Adult Courses Guide 2024/25
DIGITAL DESIGN & MEDIA Design and media courses include skills like graphic design,
filmmaking, photography, and content creation. These creative courses traditionally open the doors to careers in advertising, marketing, digital media production, or visual communication design. But, with the rapid growth of AI, digital platforms and content consumption, learning these skills can provide all kinds of opportunities in a variety of industries, as you’ll be able to help any business to find creative ways to use the technology available as it continues to grow and evolve. This industry is for you if ... You’re a creative powerhouse with an inventive spirit and a flair for innovation. You love being at the forefront of the latest trends, generating your own fresh ideas and solutions that amaze and inspire others. You’re an effective communicator, great at understanding and interpreting other people’s creative preferences and expectations. You also thrive under pressure, seeing deadlines as opportunities rather than obstacles, and you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves and put in the extra effort to bring ideas to life in captivating ways.
Sample jobs & salaries Graphic designers: £29,613 Audio-visual & broadcasting equipment operators: £25,531 Social media content creators: £24,082
Photographers: £26,159 Videographers: £40,650 Arts officers, producers & directors: £34,440
Transferable skills you may already have ... • Creative hobbies (eg drawing, photography, collage) • Artistic flair • Interest in art & design &/or film • Social media content creation • Digitally savvy • Finger on the pulse of new products & trends
After working in this industry, you could move on to ... • Web development • Creative director • Research professional • Journalist, newspaper & periodical editors • Public relations • Marketing executive • Buyers & procurement officers • Archivist/curator • Tattoo artist
ENTRY LEVEL COURSES • Content Creation
UPSKILLING COURSES • Art & Design • Digital Design • Digital Marketing • Film & Photography
WORKSHOPS & CPD • AI for Content Creation
• Filmmaking • Photography
• Photoshop Skills • Website Design
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