The British Council SoCreative Africa Learning Programme 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 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.
Scholarship Summary
- Host: British Council | Microsoft
- Category: Training
- Eligible Countries: African Countries
- Reward: Training | Certification | Mentorship
- No IELTS Required
- Deadline: Not Specified
Scholarship Details
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 programme launched by the British Council.
The Creative Economy E-Learning programme 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
The program modules for this scholarship include:
- 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).
- 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
Scholarship Benefits
Successful Applicants of this scholarship will receive:
- Empowerment to take ownership of their livelihoods
- Focus on the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of young Africans through a platform for
- self-learning
- 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.
How to Apply
To apply for this program:
- Visit the program’s application page.
- Access the learning platform by clicking Get Started.
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