Creative Skills Week 2025 looks for innovative projects, ideas, and collaborations to shape this year’s event in Prague and online (September 22–26, 2025). Contribute to discussions on digital transformation, sustainability, entrepreneurship, AI ethics, and more.
By Creatives Unite CommunityDeadline for submissions: April 6, 2025
Organizer: Powered by SACCORD in association with CYANOTYPES
Event Dates: 22 to 26 September 2025, in Prague, Czechia
Who It’s For: Educators, industry experts, leaders of creative businesses, and policymakers in the Cultural and Creative Sector Industries (CCSI)
Read more and submit your proposal here.
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About Creative Skills Week 2025
Creative Skills Week 2025 (CSW2025) is a key meeting point for the Cultural and Creative Sector Industries (CCSI), focused on lifelong learning, re-skilling, and up-skilling. It facilitates collaboration between Higher Education (HE), Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers, and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). CSW encourages dialogue on building local partnerships and engaging policymakers, emphasizing CCSI’s role in driving the economy and shaping sustainable cultural development across Europe.
The event will take place from September 22–26, 2025, in Prague, Czechia, and online. This third edition aims to create a space of continuous experimentation, collaboration, and skills development. Through peer-to-peer learning, hands-on workshops, expert discussions, and matchmaking opportunities, CSW2025 explores new ways to approach future skills and tackle emerging trends in the Cultural and Creative Sectors.
How Can You Contribute?
1. Project Presentation (In-Person and Online):
Showcase your project at matchmaking events in Prague or online. Highlight innovative solutions for skills and competencies, collaborations, or training approaches addressing key challenges in the Cultural and Creative Sector.
2. Online Community Session:
Host and promote your online event as part of CSW2025’s program on September 22 or 26, 2025. Share insights, methods, or discussions aligned with the event’s focus areas.
3. Topic Proposal:
Submit proposals that align with priority topics and offer valuable insights to the sessions. Selected proposals will be curated to shape the program and aligned with the work developed by the Creative Pact for Skills Working Groups.
Priority Topics:
- Skills for the Digital Transition: Initiatives and case studies addressing digital technologies and the rapidly evolving digital environment.
- Skills for Green Transformation: Developing competencies that support ecological practices and environmental responsibility, ensuring the cultural and creative industries contribute to a greener future.
- Open & Cross-Sectoral Innovation: Exploring the potential of the CCSI in developing innovative actions and partnerships across sectors.
- Entrepreneurial Skills: Empowering creatives with the skills needed for developing and sustaining successful ventures that combine artistic vision with commercial viability.
- Micro-credentials: Lessons learned and case studies on applying micro-credentials in the cultural and creative industries for professional development.
- Regional Partnerships: Projects and examples of skills initiatives tailored to local and regional needs, providing learning opportunities for other communities and aligning policies across European, national, and regional levels.
- Skills for Social Transition, Diversity, and Inclusion: Focusing on competencies that support social transformation, diversity, and inclusion, and emphasizing the role of the cultural and creative industries in contributing to a more inclusive society.
- Access to Funding: Initiatives that enhance financial resources and support mechanisms for the cultural and creative industries, addressing key challenges for the future.
- The Value of Culture: Exploring the cultural ecosystem as a vital framework in nourishing economic, social, and cultural impact, strengthening European identity and democratic participation.
- AI and Ethics: Addressing the ethical implications of artificial intelligence, practical solutions, and collective actions that balance responsible use with industry competitiveness.
Read more and submit your proposal on CSW2025 official website and open call document.
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Photo credit: Paul Pibernig for Creative Skills Week 2023
