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  • 18 Jan 2023

KZN INCUBATION ACCELERATOR BOOTCAMP PROGRAMME FOR CREATIVES(DESIGNERS)

Today, KwaZulu- Natal Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs in partnership with the South African Creative Industries Incubator (SACII) , had an orientation day for the Emerging Designers Retail Program (EDRP)2023.

This program was initiated by the  Department of Economic Development, Tourism, and Environmental Affairs as an intervention to support the emerging designers from the KZN province to integrate them into the “value chain” of the
retail sector.

So this year, the Department collaborated with The South African Creative Industries Incubator(SACII) which is a creative hub focusing on technical skills training, capacity building, business incubation and
the provision of production space and facilities for township-based arts, culture
and heritage practitioners and is based in Eersterust – Tshwane (Gauteng
Province).

The programs offered by SACII were created with the goal of leveraging content creation, entrepreneurship and business expansion, market access, and employment generation for the creative industry. It is very significant for business owners and professionals that their programs were created by creatives for creatives.