UAL Level 4
Diploma in Technical Production
The UAL Level 4 course runs in tandem with the ScreenCraft course and aims to give students an additional qualification. Students will complete an extended project after the ScreenCraft course has been completed.
Course Outline
The UAL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Technical & Production Practice for the Creative Industries is made up of three mandatory units:
Unit 1: Establishing principles of technical and production practice
Unit 2: Applied professional practice
Unit 3: Professional development project
To be awarded the UAL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Technical & Production Practice for the Creative Industries, students must achieve a minimum grade of a Pass.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this qualification are to give students the opportunity to:
Develop and demonstrate industry knowledge to support their competence development
Develop and demonstrate a range of technical skills and behaviours to support their competence development
Develop their personal growth and engagement in learning
Achieve a nationally recognised Level 4 qualification.
“Over the past year, I have gained valuable hands-on experience in many key areas of media and film production. I organised and led shoots from pre-production to post-production. This gave me great experience of taking responsibility and coordinating with different departments on set.
Throughout the year I have been constantly supported by the school and especially those who I have worked with in the Projects Office. The whole experience has given me the confidence I would not otherwise have had. I now feel ready to get my foot in the door and begin my career in the film and media production industry.”
Essential skills and attributes:
Proven problem-solving skills
Organisation, focus and creativity
Ability to communicate with people at all levels in a professional and mature manner
Self motivated with an internal drive to deliver great work and facilitate others
Attention to detail and the ability to work well under pressure
Good sense of project management
Desirable skills:
Ability to manage competing priorities
Ability to lead people and projects successfully
Abilities with technical equipment and software
The ability to show initiative
Passion for film/media production/arts/culture/theatre production
Qualification Purpose
The UAL Awarding Body Level 4 Professional Diploma in Technical & Production Practice for the Creative Industries has been designed to provide students with the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to work within the production arts industry. It is a one- year fast track into employment and will open up the possibility of further progression with Higher Education.
The qualification has been developed in collaboration with Creative and Cultural Skills and representatives from industry, universities, further education colleges and employers to ensure that it provides students with the skills, knowledge and understanding needed to prepare them for employment and/or support a role in the workplace.
Progression Opportunities
Students completing the UAL Level 4 Professional Diploma in Technical & Production Practice for the Creative Industries will have the skills and understanding needed to progress to:
Employment - Students completing this may also progress directly into employment in the production arts industry, specifically into roles such as assistant stage manager, senior technician, project management, event management, production, management, automation, service engineers and sales and hire account handlers.
Higher Education - The qualification will support students to develop a portfolio of work, enabling them to progress to Higher Education courses or conservatoires.
“Year 14 at ESA has taught me many valuable things and has immensely improved my leadership and communication skills. I have learnt that I work well under pressure and that being on set is the place I want to start a career in.
My favourite moment of year 14 has to be developing my short film, I had the freedom to create what I wanted and it was fun to be creative with it. I feel as though we have been thoroughly supported throughout the whole process and even after the course had finished, which I am exceedingly grateful for. Thank you ESA.”
Course Availability
To apply for this course you will need to:
Complete an Application form and then you will be asked for the following:
A cover letter and CV with two references (One professional reference from a teacher, one personal from another source - previous teacher, form tutor, manager, etc.)
