Volume! – Empowering Solo Entrepreneurs through Global Readiness is an online coaching programme provided by Humak Creve. The programme aims to enhance the knowledge and skills of solo entrepreneurs in the creative industries to help them compete and thrive in an increasingly global environment. Volume! (2023-2024) targets entrepreneurs working in textiles, fashion, crafts and graphic design, including visual design, illustration and marketing. Participation is free of charge.
The programme offers online courses on various topics related to creative industry business, entrepreneurship and new skills of sustainability, digitality and communication. You can participate monthly guidance meetings with experts and peer entrepreneurs for co-learning. Volume! provides also a channel for entrepreneurs with international backgrounds to engage with fellow entrepreneurs and to network.
The program is run through two independent streams: in Finnish and in English. All online courses, workshops and group coaching sessions are available for participants in both streams.
For more info of the contents, please see Volume! Brochure here:
Higher education online courses for free
Self-paced online courses you can participate right now (open from Sep 23 to Jul 24):
- Virtual Event Management 5 ECTS: Self-paced online course, which you can complete at your own pace
- Projects and Finances 5 ECTS: Self-paced online course, which you can complete at your own pace
- Entrepreneurship in the changing world of work 5 ECTS: Self-paced online course
Courses in Spring season 2024, registration is open now:
- Employment relations and co-operation 5 ECTS: Self-paced online course during the spring 2024. Voluntary webinar.
- COSM 3: Cultural Management and Dimensions of Sustainability: Environmental, Social & Economic 5 ECTS: starts on January 2024, ends on May
- Innovation 5 ECTS: starts on January 2024, ends on May
- Intercultural Communication 2 ECTS: Self-paced online course
What and when?
The programme is offered online in both Finnish and English:
- The Volume! programme is offered online (2023-2024). All the courses, guidance, networking and group coaching sessions are held online.
- The programme is offered in both Finnish and English.
- The programme is aimed at solo and micro-entrepreneurs operating in the creative industries.
- Please note, due to the funding persons with full time unemployment are unfotunately not this program’s target group. In this case, please see Creve’s other services for creative professionals here.
- Volume! is free of charge for the participants. The programme is funded by the Service Centre for Continuous Learning and Employment (SECLE).
Registration
- Registration is open and free of charge! You can enroll until October 31, 2024.
- Please enroll to the Volume! program through this free “Volume – My Learning Path” course.
- FOLLOW THESE STEPS:
- 1) Register for the Volume – My Learning Path course.
- 2) Activate your Humak account.
- 3) Join the course on Hoodle (learning platform, you will receive details upon registration approval).
- 4) Explore the education offerings and enroll in the online courses, group coachings and workshops of your choice on Hoodle.
EDIT: Registration info updated. 5.2.2024
