Whether you're a policymaker shaping the future of your region, or a creative producer looking to develop your expertise, we are offering tailored programmes to support your growth journey.
Online courses
Hybrid Creative Economy training programme
Course Dates: October 2024 (Round 1) and April-June 2025 (Round 2)
Our immersive online course is designed specifically for policymakers and creative practitioners in ASEAN. This programme aims to deepen your understanding of the creative economy while providing practical insights and case studies to inform your policy development work.
In addition to online modules, participants will benefit from online live regional sessions and an in-person country sessions facilitated by the British Council. These sessions offer a platform for dialogue with industry experts and stakeholders, fostering valuable connections within the UK and internationally.
UK-ASEAN Festival Management Training Programme
Course Dates: 16, 23, 26 and 30 June 2025
The perfect course for festival and creative administrators and producers to take their career to the next level. The Festival Management Training Programme aims to develop and strengthen the festival sector across the Southeast Asia region through capacity building. The programme is a 4-week immersive course designed to the needs of the Southeast Asian festival sector, aimed at supporting new and existing festivals in the region and addressed the skills gaps in festival management, with particular emphasis on audience development, innovative business modelling, sponsorship & marketing, sustainability, leadership, and digital transformation of festivals. The programme will bring together guest speakers from the UK and across the Southeast Asia region.
The programme is delivered by Edinburgh Napier University and Jogja Festivals as part of the ASEAN-UK Advancing Creative Economy programme (ACE).
Working directly with UK festival professionals
Experience firsthand the management and operations of UK festivals through our UK Delegation Programme. Selected ASEAN festival professionals will join delegations to the UK, engaging in immersive learning experiences and fostering meaningful connections with their UK counterparts. This exchange of ideas and best practices promises to enrich festival experiences in both regions.
Delegation to UK Music Festivals
Dates 9 – 18 May 2024
The programme is a curated visit to attend UK music festivals FOCUS Wales in Wrexham, Wales and The Great Escape in Brighton, alongside a series of meetings in London with key UK music festival organisations.
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