The Creative Economy E-Learning programme for aspiring and early-stage young African entrepreneurs is focused on entrepreneurship and delivers a collection of free online courses for the next generation of African leaders to support them through their business journey. 

Upon completing the programme, participants will receive a certificate as evidence of their achievement. The certificate will make you eligible to apply for sustained support through mentoring, coaching, incubation and acceleration through our wider work in participating countries.

The programme is developed to support the British Council’s wider Creative Economy strand, designed to help develop an ecosystem in which young entrepreneurs can thrive.

Benefits of British Council SoCreative Africa learning programme

The British Council SoCreative Africa Learning aims to:

Empower young African entrepreneurs to take ownership of their livelihoods,

Focus the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of young Africans through a platform for self-learning, and build a new generation of creative entrepreneurs to boost the economies of African nations.

Upon completing the programme, participants will receive a certificate as evidence of their achievement. The certificate will make you eligible to apply for sustained support through mentoring, coaching, incubation and acceleration through our wider work in participating countries.

Requirements for British Council SoCreative Africa learning programme

Programme Modules

Creative Entrepreneurship 

Basic

Understanding the Creative Economy (Including what sectors constitute the Creative Economy, the economic, social and cultural value of the Creative Industries) using relevant case studies and data to aid understanding).

Course 1: Intro to African Creative Economy 

Course 2: Bringing Your Idea to Life 

Course 3: Finding the Right People 

Course 4: Building Your Business 

Course 5: Branding and Marketing your Business 

Intermediate

With the basic course as a recommended pre-requisite, the intermediate course will provide additional depth to basic courses and includes the following: 

Course 1: Your Entrepreneurship Strategy 

Course 2: Personal and Business Growth Strategies 

Course 3: Protecting My Business 

Course 4: Finance For Creative Business 

Course 5: Building and Leading Teams 

Course 6: Raising Capital for My Business 

Course 7: Promoting and Pitching My Business 

Social Impact through Creative Entrepreneurship 

Provide participants with an understanding of impact entrepreneurship, social innovation and factors to consider in pivoting enterprises to achieve social impact

Topic 1: Introduction to ‘Impact Entrepreneurship’ 

Topic 2: Introduction to Impact Economy – balancing profit with impact 

Topic 3: Understanding Social Innovation (including Human Centered Design) 

Topic 4: Factors to consider in pivoting your enterprise to achieve social impact 

Topic 5: Impact Entrepreneurship of the 21st Century: The role of technology 

Topic 6: Inclusion, Sustainability and Values and Ethics 

Topic 7: Types of financing for Impact Enterprises and how to attract them

Creative Economy Policy

This intermediate course provides relevant insight for policy stakeholders in relation to the creative economy 

Topic 1: Refresher on Introduction to Policy Making 

Topic 2: Understanding the Creative Economy 

Topic 3: The role of creative economy in sustainable development 

Topic 4: Approaches to Creative Economy Policy 

Topic 5: Steps to consider for the development or strengthening of the creative economy

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to British Council on phoneverification.azurefd.net to apply