About the course
The WWF Conservation Community Enterprises (CCE) E-learning courseย combines the knowledge from the Nature Pays Practitioner Guide with additional business concepts and tools, providing practitioners with the knowledge and capacity to drive and support community resilience through CCE models which will contribute to long-term sustainability and resilient diversified livelihoods.
WWF practitioners, corporates, or organizations working with Community Conservation Enterprises in any sector can gain skills to build a more resilient future for local communities.
This course has been co-created by WWF's Nature Pays and Impact Hub, and compiles learning from seven cohorts delivered from 2020-2022 to 334 practitioners, reaching 40% of WWF's network. Now adapted in a more flexible format, the e-learning courseย equips practitioners with tools to support their work, at their own pace.
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This programme will help you:
- Holistically understand what kind of support a CCE needs
- Apply business tools with a CCE you work with
- Understand your own role in how to support CCEs
Through a combination of theoretical knowledge, case studies and practical tools, we aim to empower quick implementation of the insights gained. You'll develop a basic understanding of how to provide business support to CCEs, how to assess CCE needs, and how to build up a support network of collaborators inside and outside your organization to sustain CCEs in the longer term.
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Time commitment
The course is divided into 8 modules made up of short videos, quizzes, and tool instructions. The total course will take around 10 hrs to complete, but the modular approach enables you to divide up your learning in a way that suits you. You can also learn on mobile or desktop PC.
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๐ Learning from coastal communities
In coastal communities, we find stories full of hope โ but the threats facing our ocean are daunting. Within this e-learning course, we're pleased to be able to share with you content developed in collaboration with WWF's Coastal Communities and Blue Futures initiatives. Throughout each module you'll find cases, stories and guests from the marine world.
Course Curriculum
- Introduction
- Why is this important?
- The Needs Assessment tool (0:44)
- Needs Assessment โ How does it work? (6:12)
- Needs Assessment: Step-by-Step
- Needs Assessment: Reference Chart
- Stakeholder Mapping โ Introduction
- Stakeholder Mapping โ How does it work?
- Quiz time
- Quiz debrief
- Module 2 - Completed
- Introduction
- Benefits of using the SBMC
- Asking the big questions
- How does it work? (4:15)
- Our approach
- SBMC: CREATE Blocks
- SBMC: DELIVER Blocks
- SBMC: CAPTURE Blocks
- Case Study: The Solar Energy for Fish Drying case ๐
- IN PRACTICE: Using the tool - The Solar Energy for Fish Drying case ๐ (6:37)
- Building resilient business models
- IN PRACTICE: Building resilient business models - The Solar Energy for Fish Drying case ๐ (11:37)
- IN PRACTICE: The South West Indian Ocean Incubator ๐
- Quiz time
- Quiz debrief
- Module 3 - Completed
- Mid-Course Feedback
- Introduction
- Finding the Right Market
- Market Access
- Value Chain Assessment (7:19)
- IN PRACTICE: Dr. Jason Clay - Ben and Jerry's Brazilian Nut case (25:16)
- TOOL: Assets Mapping (4:01)
- IN PRACTICE: Using the tool โ Peruvian Benthic Fishery ๐ (7:36)
- TOOL: SOAR (2:19)
- Quiz Time
- Quiz debrief
- Module 4 - Completed
- Introduction ๐
- Learning from Coastal Communities ๐
- Zooming out: The need for a Sustainable Blue Economy ๐ (14:35)
- Zooming out: The Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles ๐
- Step 1: Starting with Empathy ๐ (7:11)
- Case Study: Exercising empathy with Abalobi ๐ (10:16)
- Step 2: Ideation Process ๐ (4:25)
- IN PRACTICE: Inspiration Board for Ideation ๐ (4:08)
- Step 3: Considering risk while developing innovative ideas ๐ (7:04)
- Case Study: Solomon Islands ๐ (2:05)
- IN PRACTICE: Using the Risk Assessment tool ๐ (7:32)
- Step 4: Prototyping and Testing ๐ (5:23)
- Case Study: Prototyping with Blue Ventures ๐ (15:25)
- Quiz Time
- Quiz debrief
- Module 5 - Completed
- What we hope you've learned
- 1. Laying the foundations
- 2. Discovering the context
- 3. Sustainable Business Model Canvas
- 4. Exploring opportunities for Market Access
- 5. Resilient CCE Models: Learning from Coastal Communities
- 6. Finance & funding for CCEs
- WHAT'S NEXT? Additional Resources
- Feedback Survey
- End of the course.
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