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Slides from a presentation to the MA in Publishing Studies students at University College London on Thursday 30 September. Presentation by Suzanne Kavanagh, Publishing Sector Manager at Skillset the Sector Skills Council for Creative Media.
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UCL Publishing Studiestalk 30/09/10
Skillset
How can Skillset help?
The Publishing Industry
Number of People Working in Publishing
News agencies, 7,642, 4%
Other publishing, 35,098, 19%
Other information service activities n.e.c, 8,926, 5% Book publishing,
33,828, 19%
Directories and mailing lists, 2,860,
2%
Newspaper publishing, 50,651,
28%
Journals and periodicals, 41,400,
23%
Book publishing
Directories and mailing lists
Newspaper publishing
Journals and periodicals
Other publishing
News agencies
Other information serviceactivities n.e.c
Source: Labour Force Survey (April 2009 to March 2010)
The Publishing Industry
Changes in Size of Publishing Workforce
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
All Pub
lishin
g
Book p
ublis
hing
Directo
ries a
nd m
ailing
lists
Newspap
er pub
lishing
Jour
nals a
nd pe
riodic
als
Other
publi
shin
g
News agen
cies
Other
info
rmatio
n serv
ice a
cti...
April 2009 to March 2010
2005-2007 quarterly average
Source: Labour Force Survey
You
Number of Publishing Studies Students in the UK
-500
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
1999
/200
0
2000
/200
1
2001
/200
2
2002
/200
3
2003
/200
4
2004
/200
5
2005
/200
6
2006
/200
7
2007
/200
8
2008
/200
9
Total HE students
FT UGs
FT PGs
PT UGs
PT PGs
Source: Higher Education Statistics Agency
How can Skillset help you?
• Information on publishing
http://www.skillset.org/publishing/
www.blog.skillset.org
• Get in touch:– [email protected]– @sashers