Certificate in Cultural Entrepreneurship
17 Oct 2026
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28 Nov 2026
Apply By
24 Jul 2026
Apply To
IADT
ECTS Points
5
Places
25
Duration
6 weeks
Fees
€320 or €600
24 Jul 2026
IADT
5
25
6 weeks
€320 or €600
Calling all creative practitioners and managers in the arts and creative sectors wanting to develop entrepreneurship competencies tailored to working in the creative and cultural sector. Over the duration of the course, you will work on a creative business proposal.
Our new course in Cultural Entrepreneurship offers you management tools and methods in developing strong conceptual projects and/or business ideas. It will help you to develop those ideas through ideation techniques, project and time management, and to pitch and prepare a concept for funding and/or investment.
The aim of this micro-credential is to enable learners, who are experienced in working in arts and creative and cultural sector, to develop entrepreneurial skills related to developing their business or project concept through a combination of ideation techniques from business entrepreneurship and techniques from creative sector.
You will work on a creative business proposal or artistic funding proposal. Typical activities include:
Assessment is 100% project based.
Written Proposal for a creative project/business
Project Overview
You are required to develop a written proposal for a new cultural creative business or event, where you must:
Presentation
You will ensure that your proposal is well-structured, easy to follow, and professionally presented.
Classes take place one evening online per week and two Saturdays in person as follows:
Saturday, 17th October 2026 | on campus | 10am – 4pm
Tuesday evenings | online | 7.30pm – 9pm:
Saturday, 28th November | on campus | 10am – 4pm
An undergraduate qualification of 2nd Class Honours or higher at Honours Degree Level.
Those without this qualification may be considered provided they can demonstrate Honours Degree equivalence, which can be verified through the RPL (recognition of prior learning) process.
Creative Futures Academy are delighted to collaborate with Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet to offer a special partnership rate of €320 for qualifying candidates, which include those resident in the Republic of Ireland and not already in receipt of a bursary, grant aid or a scholarship for this course and not participating in a CE scheme or in receipt of Unemployment Benefit.
Fees for those who do not meet the Skillnet criteria are €600.
This Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet programme is co-funded by the Government of Ireland & the European Union. www.eufunds.ie
