Module 1: Spotting opportunities

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand and be able to boost your imagination by using specific techniques.
  • To understand how to train creativity!
  • To learn different tools and methods for defining problems, generating ideas, and creating value towards specific needs of people, society, and environment – locally or globally.
  • To understand the importance of networking, create and maintain professional contacts.

Module 2: Valuing ideas

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand the modern concepts of assessment and prediction of what value ideas could have in terms of different perspectives, like social, cultural, economic, etc.
  • To apply different methods and techniques for the assessment of ideas.
  • To understand the role of the assessor and be able to overcome the traps and difficulties in the process of evaluation ideas.
  • To re-evaluate the importance and being able to apply own creativity, personal, and professional values towards the new ideas one would go for.

Module 3: Self-awareness & self-efficacy

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand the meaning of self-awareness and self-efficacy and why they are important to develop in your personal and professional life.
  • To learn how to develop the confidence and skills needed to endure times of uncertainty and not give in to the fear of the unknown.
  • To reflect on your short and long-term needs and work on achieving those by implementing efficient goal-attaining efforts.
  • To get familiar with the practices and tools that can help you develop yourself to become more self-aware and efficient in your every-day work life.

Module 4: Resource Mobilisation for Entrepreneurs

Learning Outcomes:

  • To define resource and resource mobilisation and how it is related to entrepreneurship.
  • To understand the importance of resource mobilization towards maintaining sustainability.
  • To be able to develop an Action Plan for Resource Mobilization.
  • To find out how entrepreneurs can map out the strategies to mobilise the resources they need and eventually generating good values towards the environment.

Module 5: Financial Literacy for Beginners

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand the meaning of financial literacy and how it impacts our daily life.
  • To find out about how financial institutions work and the services they offer.
  • To recognise the 5 different components of financial literacy.
  • To develop a strategy for setting financial goals to improve towards better financial management.
  • To be aware on the importance of being financially literate individual

Module 6: Planning and Management

Learning Outcomes:

  • To learn about the key elements of good management (tools, techniques).
  • To find out how to create an effective action plan for your business.
  • To learn how to identify and resolve all key aspects of your business.
  • To enhance knowledge and skills on planning and executing.

Module 7: Coping with uncertainty, ambiguity and risk

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand what it means to live in uncertain times, why it is important to be aware of it, and how to deal with it the best in your professional life.
  • To develop your decision-making and problem-solving skills to endure times of crisis and plan for them accordingly.
  • To acquire practical knowledge on mastering uncertainty and adapting to changing environments with the best available tools and techniques from the Internet.
  • To help professionals grow confidence that will prevent giving in to the fear of failure and develop themselves to counter uncertainty with agile and flexible solutions.

Module 8: Evaluating data and information

Learning Outcomes:

  • To identify the definition of data literacy.
  • To have a basic understanding of the levels and characteristics of data literacy.
  • To outline the basics of data analysis and its role in business.
  • To explain the process and skills involved in using data analysis in the business.

Module 9: Digital Marketing

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand the importance of digital skills and tools for CCS professionals to promote their work.
  • To take advantage of digital opportunities to gain the knowledge to apply technical skills in creating and formatting digital media content.
  • To learn about the critical elements of a digital marketing strategy and how they affect corporate goals. Learn how to set targets, report effectively and track KPIs.
  • To comprehend the audience's communication needs and how they interact with your brand.

Module 10: Collaboration through digital technologies

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand what collaboration is through digital tools and technologies and why/how it can be useful.
  • To learn about the existing digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes.
  • To choose the most appropriate digital tools and technologies for collaborative processes depending on your context and stakeholders’ needs.
  • To use appropriate digital tools in an efficient manner to facilitate collaborations in complex contexts.

Module 11: Managing Digital Identity

Learning Outcomes:

  • To define what a digital identity is, what it is composed of, and the different characteristics of a digital identity.
  • To be able to understand internet tracking through digital identities.
  • To outline distinctions of digital identity (security and reputation) and assume responsibility for actions on the web.
  • To recognise your rights under GDPR law and be able to act on those rights (right of access, right of rectification, right to be forgotten).

Module 12: Developing Digital Content

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand what digital content is and the different forms that digital content can take.
  • To recognise the importance and benefits of digital content creation, especially for businesses, organizations and individuals in the cultural and creative industries.
  • To acquire knowledge of digital accessibility and be able to create digital content that is accessible to people regardless of ability.
  • To recognise the value of using AI technologies in assisting the creation of digital content.

Module 13: Copyright and licenses

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand how to distinguish between Copyright, Open Licenses and Public Domain.
  • To learn how to choose and use Creative Commons licenses.
  • To learn how to reuse content released under different kinds of open licenses.
  • To identify Open Licenses that fit your own content.

Module 14: Protecting personal data and privacy - GDPR

Learning Outcomes:

  • To understand the GDPR and its key concepts; Evolution of data protection; Definition of the processing of personal data; Whom does the GDPR apply to.
  • To learn the data protection principles. The eight golden rules for the processing, the data, the security and transparency.
  • To define actors' responsibilities. New accountability logic - sharing of responsibilities - Specific responsibilities of sub-contractors - Sanctions and appeals.
  • To learn how to set up the DPO and compliance tools.