Digital Skills Training has been delivered by Kerry ETB across three training units in its National Digital
Skills Centre since 1987. Year long practical skills courses in Media Production are available in TV &
Video production, Digital Media Production and Radio Broadcasting. Together the programmes are
considered the market leader in practical digital skills based training, utilising the latest and most up
to date technology.
The real-world production training gives trainees an opportunity to develop their professional and
interpersonal skills.. This approach has been the successful blueprint, which we have found gives our
trainees the complete production training experience. One of the strengths of the course is the
trainee/equipment ratio. The National Digital Skills Centre has very strong links with industry by
providing them with trainees who have a high level of personal and skills competency and
understands the language of the business. The National Digital Skills Centre provides Screen Training
Ireland (IFB) with knowledge and expertise in the organization and running of a variety of industry
workshops.
If you are interested in a career in TV/Video Production Digital Media Production, Radio Broadcasting,
obtaining practical skills and securing an internationally recognised qualification, for an application
form contact:
This Digital Media Production course will provide you with the opportunity to learn and develop
real-world production skills in a broad range of media disciplines.
The content of the course covers design, digital imaging, photography, sound, video, digital publishing
and media project management.
The emphasis is always on project-led, hands-on practical training. While you will learn the theoretical
elements of media production in a classroom environment, the majority of your time will be spent
developing practical skills while undertaking an extensive range of project work. You will often work
as part of a production team and regularly produce media content to a deadline for real-world clients.
Undertaking these media projects will also allow you build an extensive portfolio of work. As this body
of work develops, it becomes compelling evidence of your abilities and practical skills and proves
hugely valuable when looking for work.
Today’s world is a digital world, in which every individual, company and organisation has an increasing
need to generate compelling media content to enable them to engage across a variety of digital
platforms. This course will provide you with the skills that you need to generate this content
professionally. These skills and abilities will in turn present you with a variety of opportunities and
career path choices.
Content:
Induction & Safety
Graphic Design
Digital Photography
Digital Image Manipulation
Digital Video Production
Digital Sound
Digital Publishing
Communications
Practical Project Work
Career Planning & Job Seeking Skills
In-Company Placement
Certification:
City & Guilds | L3 Diploma | Digital Media Production
Location:
Kerry ETB Training Centre, Tralee, Co. Kerry
Duration:
52 weeks
Allowances:
Training allowances payable, where applicable
Start Date:
September 2017
Ref Code:
TRY 18
Applications:
To apply contact the Kerry ETB Training Centre, Tralee, Co. Kerry
This course has been designed to provide the audio visual industries with personnel who are skilled in
Television, Digital Cinema & new generation platform production techniques. The aim of the course is
to provide learners with real life projects in which they can hone their practical skills and enhance
their related knowledge in research, client negations, script writing, location and studio work, editing
and media distribution while developing their attitudes with a view to obtaining employment in the
Television & Digital Cinema industries.
The course is structured into the three phases of production:
An industry-led, multi-award winning radio broadcasting skills course based in Tralee, County Kerry.
Trainees gain the key practical skills and experience needed to work in the radio industry and wider
media sector. The course is the only full time radio broadcast training course in Ireland delivered in
partnership with a commercial radio station and the only course to win 6 PPI National Radio awards.
Beyond broadcast radio, we study the connected worlds of digital storytelling and mobile journalism.
Former trainees work at the BBC, RTE, Communicorp, UTV Radio, Independent News & Media,
Thomas Crosbie Holdings, Maximum Media, the Independent Local Radio sector and a host of other
online and media production companies. Former radio graduates have received over 30 PPI radio
awards to date.
What you’ll study:
Creative: Audiences, Ideas, Research & Development.
Based in Tralee and running since 1987, the TV & Video production course offers practical skills-based training, utilising state of the art technology from such companies as Apple, Adobe, AVID, Sony, Panasonic, JVC and RED.
Adopting a 'training through production' ethos, the course exposes participants to a variety of industry standard equipment over a one year period, allowing them to sample all phases of production, and to work on real client-based projects for organisations such as charities, community groups, start-ups and NGOs.
Over the years, graduates have worked with many TV and film production companies including RTE, TV3, TG4, BBC, Setanta, Open Eye, Another Avenue, Coco TV, Element Pictures, EO Teilifís, EGG Post Production, Like it Love It Productions, Tangerine Post Production and Vision Independent Productions.
The type of training provided is entirely practical, hands-on and project based. Classes of 18 learners are broken into six groups of three who have to form their own production companies within the course.
Participants are often required to work outside the normal public service working hours, including weekends, to replicate industrial conditions.
Entry requirements are that applicants must be over 17 and have left full-time education, and are selected by interview mainly off the live register.
Successful graduates of the course, now working in the film and TV industry, include IFTA Rising Star winner Gerard Barrett, director of 'Pilgrim Hill'; Aideen O'Sullivan (winner of the IFTA for Best Sports Documentary for 'When Ali came to Ireland'); Alan Esselmont (BBC ALBA); Cliona O'Leary (Deputy head of sport with RTE); Tim Lawless (cameraman); David Blanc (editor); Ciara Whelan (TV3 presenter); Ivor Carroll (TG4); and Martin Cronin (Producer with Open Eye Productions).
