SBA 101
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SBA 101
The federal government now recognizes digital creators. Learn what SBA recognition means for your business, how to find your NAICS code, and how to prepare for capital, loan programs, and free help.
5 chapters · 10 pages · 25 min
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Credits 101
Every film has credits. Every creator deserves the same. This course explains what a Created By Credit is, who verifies it, how to build your Mosaic, and how to use your Creator ID as the professional…
5 chapters · 10 pages · 20 min
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AI & Provenance 101
AI can now make content that looks like yours, sounds like you, and claims to be human. This course explains how to protect your authorship, what content credentials are, what AI clauses in…
5 chapters · 10 pages · 20 min
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Taxes 101
The moment a brand pays you, a platform pays you, or a company sends you product in exchange for a post, you are running a business in the eyes of the tax authorities. This course explains wh…
8 chapters · 16 pages · 40 min
CGA
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IP & NIL 101
Everything you make is property, and so is who you are. This course explains what you own the moment you create, why your name and face are a separate asset from your content, what “in perpetuity”…
5 chapters · 10 pages · 25 min
CGA
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Brand Deals 101
Brand deals are won before the email arrives. This course covers how to find the niche where you are the obvious choice, how to signal trust so a buyer books without a call, how expertise sets you…
8 chapters · 16 pages · 40 min
Here’s how CGA Certifications create value for you and your business.
Professional Knowledge
Short, free courses built by the Guild on the subjects every working creator needs: credits, contracts, FTC disclosure, and AI. Each one takes about twenty minutes and ends with a final exam. Pass it and the certification is yours.
On Your Mosaic
Every certification you earn appears on your public Mosaic with its own Certification ID. Brands, agencies, and collaborators can confirm it in one click. It is not a badge you claim. It is a credential that checks out.
Brand Ready
A certified creator walks into a brand conversation already knowing how disclosure works, what a contract should say, and where the risks are. That saves the brand a training call and tells them you take the work seriously before anyone says a word.
Brand Certifications (coming soon)
Verified Brands publish their own courses inside Mosaic, covering how to represent them, what to say, and what to avoid. Complete one and you carry that brand’s certification on your profile, which puts you on the shortlist when they hire.
Always Current
Certifications carry an expiry and are refreshed as the rules change. FTC guidance moves, contract norms move, AI moves. A current certification tells brands your knowledge is current too.
by the CGA
Course content is written and maintained by CGA, the standards body for the profession, not a third-party vendor. When the industry asks what a professional creator should know, this is the answer, and you have it on your record.
Footnotes
Our eligibility requirements are thoughtfully crafted by a diverse committee of creative professionals from all backgrounds, ensuring inclusivity and representation across the industry.
We proudly support members from all cultures, ethnicities, and backgrounds. As a Guild, we stand with the LGBTQ+ community and are committed to fostering an environment of equality and acceptance for all.
As a non-profit organization, the dues paid by our members are reinvested into the Guild to fund events, legal costs, and continuous improvements, making sure to look after our volunteers and ensuring a vibrant future for all creators.
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