We are committed to building programs, environments, and culture where young people thrive, developing their passions, pursuing their ideas, and developing future-ready skills to be confident that they can and will make a difference.
If you are ready to build entrepreneurial skills, learn, earn and grow – we can’t wait to meet you!
Turn creativity into real-world experience these school holidays ! Our 3-day school Maker2Market Business taster experience takes 10–17 year olds on a business journey from learning key business concepts, designing a logo, identifying customers, prototyping, and creating handmade products, which culminates in selling their creations to real customers at Canberra’s Old Bus Depot and/or Capital Food Markets. Let your creative teen discover what they’re capable of!
Bring real-world learning into your classroom for creative students aged 10-17 with a great end-of-term activity! Turn creativity into business skills and across 3 interactive days give your students the confidence and skills to see their ideas come to life and sell their creations to real customers at Old Bus Depot Markets and Capital Food Markets.
Directly supporting Arts, enterprise and work studies curriculum – here’s a chance for students in Years 7–12 to turn creativity into real-world experience. Three double sessions delivered in school time and a market day at Old Bus Depot Markets and Capital Food markets will have your students develop skills, confidence and learn and earn. This is a unique chance for young creatives to see their ideas flourish beyond the classroom.
Unique opportunity to have the Maker2Market Taster experience delivered as part of your After-school offering. Five-week program delivered in your school setting culminating in a real-world market day selling creations to real customers at Canberra’s Old Bus Depot and Capital Food Markets. A unique opportunity for students to build confidence, practical skills, and see their ideas come to life!
We tailor a Maker2Market Business Taster experience to your unique setting.
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Complete the Taster Experience and unlock a FREE 6-month Maker2Market Pathways Pass with access to:
Join our Maker2Market market days and Pop-up’s and keep honing business skills, entrepreneurial mindset, and selling your awesome hand-made products. Our Market Days include: Public liability insurance, designated space (usually 1 x table) at the Maker2Market stall alongside other teen makers, table, tablecloth + promotion on our socials. Market days and pop-ups at real commercial market and retail spaces including: Old Bus Depot Markets, Capital Food Markets, Majura Park Shopping Centre, Women’s Co markets.
Join our Teen Directory and showcase your products and services and use your unique webpage to promote yourself. Directory members receive promotion, priority for online lookbooks and promotions.
Want to explore where to next? Book a FREE coaching session today.
Want to study at the faculty of Arts + Design at UC? By completing a Maker2Market Taster experience, you can apply for portfolio entry without an ATAR score.
Want to become a student stallholder @ Old Bus depot markets? Special pricing for student stallholders referred from EDII’s Maker2Market program
Grab your discount vouchers for our programs
Over 18 and dream of taking your creative passion and commercialising it in the real world?
Take the plunge and test what’s possible in just 3-days with this intensive, hands-on experience, you’ll go from idea and value creation→ customer identification →offer →customer validation with LIVE selling at either Old Bus Depot Markets or Capital Food Markets.
This program is an industry collaboration with CIT.
This is the starting point for young creatives aged 10–17, ready to explore entrepreneurship and real-world learning.
A fun, hands-on experience where creativity meets real-world business – our Taster experiences and coaching help young innovators turn their ideas into hobby and micro-businesses.
From school holiday programs, in-school incursions and after-school programs, arts intensive for years 7-12 and youth groups, we’ll help you find a program that best suits the needs of your young creatives.
Our Pathways Program is your chance to grow your side hustle, take it more seriously with a range of options that help you learn and earn in real-world settings.
Dive into the business experiences that excite you most — from monthly market days and pop-ups to short courses, special events, and more.
Receive a FREE 6-month pass to the Pathways program upon completion of the Maker2Market Business Taster experience.
Build skills, test new ideas, and discover just how far you can go.
Handmade products to innovative micro-businesses, this collection highlights the creativity, passion, and hustle of the next generation.
Explore the Teen Directory and support these teen-led ventures today.
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