Apple and The King’s Trust have announced Apple x King’s Trust Creative Labs, a UK program for people aged 18 to 30 pursuing careers in creative fields. An initial group of up to 20 participants has begun workshops with Apple specialists as Apple opens Apple Music Hall at Battersea Power Station in London.
The sessions cover music and other creative subjects, as first reported by 9to5Mac. Apple CEO Tim Cook and King Charles III met members of the first group during a visit to the new venue.
The program extends a partnership that began in 2019
Apple has worked with The King’s Trust since 2019 on science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics education in UK schools. The charity supports young people across the UK, while the new initiative shifts the partnership toward adults entering the workforce or building skills for creative employment.
That focus matters because the first cohort sits at the point where education support can turn into career preparation. Working directly with Apple specialists gives participants access to workshops tied to music and creative work, while the Battersea launch places the program inside a newly opened Apple cultural space.
Apple and the charity are also developing materials for educators and young people focused on AI literacy, creativity and agency. The planned resources suggest the effort will address how people understand and use AI, alongside practical creative skills.
Further workshops are planned over the next year
Additional groups and sessions are planned during the following year. That would expand the effort beyond its first intake, though Apple and The King’s Trust have not set out the scale of that expansion publicly.
The organizations have yet to specify the schedule or locations for future cohorts. They also have not provided selection criteria beyond the 18-to-30 age range, or a total expected participant count for the full program.
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