Home Call for Applications British Council Creating Opportunity for South Africa’s Youth (COSY) Entrepreneurship Training Programme 2018 for young South Africans

British Council Creating Opportunity for South Africa’s Youth (COSY) Entrepreneurship Training Programme 2018 for young South Africans

by OFA

Application Deadline:   13th April 2018

Creating Opportunity for South Africa’s Youth (COSY) aims to enable young people, particularly young women, in rural and semi-rural areas to be more active agents in achieving sustainable growth in South Africa by building their capacity to become entrepreneurs and by increasing their employability.

The COSY entrepreneurship training programme forms part of the project ‘Creating Opportunity for South Africa’s Youth’ (COSY). Its overall objective is to build the capacity of young people aged 15-25, particularly young women, to become entrepreneurs, enabling them to become more active agents in sustainable growth in South Africa. COSY is funded by the European Union and delivered by the British Council in partnership with Business and Arts South Africa, LifeCo Unltd South Africa and Livity Africa. Based on the experience and expertise of these partners, COSY has three focus areas: creative, social and digital enterprise.

The programme:

  • targets youth between the ages of 15 and 25
  • particularly encourages the participation of young women
  • will be delivered in 8 modules, spread over a period of 4-5 months.

Benefits

What we provide What we do not provide What we expect of you
Training programme, free of charge, including materials Funding for business ideas or businesses Commitment to attend all training days
Catering on training days Transport to training venue Active participation

 Information Required for Applications

  • Personal details
  • Contact details
  • Entrepreneurship experience
  • Expectations
  • Prior learning

Important Dates

Applications open                                14 March 2018

Applications close                               13 April 2018

Selected participants are notified       14 May 2018

 

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the british council (COSY) Entrepreneurship Training Programme

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