Aims
This one-year programme is designed to address the ICT skills demand for Computer Graphics for the digital media industries. The growth of digital media distribution channels has seen an enormous increase in the demand for all forms of digital media. In Ireland this has resulted in the rapid expansion of the animation and visual effects sector. This has been supported by recently introduced government tax credits under section 481. This is attracting hundreds of jobs into the television and feature film sectors. Creative digital projects built with rapidly changing technologies have created a large skills gap in the talent pipeline that underpins this expansion. This is creating demand for technically skilled artist designers and IT graduates in TV and feature film.
The graduates of this programme will possess a well developed understanding of both the creative and technical processes involved in producing digital assets for 3D animation & visual effects for TV and feature film and related sectors such as the Computer Game and visualisation industries.
This is an industry focused course developed and taught by ex industry professionals using industry standard tools and techniques. In addition to extending graduates creative ability and technical skills they will also have a foundation in the planning, production and management of 3D animation/visual effects design projects. Graduates will have a range of industry ready skills that make them highly employable across the television feature film media and creative technology industries.
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Qualification: Certificate in 3D Animation (Special Purpose Award, Level 9).
Location: LIT Clonmel.
The target applicants identified for Springboard+ 2018 are:
1. Those in receipt of an eligible payment from the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection.
• Those who already hold a National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) award at level 5 or 6 or equivalent, with a previous history of employment.
• Those with a previous history of employment who already hold a higher level qualification at NFQ levels 6 to 9, but who may require additional up-skilling or reskilling in order to re-enter employment.
2. Previously self-employed people
• Those at all qualifications level who may require new qualifications to return to self-employment or to enter employment.
3. Returners (i.e. Homemakers)
• Those who already hold an NFQ award at level 5 or 6 or equivalent, with a previous history of employment.
• Those with a previous history of employment who already hold a higher level qualification at NFQ levels 6 to 9, who may require additional up-skilling or re-skilling in order to re enter employment.
4. Those in employment
• Those who wish to up-skill or re-skill, to meet required skill needs across a range of sectors.
Places will be provided free of charge to those participants from categories 1-3 above. Level 6 courses are free to all eligible participants. In the case of category 4, level 6 courses remain free, but a contribution of 10% of the cost of the place will be collected by the provider for level 7-9 courses, with the HEA funding 90% of the course fee. This contribution can be paid by the participant or the employer. Please refer to individual course pages for pricing details.