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Intermediate Certificate: Introduction to Production Arts

This course introduces specialist opportunities in Production Arts, focusing on sound, lighting, and audio-visual skills for live events across entertainment and corporate sectors, including theatre, music gigs, stadiums, and festivals. Roles include stagehand, technician, manager, operator, and related event support positions.

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Level:

Broadly comparable to SCQF Level 5

Duration:

  • One year to complete, full time study in on campus normally over 2.5 days with online support and self directed study
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Who is this course for?

This course is designed for individuals who are interested in exploring career opportunities within the Production Arts sector, particularly focusing on sound, lighting, and audio-visual skills. It is suitable for those who have a passion for live events in various industries including entertainment and corporate events.

What skills will I learn?

  • This course will introduce you to in demand skills and help build your confidence and employability skills, broaden your knowledge and experience of working in this exciting creative industries sector. By giving you an introduction to the various careers in stage, screen and sound events there are also options and progression pathways into the radio, television and corporate events.
  • Problem Solving, equipment set-up and operation, resource management, fault finding, team-work and success of putting on a simple or complex show or event is something to be proud of and very rewarding.

What will I study?

  • This course will develop technical and creative skills and this will provide you with the knowledge and skills to identify opportunities for employment and further study in the creative and cultural sectors in the UK and internationally. You will develop important employability skills that will be valuable to you whether you decide to progress to further study or to seek employment.
  • You will undertake projects involving sound equipment, video recording equipment and lighting equipment. Looking at the Creative Industries in the context of your chosen career path(s) will help you choose the next stage of your development, whether employment or further study.

Application Information

What further study options are available?

  • On successful completion of this Level 5 course you will be advised as to the best progression pathway into our creative courses at SCQF Level 6 or even Higher National SCQF level 7. These could be in Media and Communications, Acting and Performance, or Sound Production.

What career opportunities are there?

  • During this course your skills in the following areas will be developed: organising, communicating, researching, logical and analytical thinking, decision making, problem solving, co-operating with others/team working and vocational adaptability in lighting, sound, audio-visual work.
  • You will be able to apply for supporting roles in the creative industries production and events in Fife and venues in nearby regions

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