Call For Applications: British Council SoCreative Africa Learning Program 2025
The British Council SoCreative Africa Learning Program 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.
The program is developed to support the British Council’s wider Creative Economy strand, designed to help develop an ecosystem in which young entrepreneurs can thrive.
Aspiring and early-stage young African entrepreneurs in creative industries like fashion,
music, film, and photography are being offered the chance to join a new e-learning program launched by the British Council.
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The Creative Economy E-Learning program delivers a collection of free courses for
the next generation of African leaders to support them through their business journey.
It is part of a wider creative economy project being made available by the British
Council, the United Kingdom’s international organization for cultural relations and
educational opportunities, to create stronger partnerships between countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and help develop an ecosystem in which young entrepreneurs can
thrive.
Program Modules
Creative Entrepreneurship
- Basic: Understanding the Creative Economy (Including what sectors constitute the Creative Economy, and the economic, social, and cultural value of the Creative Industries) using relevant case studies and data to aid understanding.
- Intermediate: With the basic course as a recommended pre-requisite, the intermediate course will provide additional depth to basic courses.
- 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.
- Creative Economy Policy: This intermediate course provides relevant insight for policy stakeholders in relation to the creative economy
Benefits
The program 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.
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Upon completing the program, 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.
Deadline: Not Specified