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Old 14th August 2019, 05:13   #1
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Out of touch parents are trying to steer their children away from pursuing lucrative 21st-century careers because they don't understand the opportunities, a study shows.

Three quarters of mums and dads believe that conventional academic subjects such as Maths and English taught at school and beyond, are more valuable than creative and new technology subjects.

Ahead of A-Level results day, new research has revealed that despite the creative industries being one of the fastest growing sectors, with an estimated two million jobs available. There is still a sentiment from parents that they wouldn’t be happy if their child chose to pursue a creative career. Parents would appear to have overlooked the opportunities available within expanding fields such as game development, visual effects, art, music and social media, according to a poll of 1,000 parents of under 18 year olds, commissioned by Escape Studios.

When asked which degrees would be most valuable from a lifelong career perspective – parents identified as their top three choices – computing (13 percent), medicine (12 percent) and engineering (11percent). The arts ranked last at two percent. These findings showcase the importance of educating parents in the growth of the creative sector, as the future workforce will help to build our growing creative industries, which as of 2018 contributes £101.5 billion to the economy.

Due to parents' lack of understanding of the career options available within the creative industries, almost half said they would try to influence the degree their teenager chooses to study at university. Dads (49 percent) are more likely to influence this than mums (39 percent).

Parents stated that they would be happier if their children opted for career paths such as training to become an engineer (29 percent ), a doctor (37 percent) or a scientist (23 percent), while the most disliked future career paths were identified as social media influencer (35 percent), bloggers (31 percent) and gamers (27 percent). Only eight percent of parents wanted their child to pursue being a visual effects artist or animator, even though the creative industries can offer many lucrative job opportunities. Forecasts predict the UK could create up to a million new jobs in the sector by 2030.

Parents believe that the most important subjects for their children to study in school are Maths (67 percent), English (62 percent) and Computing (54 per cent). Crafts, Music, Art and Design each received less than 20 percent

The parents participating in the poll acknowledged that allowing their children to play video games offered some benefits, including the development of their problem-solving skills (53 percent), logic (51 percent) and communication skills (25 percent).

Director of Escape Studios, Dr Ian Palmer, said: "Skills such as problem-solving, decision making, risk-taking, and communication can all be used in jobs across the creative industries. Alongside storytelling and imagination. Children that adopt to technology at an early age learn skills that offer them a better chance of getting a job in the digital sectors. We know there is a wealth of opportunity in terms of roles that are also future-proof. It’s predicted that 87 percent of creative jobs is resistant to automation, creating a very resilient creative workforce.”

Despite this, nearly half of parents think that smartphones shouldn’t be allowed in school, as a tool for learning. However, 71 percent admit that allowing their children to use technology from an early age is beneficial for their development.

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