British Council SoCreative Africa Learning Programme 2025

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.

• Table of Content
• About British Council
• British Council Training
• Aim and Benefits of British Council Training
• Requirements for British Council Training Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About British Council

The British Council is a British organisation specialising in international educational and cultural opportunities. It is registered as a charity both in England and Wales and Scotland. Founded in 1934 as the British Committee for Relations with Other Countries, and granted a royal charter by King George VI in 1940, the British Council was inspired by Sir Reginald ("Rex") Leeper's recognition of the importance of "cultural propaganda" in promoting British interests. Its "sponsoring department" within the United Kingdom Government is the Foreign and Commonwealt... continue reading

British Council Training

• Category Training
• SponsorBritish Council
• City to study -
• School to study -
• Course to study Not specified
• Application Deadline Not Specified

Aim and Benefits of British Council Training

• 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 Training Qualification

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 to apply

For more details, visit British Council website