A Drift Escapes® Initiative

Empowering Digital & Creative Skills for Tomorrow

✔ 6-week structured programme
✔ Small cohort delivery
✔ Real-world project showcase

Drift Academy’s industry-aligned courses in digital literacy, emerging technologies, creative media, and future skills — delivered in partnership with expert educators and community organisations.

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⭐Welcome to Drift Academy

Drift Academy & Media CIC is the training and learning arm of Drift Escapes – the world’s first floating creative nation.

We deliver industry-ready courses across digital creativity, AI, storytelling, eco-innovation, employability, marine awareness, entrepreneurship, and future skills — designed to prepare learners for tomorrow’s jobs.

At Drift Academy, every course builds confidence for today while opening pathways into emerging fields like immersive media, renewable energy, creative tech, ocean innovation, and digital enterprise.

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Founders Message

This is only the beginning

Welcome to Drift Academy & Media CIC — a space built for doers, creators, and future leaders. I created Drift because the world is changing fast, and young people deserve skills that actually match the future. Here, we mix creativity with technology, teach real industry skills, and give you the confidence to build your own lane. No limits. No gatekeeping. Just opportunity. If you’re ready to grow, create, and step into your future — you’re in the right place. Let’s drift forward. — Founder, Drift Academy & Media CIC

Shana-Jane Gooden Founder & Director Drift Academy & Media CIC®

Meet Our Faculty

A multidisciplinary team of PhD educators, industry experts, and creative innovators.

At Drift Academy & Media CIC, our faculty combines advanced academic research with real-world digital, creative, and technology experience. Together, our PhD-qualified educators and industry specialists design training that is rigorous, future-focused, and aligned with modern professional standards — ensuring every learner is prepared for emerging careers.

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🌍 EcoNation- The Future of Global Innovation

A floating ecosystem uniting climate technology, AI, immersive learning, and sustainable design. Explore how Drift Academy is shaping the world’s next creative, economic, and environmental frontier.

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