Beneficiaries Fund · CBA for Africa 2027
The CBA Bootcamps
Short, affordable, online bootcamps running across November and December 2026 — and the only route to a Beneficiaries Fund scholarship. Take the classes, sit the tests, and climb the scoreboard. The more bootcamps and tests you take, the higher your score.
How it works
Every bootcamp ends in a test. Your scores add up.
There's nothing subjective to it — each bootcamp is assessed by one graded test, and your test scores accumulate into a single cumulative score and a live rank. Take more bootcamps and your score can only go up.
Bootcamps to take
Points per test
Top possible score
Test window per bootcamp
Attend live or watch the replay — either way you can sit the test within 48 hours. No time zone or work schedule is shut out.
The catalogue · Foundation
Four foundation bootcamps — for everyone.
The shared creative-business foundation. Everyone is scored on the same four, so scores are directly comparable.
F1 · The Creative Economy & the Business Behind the Talent
FreeWhy the business — not the talent — is the difference. A map of the Music, Film & Fashion value chains and where the money and power sit.
Sat 7 Nov 2026
F2 · How Creatives Get Paid — Money, Rights & Royalties
IP basics, the main revenue streams, the contracts you'll actually meet, and how creatives get paid — and cheated.
Sat 14 Nov 2026
F3 · You, Incorporated — Building the Creative Professional
Personal brand, digital identity, portfolio and the professional mindset that turns a talented person into a hireable one.
Sat 21 Nov 2026
F4 · Run the Company — the CBA Enterprise Model
A preview of the CBA "run a real company for ten months" model: from idea to enterprise, the roles, and how creative ventures are built.
Sat 5 Dec 2026
The catalogue · Craft tasters
Three craft tasters — take any, or all three.
Add points and get a real taste of each School. Every taster you take lifts your score and shows us where you fit for 2027.
C1 · Music Business
Sat 12 Dec 2026
Afrobeats & the streaming era — from A&R to the release. How the business of African music actually works.
C2 · Film Business
Sun 13 Dec 2026
Producing for Nollywood & beyond — the high-volume model, from production to distribution.
C3 · Fashion Business
Sat 19 Dec 2026
African fashion as an industry — from sourcing and the value chain to the runway.
The season
One bootcamp most weekends.
All live sessions 14:00 WAT, 2–3 hours, recorded. No bootcamp on w/c 23 Nov — Career Fair & Graduation week (exact day TBC); Sat 28 Nov kept free.
Pricing & access
Kept deliberately affordable.
The point is access, not revenue. Start free, pay a small fee for the rest — and if that's still too much, ask for a waiver.
Your first bootcamp (F1)
Each further bootcamp
All-access bundle (all 7)
Pay-what-you-can on request
Fair by design
Same test, same scoring, in the open.
Replays count
The test window stays open 48 hours after each session, so your time zone or job never counts against you.
Timed, randomised tests
Drawn from a question bank, one attempt each — everyone sits the same style of assessment.
A live scoreboard
See your score, your rank and the estimated cut-off in real time. Trust comes from visibility.
No subjective marking
Your score is your test performance. Nothing else, and no one's opinion, decides it.
The route to a funded place
Register for the CBA Bootcamps.
The first bootcamp is free and the season starts in November. How high you climb is up to you.