# The Community Blockade: Licence to Operate in Extractives and Industry

> For country heads, directors and community, environment and security leaders of African extractives, energy, agriculture and industry. Keep people safe…

- Provider: BrandsClass Executive Academy (a Brands Nexus Network Limited company)
- Format: online lessons, then a live virtual boardroom simulation with AI board members, scored against a published rubric
- Duration: about 240 minutes (9 lessons)
- Access: 365 days from the day you start
- Price: ₦248,000 (NGN)
- Certificate: a certificate that anyone can verify online. It is not a regulated or accredited qualification.
- Level: Boardroom
- Who it is for: Country heads, directors, community-relations, environment, security and legal leaders of African mining, oil and gas, energy, agriculture and heavy-industry operations.
- Page: https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-community-blockade-licence-to-operate-in-extractives-and-industry/
- Last updated: 2026-10-18

## What you will learn

- Keep people safe and take command in the first hours of a blockade
- Listen to and record grievances, including from women, youth and the vulnerable
- Establish environmental and safety facts independently and share them openly
- Work with government, police and courts lawfully and respect human rights
- Deliver jobs, contracts, compensation and community projects fairly
- Use mediation to reach clear, verified agreements and restart safely
- Rebuild trust, fix internal causes and give the board oversight of social performance

## Lessons

1. Anatomy of a blockade
2. The first hours
3. Listening and grievances
4. Environment, safety and the facts
5. Government, police, courts and human rights
6. Benefits, jobs and local content
7. Mediation and agreements
8. Operations, contractors and restarting safely
9. Rebuilding trust and governance

## How to enrol

Open https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-community-blockade-licence-to-operate-in-extractives-and-industry/ to create a free account and buy a seat.