Title: Media Content Creation & Production
Pathway: Creative & Design
Available Study Options:
Full Time
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This T-Level course aims to prepare students for progression to employment or further study in the occupational specialism of Content Creation and Production for Media and Broadcasting. Students will have 80% in college and 20% on the job with a significant industry placement included in the course.
The content of the course builds the skills and knowledge required to be a competent and effective employee or to become self employed in the media and broadcasting industry. There is a primary focus on the skills required for technical roles in media industry.
The T-Level develops technical skills such as;
Assessment involves externally set projects where students will develop a substantial body of work in response to an employer set brief. Occupational specialist assignments will ask students to research, develop and reflect on other practitioners and the industry to create their own media related outcomes. The first year sees students complete two written examinations based on the core content. The exams will ask students to demonstrate, apply and analyse their knowledge and their understanding of the media industry, using written and mathematical application. A successful industry placement will support learning and competence concerning business practice and the expectations, and wider considerations that are an integral part of the media and broadcasting industry.
Students can progress to entry roles in the media and broadcasting industry. They can also progress to related higher education courses and higher technical qualifications. There are a wide variety of roles you can pursue in the media and broadcasting industry, including areas such as marketing and advertising but more traditional roles in front and behind the camera include;
Entry Level Courses:
Skills for Life & Work/Preparing for Adulthood
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
These courses are specifically designed for learners with a Special Educational
Need (SEND).
Entry Level: Skills & Employability
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
Full Time ESOL (English
for Speakers of Other Languages)
No formal qualifications are required for this course.
Full Time GCSE Re-sit Study
Course
GCSE Grade 2 or 3 in Maths and
English and / or Sciences.
Full Time Level 1 Course
No formal qualifications are required
for this course.
Full Time Level 2 Course
4 GCSEs at grade 3 or Vocational Level 1 in relevant subject area.
*GCSE Grade 4 or above in Maths is required for the courses below:
Accounting
Electrical
Plumbing
Full time Level 3 Course
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
OR
Vocational Level 2 plus Grade 4-9 GCSE English or Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 English or Maths will be accepted).
*A Vocational Level 2 is required for the following courses:
Accounting
All Construction Subjects
Hair & Beauty Subjects
Applied Science
T Levels
5 GCSEs at Grade 4-9 including English and Maths (Functional Skills Level 2 in English and Maths will be accepted).
* Health T Levels require GCSE Grade 4 in Science.
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