The Royal College of Art has a Royal Charter commitment to collaborate with industry and commerce. There are a growing number of initiatives that exist to support this, these include:

Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design
InnovationRCA
Design London
RapidformRCA

In addition, the College offers a schools' outreach programme, ReachOutRCA, to introduce excellence in art and design education to secondary school pupils.

FuelRCA offers professional development advice to current students and recent graduates who are making the transition from higher education to a creative working life.