Explore creative courses, apprenticeships, and careers – all in one place.
Join us for Create Your Future at Manchester Central for an exciting, free event jam-packed with all things creative careers, from art, design, journalism, and music, to drama, fashion, and beyond.
This is just for you if you’re interested in a creative career. During your visit, you can:
- talk to unis, colleges, and conservatoires about their creative courses
- chat to employers about creative apprenticeships
- speak to current students, apprentices, and employees about their experiences
- take part in hands-on workshops and watch live talks from creative industry experts
- watch live performances from current students
- chat to experts from UCAS and career advisers
Discover the Demo Zone
Get hands-on to explore courses through live demos in 3D design, fine art printmaking, motion capture, video tech, and digital storytelling.
Explore, experiment, and get inspired.
Find the Demo Zone on the main floor.
University of Brighton - stand 48
''Check out 3D printers, get creative and print your own pieces, with a selection of laser cut designs, card and paper to choose from''
Skills for Life : Discover! Creative Careers - stand 49
Boomsatsuma - stand 50
University of Staffordshire Games Institute - stand 51
''Visitors can take a look at a live 3D games art demonstration and watch real-time 3D models in a Fortnite-inspired style being integrated into a live environment, offering attendees a dynamic insight into the game art process, from concept to playable content."
Southampton Solent University, CGI and Visual Effects - stand 52
''Using one of the motion capture technologies available at Southampton Solent University, visitors will be able to control a 3D character from their own movements and facial expressions. Film your friends as their movements are copied by a digital character on-screen. See each step in the AI-driven mocap pipeline on screen and get a feel for what learning at Solent is really like''
See who's coming
Create Your Future is your chance to speak to over 100+ unis, colleges, conservatoires, and apprenticeship employers, as well as subject specialists, careers’ advisers and admissions experts. Plan who you want to speak to in advance to make the most of the event.
"Create Your Future helped me develop a grasp of the environment I would like to work in, as well as the type of people I might encounter"
"I liked being able to hear talented students sing or perform on stage during the exhibition, and also nearly all universities brought graduate students for certain subjects to allow us to ask questions, since they have already experienced the course".