The creative producing method was developed on the basis of research abroad. However, the Dutch context of work has its own specific challenges. What is needed to implement this method decisively in the Netherlands? In educational terminology: what knowledge, skills and attitude are needed to implement the method of working in the Dutch context?

The master's in Creative Producing, like all higher education programmes in the Netherlands, is focused on assessing student development through competences. At its inception (2018), the competences and behavioural indicators of the Creative Producing master's were based on the competences of the Theatre programmes. It soon became clear that this set of competences was not sufficient for the profile of the creative producer. The aspect of social entrepreneurship, which is a very important foundation for creative producing, is not sufficiently secured in this competence set.

Based on that observation, and partly based on advice from the accreditation committee in 2018, we started to explore how best to interpret our own competences. 

We did several literature reviews of related professional profiles, to distil characteristics and core qualities that are also relevant to the creative producer. We also spoke to a diverse tableau of professionals in the arts, to retrieve what qualities they see as necessary to shape the creative producing method. We presented different versions to the education team, students and partners of the Creative Producing master, and then validated them with a representation of the field. 

From September 2024, the master's programme started with the renewed competences.  This step is of great value for the recognition of the creative producing method in the national and International working field. During the first two years, the use of the competences will be monitored and evaluated.