Cultural Careers Council Ontario (CCCO) addresses human resources needs and issues and career development for all disciplines and sub-sectors in Ontario's arts and culture community and for self-employed cultural workers.
Our Mission
Our mission is to support the people who work in the cultural sector through life-long career development and business skills training.
Vision
Our vision is a robust and resilient Ontario cultural sector.
What We Do
CCCO provides human resources information and services for the broad range of cultural disciplines in Ontario
- performing arts: theatre, dance, music, opera
- visual arts, crafts, and design
- writing and publishing
- media arts: film, video, audio, new media
- museums, heritage and libraries
All CCCO activities are developed after consultation with community members to ensure they meet the needs of the sector. They are built around four principles:
- the transfer of skills and knowledge to organizations and individuals in the community through partnerships and direct training
- the development of learning opportunities and formats that respond directly to the needs and conditions of the cultural workplace, as well as to diversity and regional differences
- the importance of cross-disciplinary learning that builds connections between the artistic disciplines and cultural subsectors, and that maximizes synergies and resources
- the importance of raising the profile of business skills training and human resources best practices within the sector and their impact on enhancing the capacity of the sector.
CCCO develops, facilitates, and promotes
- culturally relevant human resources and career development programs, publications, and services
- in-career skills advancement, training, transition, and self-management for cultural workers
- partnerships and programs for raising awareness, strengthening, and sharing human resources knowledge, practices, and information within the cultural community
- apprenticeships, internships, and mentoring in cultural human resources and career development
CCCO provides a forum for continuous dialogue within the cultural sector, with governments, with educational institutions, and with other partners, to
- identify and assess cross-sectoral training needs and opportunities
- facilitate and inform government policies for training, retraining, and other human resources issues
- initiate, conduct, and disseminate research
Membership
By becoming a CCCO member your organization plays a key role in our strategic planning and decision making and clearly demonstrates support for us in accessing funder support for programs and activities that benefit artists and other cultural workers.
Membership is open to all associations, guilds and unions that represent cultural organizations or individuals, and have a role in promoting /providing training for their members. Members will be asked to designate the senior-most person at their organization to vote at annual and special meetings of CCCO.
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2010/2011 Member Organizations
ACTRA TORONTO
ARTS OTTAWA EAST
ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN PUBLISHERS
BOOK AND PERIODICAL COUNCIL
CANADIAN ALLIANCE OF DANCE ARTISTS
CANADIAN DANCE ASSEMBLY
CANADIAN MUSIC CENTRE
CANADIAN ARTISTS REPRESENTATION ONTARIO (CARFAC)
CCI-ONTARIO PRESENTING NETWORK
CHOIRS ONTARIO
COMMUNITY ARTS & HERITAGE EDUCATION PROJECT
CREATIVE TRUST
DANCE UMBRELLA OF ONTARIO
DIRECTORS GUILD OF CANADA - ONTARIO
FUSION: ONTARIO CLAY AND GLASS
INTERACTIVE ONTARIO
LE LABORATOIRE D'ART
MAGAZINES CANADA
MOBILE EXPERIENCE INNOVATION CENTRE
ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF ART GALLERIES
ONTARIO CRAFTS COUNCIL
OPERA.CA
ORCHESTRAS CANADA
ORGANIZATION OF BOOK PUBLISHERS OF ONTARIO
PROFESSIONAL WRTITERS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CANADIAN THEATRES (PACT)
TORONTO MUSICIANS ASSOCIATION
TORONTO ALLIANCE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
WOMEN IN FILM AND TELEVISION (WIFT)
Advocacy
Cultural Careers Council Ontario (CCCO) is a voice for human resources issues for the cultural community, and advocates to all levels of government, educational institutions, and the media, as well as to cultural producers and employers in the sector. CCCO is an active partner in a national network of provincial and federal cultural sector councils.
CCCO is an active part of a national network of provincial and federal cultural sector councils. Ontario is the centre of Canada's cultural industry, and in addition to extensive cultural activity in this province, hosts a significant percentage of national activity in cultural fields.
CCCO works to increase awareness and understanding of the value of human resources practices, to benefit Ontario's entire cultural community - creators, interpreters, producers, administrators and facilitators alike.
Human Resources In The Cultural Sector
The cultural sector makes tremendous artistic, social and economic contributions to the province, and is a significant and growing part of Ontario's economy and labour market. Culture is a very labour-intensive sector, and a skilled, innovative and resilient workforce is critical for its continued growth and success.
Almost 300,000 people work in the cultural sector in Ontario. Cultural workers tend to be well-educated, mobile, and about 50% are self-employed. In addition to extensive self-employment, individuals and organizations working in culture face challenges that include financial marginalization, unpredictable career paths, uniquely specialized skills, and small staffs - which can lead to high turnover and burn-out that jeopardize the cultural sector's success.
There is ample evidence that sound human resources practices reduce stress, increase workplace fairness, and improve morale. In the cultural community, however, there is a lack of priority given to human resources, limited availability of relevant information and tools, and even a perception that human resources practices don't apply to work in culture.
It is widely recognized that inadequate human resources practices weaken the cultural sector. The professional development and human resources needs of the cultural sector are unique and diverse. Working in partnership with all disciplines in the sector, the CCCO assesses and anticipates human resources needs, and works to ensure that those needs are met. In the last five years, including matching from partners in our community, CCCO has initiated activities of over $8 million in value that address capacity building, human resource needs, and support internships in which there have been over 160 participants.
