{"id":27308,"date":"2025-02-11T10:32:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=27308"},"modified":"2025-02-11T10:32:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:32:21","slug":"call-for-applications-british-council-socreative-africa-learning-program-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-british-council-socreative-africa-learning-program-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: British Council SoCreative Africa Learning Program 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program is developed to support the British Council\u2019s wider Creative Economy strand, designed to help develop an ecosystem in which young entrepreneurs can thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aspiring and early-stage young African entrepreneurs in creative industries like fashion,<br>music, film, and photography are being offered the chance to join a new e-learning program launched by the British Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Creative Economy E-Learning program delivers a collection of free courses for<br>the next generation of African leaders to support them through their business journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is part of a wider creative economy project being made available by the British<br>Council, the United Kingdom\u2019s international organization for cultural relations and<br>educational opportunities, to create stronger partnerships between countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and help develop an ecosystem in which young entrepreneurs can<br>thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Program Modules<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Basic:<\/strong>\u00a0Understanding 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.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Intermediate:<\/strong>\u00a0With the basic course as a recommended pre-requisite, the intermediate course will provide additional depth to basic courses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Social Impact through Creative Entrepreneurship:\u00a0<\/strong>Provide participants with an understanding of impact entrepreneurship, social innovation, and factors to consider in pivoting enterprises to achieve social impact.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Creative Economy Policy:\u00a0<\/strong>This intermediate course provides relevant insight for policy stakeholders in relation to the creative economy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Benefits&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program aims to :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Empower young African entrepreneurs to take ownership of their livelihoods,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Focus the entrepreneurial enthusiasm of young Africans through a platform for<br>self-learning, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Build a new generation of creative entrepreneurs to boost the economies of<br>African nations.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Upon completing the program, participants will receive a certificate as evidence of their achievement. 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