The National Skills Academy for Creative & Cultural Skills (NSA) is a network of creative and cultural employers, industry trade associations and freelancers, working with twenty Founder Colleges to develop, improve and recognise skills - initially for ‘backstage’ and ‘offstage’ roles in theatre and live music events. The NSA provides services and standards for training and skills development, endorsed by industry employers and professionals.

The NSA is part of Creative & Cultural Skills, the Sector Skills Council for advertising, crafts, cultural heritage, design, music, literature, performing and visual arts. During 2010, the NSA will widen its remit to include all the industries represented by the Sector Skills Council, turning the campaign for employer-led workforce development into action and fulfilling its mission to ‘turn talent into productive skills and jobs’.