Course Summary
Course Category: Traineeship Courses
This unique traineeship was developed in direct collaboration with industry-leading Irish companies specializing in post-production, visual effects (VFX), and animation. Designed to meet the demands of a rapidly growing sector, the program provides students with the technical and creative skills necessary to excel in modern media environments.This allows students to apply their training in real-world professional settings while spending the remainder of the program at BCFE mastering their craft.
Course Details
This course prepares you for working in the following Career Sectors:
What will you study?
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3D Computer Graphics 5N5029
Communications 5N0690
Work Experience with 12-week work learning project over summer 5N1356
Design Skills 5N0784
Digital Editing 5N1438
Image Processing 5N1292
Multimedia Authoring 5N1299
Multimedia Project Development 5N1300
Figure Studies 5N1869
Cinematography Camera Operations 5N1590
Important
- Colleges may add/remove modules to keep the course updated and to meet demands.
Progression to CAO Courses
Higher Education Links Scheme (HELS)
This course leads to a QQI Major Award, and provides progression opportunities to a number of Higher Education courses, including those in the CAO.
To view CAO courses to which any Major Award (including this one) provides a possible Progression route, click below:
| CAO with Any QQI Major Award |
| Old FETAC Code | New QQI Code |
| 5M5048 |
To calculate Points based on your QQI award results, use the PLC Points Calculator.
The Student - Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests:
Creative
Creative people are drawn to careers and activities that enable them to take responsibility for the design, layout or sensory impact of something (visual, auditory etc). They may be atrracted to the traditional artistic pursuits such as painting, sculpture, singing, the performing arts or music. Or they may show more interest in design activities, such as architecture, animation, or craft areas, such as pottery and ceramics.
Creative people use their personal understanding of people and the world they live in to guide their work. Creative people like to work in unstructured workplaces, enjoy taking risks and prefer a minimum of routine.
Further Research
Career Progression
Employment in animation, VFX and video post-production.
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