Apple and The King's Trust Launch Creative Labs

Apple and UK charity The King’s Trust are partnering on a new education program designed to help young people build careers in the creative industries. Announced by Apple, the initiative is called the Apple x King’s Trust Creative Labs and will give participants opportunities to explore different career paths while working with Apple experts.

The program brings together Apple’s technology and the Trust’s work expanding access to education across the UK. Since 2019, Apple has worked with The King’s Trust to extend science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics programming to schools. The two organisations are also developing resources intended to build AI literacy, creativity and agency among educators and young people.

Creative Labs is aimed at people aged 18 to 30. Its workshops are designed to help participants develop valuable, industry-aligned skills using Apple technologies. An initial cohort of up to 20 people has begun the educational experience, with further cohorts and sessions planned over the next year. The launch adds a new route for young people to explore creative work and gain skills connected to potential careers in the sector.

Workshops for Participants Aged 18 to 30

The Apple x King's Trust Creative Labs gives people aged 18 to 30 the opportunity to work with Apple experts and explore different career paths. Through the program, participants can learn about opportunities in creative industries while developing skills through specialized workshops.

The first cohort includes up to 20 people, who are learning valuable, industry-aligned skills using Apple technologies. The workshops are designed to connect participants’ learning with the skills used in the industry, offering a practical introduction to creative work and potential career directions.

The educational experience began this week with music industry and creative workshops in London. The sessions are timed to coincide with the opening of Apple Music Hall at Battersea Power Station, bringing the cohort’s early learning activities alongside the venue’s launch.

Music and Creative Sessions Begin in London

The Creative Labs program began this week with music-industry and creative workshops in London. The sessions were timed to the opening of Apple Music Hall at Battersea Power Station, bringing the launch of the educational experience together with the venue’s opening.

Apple chairman Tim Cook and King Charles III visited Apple Music Hall, where they met with attendees taking part in the workshops. The sessions are part of an initial cohort of up to 20 participants, who are learning industry-aligned skills using Apple technologies.

The workshops mark the start of the program’s practical, creative focus: participants have the opportunity to work with Apple experts while exploring different career paths. The opening-week activities centre on music and creative industries, with the broader initiative intended to help young people build careers in creative fields.

Apple and The King’s Trust plan to offer more cohorts and sessions over the next year, extending the program beyond its initial group and launch workshops.

More Cohorts and Continued UK Education Work

More cohorts and sessions are planned over the next year, extending the Creative Labs program beyond its initial group of participants.

The program builds on Apple’s partnership with The King’s Trust, which dates back to 2019. Together, they have worked to expand access to science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) programming in schools across the UK.

Apple and the charity are also working on resources to support AI literacy, creativity, and agency among educators and young people. The work forms part of a broader effort to give young people access to learning and skills connected to creative industries.