Apple and The King’s Trust open Creative Labs for 20 young creatives in London
Apple and The King's Trust launched Creative Labs, a London education program starting with up to 20 participants aged 18 to 30 and music industry workshops.
Apple and The King’s Trust launched the Apple x King’s Trust Creative Labs, an education program for young people pursuing creative careers, the two organizations announced on October 7. The first cohort takes in up to 20 participants aged 18 to 30, who started workshops this week in London.
The sessions began with music industry and creative workshops, timed to the recent opening of Apple Music Hall at Battersea Power Station. Apple chairman Tim Cook and King Charles III visited Apple Music Hall to meet attendees, according to MacRumors. More sessions and cohorts are planned over the next year.
The program pairs participants with Apple experts across industries as they explore career pathways, with the company describing it as equipping them with “the technology, resources, skills, confidence, and expertise needed to realize their potential.”
What Apple and The King’s Trust say
“At Apple, we believe education is a powerful force for equity and opportunity,” said Alisha Johnson Wilder, Apple’s senior director of Global Community Impact. “For years, we’ve been proud to work alongside The King’s Trust to spark creativity and open doors for young people across the UK.”
Jonathan Townsend, The King’s Trust’s UK chief executive, called the Creative Labs “an exciting new chapter in our partnership that will help even more young people develop the confidence and creative digital skills they need to take their next steps toward employment.”
The launch lands in The King’s Trust’s 50th anniversary year. Founded by His Majesty The King, then the Prince of Wales, in 1976, the Trust says it has helped 1.3 million young people across the UK, with at least $15 billion of social value attributed directly to its programs over the last 50 years.
Beyond the new labs
The partnership is not new. Since 2019, Apple’s support has let The King’s Trust expand STEAM programming to schools in every region of the country through its Achieve program, where young people use Apple’s coding education resources to build apps addressing their communities’ needs. The Trust’s 12-week Team program also gives young adults access to Apple technology and learning resources while they work toward a Personal Development and Employability qualification.
Apple says it is additionally working with The King’s Trust on resources to build AI literacy, creativity, and agency among educators and young people, and to help teachers integrate newer technologies into their teaching.
Details on applying for future cohorts were not included in the announcement. Apple’s press contacts for the launch are Naomi Evans and Lottie Dominiczak, with the Apple Media Helpline available at [email protected].
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Sources
- Apple, The King’s Trust launch initiative to empower young creatives — Apple Newsroom
- Apple Launches Creative Labs Program With The King's Trust — MacRumors
- Apple partners with The King’s Trust on new Creative Labs initiative in the UK — 9to5Mac
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