CASE STUDIES FROM AFRICA

Human Capital Formation
The continuous growth of the cultural services industry in and beyond Burkina Faso requires
training schools and centres to ensure a high quality for African cultural products and services.
On this issue, Burkina Faso is well known for its cultural schools and institutions in the
different fields of cultural services. Interestingly, the institutes and schools largely complement
each other, offering everything from basic education to advanced training for students from all
over Africa. In the early 2000s, the public school—the National School of Administration and
Magistracy (ENAM, in 2004)—and a private school—the Training and Research Centre for the
Performing Arts (CFRAV, in 2003)—were opened to train respectively civil servants in the
cultural management and advisory services such as technical advisors and guides, and
professional artists. Others pioneers in the field of cultural services training include the Centre
for the Development of Choreography (CDC), the Atelier Théâtre Burkinabè (ATB), and the
Dance School Irène Tassembédo (EDIT).
Table 21: The Main Cultural Schools and Institutions
Acronym Name Activities
IMAGINE Film Training Institute Private training institute for training and further education in the areas of
cinema, television, and audiovisual media.
INAFAC National Institute of
Artistic and Cultural
Training
Created in 1963 -– Public establishment, placed under the supervision of the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, providing introductory and advanced
sessions in the areas of music, dance and plastic arts.
ISIS/SE Higher Institute of Image
and Sound
Public establishment providing initial and advanced training in the areas of
CINEMA and Audiovisual for West African citizens .
ISTIC Institute of Information
and Communication
Sciences and Technologies
UO/AGAC Arts, Management and
Cultural Administration
ENAM National School of
Administration and
Magistracy
EDIT International School for
Dance Irène Tassembédo
CDC Choreographic
Development Centre
Source: Authors.
La Maison de la Parole
Training of enforcement officers, supervisors, and senior executives for the
management of production and broadcasting companies.
Two-year vocational program at the University of Ouagadougou for a
master’s degree diploma in cultural management and administration.
Training of civil servants in cultural management and advisory services
such as technical advisors, and guides.
Training of professional dancers and choreographers.
Encourages creation and dissemination of choreographic works.
Contributes to the training and professionalisation of dancers. Welcomes
and encourages any initiative in the area of dance.
Training of storytellers. Between 2002 and 2009, la Maison de la Parole
trained at least 250 storytellers from Africa, Europe, and America.
Amongst a dozen acknowledged cultural schools and institutions (out of 26), two in the field of
cinema and audiovisual media are today particularly active and well known in West Africa and
beyond.
ISIS – Higher Institute of Image and Sound (www.isis.bf)
ISIS is an international and cosmopolitan public institute created in 2006 with the objectives:
To train professionals and beginners in the field of cinematographic and audiovisual
production
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