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VET Entertainment/Screen and Media
The VET Entertainment course is a two Year Certificate III course offered in Year 11 and 12. The course is competency based and develops skills making students competent in a large array of Live Production aspects.

This course reflects the role of individuals who apply a broad range of competencies in providing services for the entertainment industry.

Students learn about all aspects of live performances and events, lighting, audio, props, sets, staging and vision systems.

Work experience in Year 11 is off campus and involves students working collaboratively in a production company creating, editing and streaming a Podcast. Students broadcasting skills include: content creation, script writing, presenting, recording, editing and polishing for final broadcast.

Our Entertainment students get many wonderful opportunities to develop their skills hands on through becoming the backbone of all performance events at the school. The students assist with audio set ups, sound checks, lighting design, vision design and all aspects of staging.

Skills Gained

  • Scenery and set construction
  • Lighting, sound and vision operation and design
  • FOH (Front of House Work processes)
  • Staging
  • Live production
  • Entertainment technical operations

 

Courses

Stage 6

Mandatory Work Placement Hours

  • Statement of Attainment Certificate III Live Productions and Services
  • Certificate III Live Productions and Services (specialisation course)

 

70 hours spread across 2 years

 

Job Roles that relate to this qualification:

  • Front of House Assistant
  • Visual Merchandiser
  • Trainee Fly Operator
  • Technical Assistant (productions)
  • Special Effects Assistant
  • Assistant Sound Technician
  • Assistant Venue Technician
  • Follow Spot Operator
  • Runner
  • Props Assistant
  • Technical Production Assistant
  • Sound Assistant
  • Assistant Scenic Artist
  • Stagehand
  • Lighting
  • Audio and Staging Assistant
  • Venue Attendant
  • Workshop Carpenter
  • Production Crew
  • Stage Door Attendant
  • Lighting Systems Technician.  

Further development of these skills through post school Diploma courses can also lead to:

  • Production Manager, Lighting Designer, Audio Design, Stage Manager, Vision System Operator

 

Screen and Media

The Screen and Media Course is a two year Certificate III course offered in Year 11 and 12. Students gain the skills needed to kick start their career in the screen and media industry. Students  gain hands-on experience to work in interactive digital media, film and television, radio, lighting and sound, content creation and technical broadcasting environments.

In this course you will learn the basic skills and knowledge for work in skilled assistant or skilled assistant operator roles in the screen, media and entertainment industries. It applies to work in interactive digital media, film and television, radio, lighting and sound, content creation and technical broadcasting environments.

Our Screen and Media students get extra hands on experience through their involvement with setting up for SECTV and contributing to filming and editing of school events.

Courses

Stage 6

Mandatory Work Placement Hours

  • Certificate III in Screen and Media
Optional Work Placement

 

The job roles that relate to this course may include:

  • Editing Assistant
  • Assistant Content Creator
  • Assistant Sound Technician
  • Assistant Audio Visual Technician
  • Assistant Radio Producer
  • Podcast Producer
  • Community Radio Producer
  • Community Radio Presenter
  • Junior Animator
  • Camera Assistant
  • Technical Production Assistant

 This course is a pathway to undertake post school study including:

  • Diploma of Screen and Media
  • Advanced Diploma of Screen and Media