts programmes.
  • BA Honours Degrees such as Entrepreneurship for the creative and cultural industries.

Qualifications

Level 2: Certificate in Community Arts Administration.

Level 3: Diploma in Community Arts Management.

What are the entry requirements for this pathway?

All apprenticeship pathways in Wales have entry requirements.
If you are interested in undertaking this pathway – you need to have the following entry level qualification(s);

Level 2

Employers are interested in those who:

  • show a keen interest in working in community arts and in providing high standards of customer service;
  • have the communication skills on which this apprenticeship will build;
  • understand the importance of working in teams and the benefits which community arts programmes bring to local communities.

Some job roles may require applicants to undergo a CRB check.

Level 2: No formal entry requirements.

Level 3

Employers are interested in those who:

  • show a keen interest in working in community arts and in providing high standards of customer service;
  • have the communication skills on which this apprenticeship will build;
  • understand the importance of working in teams and the benefits which community arts programmes bring to local communities.

Some job roles may require applicants to undergo a CRB check.

Level 3: No formal entry requirements.

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Document revisions

19 November 2021