Launching on the 14th September, the CREACT4MED Training Academy began its live sessions spanning a total of 7 modules. Each interactive live workshop consisted of 2 hours of crucial content relating to entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative industries. We received over 300 applications of interest to participate in this second cycle and 320 were accepted to the free programme.
The first session was led by Ouafa Belgacem, CEO of Culture Funding Watch in Tunisia. She covered the first three modules discussing CCI Sector Insights, Business Basics Module and Ideation. The basics of business and entrepreneurship were introduced, exploring the characteristics of entrepreneurs and different types of entrepreneurship in the CCI sector. It also covered the stages of business development and encouraged participants to identify entrepreneurial opportunities.
The participants had until the 11th November to assimilate all this knowledge and complete the online modules. Available online are 8 modules, plus a bonus module on grant management. In order to ensure full accessibility and participation, the course was delivered in Arabic. Those that have successfully completed the training will receive a certificate of participation.