Empowering Creativity by Protecting People is CIISA’s Strategy for 2026-29, showing how we will deliver support and services to the creative sector.
The strategy is underpinned by three pillars that run through everything CIISA does:
Trust
We will building industry-wide confidence through independent, safe and trusted support.
Value
We will deliver insight, expertise and services that support the workforce and strengthen the creative sector as a whole.
Accountability
We will set clear standards that drive responsibility, transparency and lasting change while remaining open and accountable to our users and stakeholders.
Within these pillars we have four key strategic objectives for 2026-29:
Roll-out Independent Services
Introduce services based on industry need to support accountability, help embed shared standards and deliver lasting sector-wide impact.
Embed Professional Standards
Provide practical tools, guidance and support needed to embed the CIISA Standards and drive consistency of approach and experience across organisations and the workforce.
Engage with Users and Industry
Engage and collaborate across the creative industries to ensure CIISA’s work is shaped by real experience and drives meaningful, measurable change.
Secure Sustainable Funding
Establish a proportionate, widely adopted registration scheme alongside other transparent income streams to fund delivery, enable long-term impact and maintain CIISA’s independence.