COURSE INFORMATION

The world is full of creative content. Whether it's for fun, education, information or entertainment, people like to create and share content. Words, pictures, sound, video, graphics, logos, graphics and more.

Whether you're a complete beginner or have some basic experience, during this course you will learn how to create content that you will be proud of. You'll do this through hands-on projects; you will work in small groups and on your own. Working with creative briefs you'll pitch your ideas and showcase and review the final outputs. You'll gain recognition for hard work, problem-solving, teamwork and your unique contribution to the projects. You will be assessed through participation in and completion of projects with a relatively small amount of written work that supports your practical activities. There are no exams on this course.

On this course you will improve the following skills:

  • Planning, communication, numeracy, problem solving, team-work, creative approaches, audio and video skills, lighting skills, editing skills, computer and digital production skills.
  • Employability skills
  • Work-ready and soft-skills
  • This introductory short full-time course lasts 18 weeks. You are normally timetabled in college over two and a half days per week. You will also be expected to undertake at least another 1 day of study at home or in college.
  • You'll study content creation for a variety of outputs; Radio, Television, Online-video, Podcasting etc. and learn the tricks and techniques to acquiring knowledge and skills across the interconnected areas. You'll also contribute to our BOOM Student Radio station too. Your content creation skills will increase significantly leading to further study options and/ or skills for employment.
  • Achievement in Communication or English at SCQF Level 3 or above
  • Achievement in other subjects are welcome including experience related to creativity and the use of language
  • Upon successful completion you can join the Intermediated Certificate: Broadcast Media at SCQF Level 5
  • Junior positions for creative content creators
  • Some technical equipment will be supplied to support your ability to create digital content.
  • Apply online and take part in an information session at our Glenrothes Campus
  • You may be required to take part in an informal conversation as part of the application process. This group/individual conversation may be an information session, a portfolio discussion, or a skills based exercise