Leveling Up
For Self-Employed
Person & Freelancers
6 weeks mentorship programme
FROM 30th MARCH 2022
1/2-Day Seminar Pass
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Choose from our workshop dates (virtual):
30 March 2022 | 10am-3pm (GMT +8)
13 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
27 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
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Access to the closed-door bootcamp networking session, conducted after the workshop.
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As an NTUC member, you can also claim your remaining course fee using the UTAP program! Check out more information here: http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg.
3-Day Seminar Pass
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Receive access to all 3 of our intensive workshops (virtual):
30 March 2022 | 10am-3pm (GMT +8)
13 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
27 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
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Excess to ALL networking sessions for participants of the programme to connect, share experiences and explore opportunities to collaborate.
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Join our creative community and receive exclusive invites to other CreativesAtWork programmes and projects.
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As an NTUC member, you can also claim your remaining course fee using the UTAP program! Check out more information here: http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg.
Full 6-week Mentorship Programme
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Receive access to all 3 of our intensive workshops (virtual):
30 March 2022 | 10am-3pm (GMT +8)
13 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
27 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
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Excess to ALL networking sessions for participants of the programme to connect, share experiences and explore opportunities to collaborate.
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Join our creative community and receive exclusive invites to other CreativesAtWork programmes and projects.
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A 6-week programme where you get the opportunity to have catered, one-on-one sessions with mentors while learning from other mentees and their experiences as well.
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If you’re a Singaporean, you get 70% off the rate! You’ll need to provide the last 4 characters if your NRIC during sign up to qualify!
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As an NTUC member, you can also claim your remaining course fee using the UTAP program! Check out more information here: http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg.
Freelancing is challenging
Freelancing is not always the laid-back lifestyle that people describe.
It’s challenging, many times more so than being an employee. You don’t have the support of coworkers, a boss or a training team, so it’s up to you to keep yourself and your business on track.
CHALLENGE 1
You can’t find clients.
Beyond your family members and friends, where can you find clients? You have a website and a few social media accounts, but the reach is low and they are not bringing you enough business. Where are the clients?
CHALLENGE 2
You are not sure how to charge your clients.
You may have been freelancing for a few years, but you are still confused by how much to charge your clients. As much as you would like to increase your rate, you are worried this will have impact on the number of clients
CHALLENGE 3
You have been doing the same thing over and over again.
You are getting bored. The work you have been doing is the same from 12 months ago. How can you energise your work, keep up with the trend while providing even more value for your clients?
CHALLENGE 4
You feel lonely.
You are alone most of the time. You have no one to bounce off ideas. In fact, sometimes you feel like a robot.
CHALLENGE 5
You can’t keep up with your responsibilities.
You became a freelancer because you love what you do - but the additional responsibilities that come along with it is dragging you down. Finances, bills, deadlines, taxes and obligations - you need a shoulder to cry on.
Freelancing Bootcamp
Following our successful runs of Freelancing 101 workshop since 2016, we are launching a new 6 weeks programme - the Freelancing Bootcamp from 30th March 2022. The Bootcamp is a 6 weeks mentorship programme that focuses on levelling up the business skills for self-employed persons, solopreneurs and freelancers. Working with mentors and trainers, you will get to chart out new possible growth areas of your business, attract better clients, and do better business.
If you are looking at a career shift and is ready to move into new area of works, this is where CreativesAtWork and the mentors will come in to help you chart out a new career path for your freelancer journey.
10 years in business
Over $20 million in revenue
Freelancers in more than 12 countries
1/2 Day Seminar Pass
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Choose from our workshop dates (virtual):
30 March 2022 | 10am-3pm (GMT +8)
13 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
27 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
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Access to the closed-door bootcamp networking session, conducted after the workshop.
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As an NTUC member, you can also claim your remaining course fee using the UTAP program! Check out more information here: http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg.
3-Day Seminar Pass
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Receive access to all 3 of our intensive workshops (virtual):
30 March 2022 | 10am-3pm (GMT +8)
13 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
27 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
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Excess to ALL networking sessions for participants of the programme to connect, share experiences and explore opportunities to collaborate.
-
Join our creative community and receive exclusive invites to other CreativesAtWork programmes and projects.
-
As an NTUC member, you can also claim your remaining course fee using the UTAP program! Check out more information here: http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg.
Full 6-week Mentorship Programme
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Receive access to all 3 of our intensive workshops (virtual):
30 March 2022 | 10am-3pm (GMT +8)
13 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
27 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8)
-
Excess to ALL networking sessions for participants of the programme to connect, share experiences and explore opportunities to collaborate.
-
Join our creative community and receive exclusive invites to other CreativesAtWork programmes and projects.
-
A 6-week programme where you get the opportunity to have catered, one-on-one sessions with mentors while learning from other mentees and their experiences as well.
-
If you’re a Singaporean, you get 70% off the rate! You’ll need to provide the last 4 characters if your NRIC during sign up to qualify!
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As an NTUC member, you can also claim your remaining course fee using the UTAP program! Check out more information here: http://skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg.
What you’ll be getting
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3 half-days of jam-packed, intensive training, covering a variety of topics.
30 March 2022 | 10am-3pm (GMT +8) | Remote
Freelancer mindset & goal setting
Turning obstacles into opportunities
Levelling up as a freelancer
13 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8) | Remote
Marketing & personal branding - Craft your brand story
Client profiling
Looking at new platforms to expand business
27 April 2022 | 6-10pm (GMT +8) | Remote
Nurture a Sustainable Career
Negotiation of rates / Communication
Pitch to possible clients
Review your progress
Video-On-Demand will be provided to registrants of each session.
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Participants will be split into groups and matched to a mentor who will provide guidance and advice to scale up their business during weekly check-in sessions*.
Each group will have about 4 – 5 participants. Mentorship will include:
Reviewing your portfolio
Refining your pitch
Crafting your "Go-to-market" strategy that wins trust and shows credibility
Making great first impressions and connections
Identifying new areas of developments
Personalized advice from your mentor at whichever stage of your career you are in
*The time and dates of weekly check-in sessions are flexible and will be determined by mentors and mentees.
Available only to 6-week Mentorship Programme registrants.
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Is your portfolio effective in bringing in clients, or actually pushing them away? Receive constructive and personalised on your business profile and portfolio review session during the mentorship programme.
Available only to 6-week Mentorship Programme registrants.
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A guaranteed paid project placement within 12 months of completing the workshop!
Available only to 6-week Mentorship Programme registrants.
Freelancer. Entrepreneur. Business Owner. Artist.
Whatever the name, you are here to do what you love with success. This means growing not only as a skilled creative, but also as a business.
Freelancing Bootcamp is an 6-week mentorship programme, designed by both freelancers and clients, you're getting both sides of the coin to mould yourself as an independent creative, and to get more clients while delivering your best.
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Turn the Tables.
Learn how to turn obstacles into opportunities. If there’s one characteristic found in all super freelancers, it’s the ability to persevere and overcome obstacles. In our Freelancing Bootcamp, we will teach you how to navigate potential obstacles and turn these moments into opportunities.
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Craft Your Brand.
So you're a master of your craft, but have you crafted your brand? Crafting a unique brand identity can earn the loyalty and engagement of your (potential) clients. We will deep dive into the crafting of your brand and how you must leverage it to attract and retain your clients.
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Identify the new horizons.
Staying ahead is half the game won. What's ahead and how do we keep up with the trends? Led by CreativesAtWork’s super freelancers, we will share real scenarios, experiences and insights on the trends.
Trained by the best
With over a decade in the industry, we know what it takes to create a Super Freelancer. Here are a few major brands we’ve worked with.
In the face of challenges faced by freelancers, many flounder and panic. Our Freelancing Bootcamp is an intensive training platform for freelancers to overcome these issues. The workshops create interaction with peers, advice from the successfully self-employed, and feedback from the companies that employ their services. Each workshop brings opportunities for freelancers to present the issues they face, and to grow their network so that you, will become a Super Freelancer. With our project placement at the end of the mentorship, you will work with any of our clientele.
JOIN THE SUPERCHARGE YOUR CAREER
Trusted by 200+ freelancers
To date, we have trained and supercharged the careers of 200+ freelancers who have attended our Bootcamps.
Our Bootcamp alumni consist of producers, designers, directors, writers and marketers who are the driving force of their own careers.
“I came away from this bootcamp blown away by the quality of the training and the programs. Most freelancing training and courses (and I have taken a few) focus only on the tactics of starting a freelancing career, but neglect the necessary mindsets that you need to absorb and adapt in order to understand why you are doing what you do. I would highly recommend anyone looking to start a freelancing career to take this bootcamp and you probably won’t waste months like me, desperately looking for clients but not knowing why I’m not getting any. A big thank you to CreativesAtWork for organizing this bootcamp!”
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Esmeralda Dass
FREELANCER
“I think it is good as it is more one-on-one, instead of everyone there just listening to the lecture. Interviewers get to take a look at your portfolio and see what is good for you to improve, what is good for you to change so that you get more jobs.”
Kelvin Chow Jun Jie
FREELANCE WEB DEVELOPER
“I am just starting my journey to become a freelancer. I actually am in the midst of setting up business aspects of things. I think something that a lot of us struggle with. We can do our work, but I don’t know how to do accounts. I don’t know the legal terms. I don’t know how to write codes or respond to clients or how to position myself and everything. I think the bootcamp really helped me a lot and cover a lot of things.”
Lynette Tan
FREELANCE CONTENT STRATEGIST
“On a personal note, as someone who has been freelancing for a few years now, the bootcamp helped me identify the obstacles - many of them just mental roadblocks- that are preventing me from realizing my full potential. I also found it inspiring to hear from the trainers how they turned their moments of doubt and failure into those of success. This in turn gave me the hope and the determination to make freelancing work for me! And yes, the icing on the cake during the bootcamp was meeting fellow creatives from different industries and understanding their challenges and goals, as working solo can be a lonely journey.”
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Puja Chandra Nanda
FREELANCE WRITER & RESEARCHER
We don’t just train you, we place you in a job.
Our Freelancing Bootcamp is not just a workshop, we also place you in a job for real hands-on training
The best way is learn is to get your hands dirty. After the intense workshop and portfolio reviews, the best way to transform is to apply the new knowledge gained on a job. And that is what we will do. We will place you in a real paying job and provide you with guidance and live feedback so that you are really transformed.
184
TOTAL BOOTCAMP GRADUATES
6
JAM-PACKED MODULES
120+
HOURS OF CONTENT
Set your plans into action
Attract and retain new clients, set new goals, increase your income and execute sustainable future plans!
Six-weeks of workshops, coaching and mentorship
Templates, worksheets, and resources
Networking opportunities
Job Placement
FUNDING & DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE
e2i subsidized course fee
If you are a Singaporean or Singapore PR, you are eligible for a 70% subsidised rate! The rate is already subsidised and you’ll have to enter in the last 4 digits of your NRIC to complete registration.
If you do not enter that in, we will bill you separately for the remaining fee (S$322) to complete the registration.
Students get 30% off.
If you’re a student, write in to us at contact@creativesatwork.asia with your student pass and we’ll send you a discount code!
Eligible for UTAP claim.
Under UTAP, NTUC members enjoy 50% unfunded course fee support, capped at $250 each year, for courses supported by UTAP. Check out more information here: skillsupgrade.ntuc.org.sg.
(This is a reimbursement grant.)
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