Who we are
Creative Trades Academy is a private, industry-led creative education provider designed for individuals ready to develop practical skills, creative confidence, and real-world industry knowledge.
We offer skill-based training, workshops, programs and intensives across fashion, modeling, media, and performance, connecting emerging creatives with working industry professionals and practical learning experiences.
Our approach is hands-on and experience-driven, focusing on practical knowledge, creative direction, professional development, and real-world application. From developing creative skills and professional materials to understanding how to navigate opportunities and build a career, we aim to bridge the gap between interest and execution.
Whether you're developing your craft, building your portfolio, or taking your first steps toward a creative career, CTA provides the tools, perspective, and guidance to help you move forward with greater clarity and intention.
Our Mission
Our mission is to equip creatives with the skills, knowledge, perspective, confidence, and real-world understanding needed to navigate and build within the creative industries with clarity and intention.
Through hands-on, industry-led learning, we focus on developing not only technical ability, but also the confidence to execute, make informed decisions, and create work that translates beyond the classroom.
We believe creative education should go beyond learning the craft. It should help you understand how to apply your skills, present yourself professionally, navigate the industry, and build a sustainable path forward.
Guest Instructor
FEAVEN ABERA
Guest Acting Instructor • Actress • Educator
Feaven Abera is a Toronto-based actress and educator whose work spans film, television, theatre, and other performance mediums. She brings firsthand industry experience and practical knowledge of the acting profession into CTA's educational programming.
As guest instructor for the Film & TV Acting Intensive, Feaven guides participants through acting fundamentals, scene and script work, auditions, professional materials, industry insight, and career development.
Instructor
FEVEN TSEGAYE
Lead Instructor • Fashion Stylist
Feven Tsegaye is a fashion stylist working across film, editorial, and commercial production, with a focus on building intentional looks rooted in character, story, and execution.
As the founder and lead instructor of Creative Trades Academy, she leads the Fashion Styling Intensive and Fashion Styling Fundamentals & Business, teaching how professional styling works in practice — from concept development and visual direction to execution and on-set application.