Creative Digital Design

For  budding digital enthusiasts, this creative digital design online course is perfect to keep young adults brains’ challenged.

This course is for anyone, however, the course has been designed primarily for those aged 13-17 with a keen interest in either graphic design, digital publishing or online media creation. This course will boost digital creative skills and give a whole new range of skills that may not be available at school!

Discover how to use Adobe Creative Suite, create digital media using graphic design tools to design a website! Learn basic photography, videography, and audio processing so that you can create stunning visual media.

An iPhone or android is needed for this course as well as an active Adobe Creative Cloud subscription. This can be purchased separately.

Students will also gain access to an online classroom where they will be able to post questions for tutors to respond to. In addition to this, they will also be invited to a monthly live Q&A session with a tutor, optional but encouraged, to help learners get the most out of their course.

This course is ideal for keeping kids entertained during the school holidays and giving them the opportunity to learn something new, without having to worry about juggling with homework.

Course requirements

There are a number of requirements needed before you enrol your child on this course. This course is recommended for those aged between 13-17 years old.

Virtual sessions

You must be 17 or under to participate in the virtual classroom sessions for safeguarding reasons.

Computer requirements

A basic laptop from the last five years will be sufficient. You will need to have your own device in order to connect to our online learning platform. We recommend the following PCs are suitable:

MacOS
– MacOs 10.12 or later
– All intel based Macbooks and iMacs since 2015
– 8GB RAM
– Min 1GB available storage

Windows Device
– Windows 7 or later
– Using Intels i3 (i5 recommended) since 2013
– 8GB RAM
– Min 1gb storage space available

Internet speeds

– 15mbps connection or higher is recommended.

For reference, if you can stream YouTube videos full screen without buffering and it looks good then you’re good to go!

Additional requirements
Students will need an iPhone or Android smartphone to use for filming and for editing with Clip. This course requires you have an active Adobe Creative Cloud subscription, a capable computer to work on and a broadband internet connection. Details on how to access the service at the discounted student rate are here. A PC/Mac computer with at least 8GB of RAM is recommended.

Study Method

This course will be studied through distance learning online. Learn when and wherever you can, as long as you have access to the internet. The course will be available online, so receiving your materials is easy.

Students will work independently at their own pace through learning materials and assignments, and will also receive tutor support via email and telephone.

Virtual sessions

A virtual classroom is set up for students to ask their tutor any questions as they progress their course, in addition to a live monthly Q&A session.

Please note: you must be 17 or under to participate in the virtual classroom sessions for safeguarding reasons.

Assessment

All of the course is housed on an online learning platform. There are a number of tasks to complete and an informal quiz to test skills learnt.

Course Outcome

At the end of the course, your child will be competent in Adobe creative programs and receive a certification of completion. Once they have finished the course, their profile with XP (experience points) will be sent by email.