Report of the UNESCO-UNEVOC online conference, 29 September - 10 October 2014 The report summarizes the discussions that were held during a two-week virtual conference on the UNEVOC e-Forum in autumn 2014. It brought together 153 participants from 64 countries. The virtual conference stimulated debate and information sharing, and increased participants’ understanding of TVET’s place in creative industries. It was moderated by Paul Collard, Chief Executive at Creativity, Culture and Education (CCE), an international foundation dedicated to promoting creativity among children and young people through education.

The virtual conference report explores questions related to, amongst other things, the required skills for creative industries, the relationship between creative economies and TVET, the role of creativity in TVET, the different vocational pathways to creative jobs and the nature of creative jobs and economies. In order to answer these questions, the report not only summarises the evidence considered and the conclusions reached during the virtual conference, but supplements these informative insights with additional information drawing on international research. The report reflects the general sentiment that creative skills should be valued and that there is a need for such skills to be nurtured across all industries.