What is a digital apprenticeship?

The Advanced Apprenticeship in Creative Digital Media is a one year level 3 programme designed to help people develop careers in the digital media industries by giving them qualifications and jobs.

These industries include ...

web design
online and social media marketing
photography / digital imaging
video production
interactive multimedia
and any business or organisation that maintains or develops its own digital media and web site etc

You will work full time with an employer in the creative digital media sector and study one day a week with us on day release towards one of 3 specilaist diploma options ...

Web site design
Video production
Photography / Digital imaging

What does the diploma involve?

This diploma has ben developed in partnership with industry professionals and contains essential elements if an apprentice is to meet the required level of competency for employment in the industry. It includes ...

Training in industry awareness, work practices and collaborative working
Technical training

Qualification units

Click the following links to read detailed overviews of the qulification units for each option ...

What are the benefits to you?

The Digital Apprenticeship programme will ...

Equip you with industry skills
Train, assess and certificate you - free of charge
Give you an invaluable practical and theoretical understanding of digital media
Help you reach a higher level of competence and performance
Find employment for you if you are unemployed
Increase your value to your business if you are employed
Give you a more diverse talent base

Who can apply?

You must be ...

Ambitious, committed, creative, reliable and keen to succeed
Aged 18-24
If you are already employed, your employer must allow you to attend your training day each week
If you are unemployed you must be ready to undertake an intense 12 month programme of full time work and study
Neither have a degree or currently be studying towards one

Employer requirements

Your employer will need to ...

Employ you on a part or full time basis. Most employers pay apprentices between £95 - £160 per week (this can be more if you are already in employment)
Help support the training that we provide to ensure that you become a skilled
employee
Provide on the job development for for you