Creative Digital and Multimedia Production & Design

BTEC Extended Certificate, Level 2
Course Length 1 year
Study Type Full time
Course Cost No fee (16-18) £1,100 (Adult) Financial support 19+
Start Date 07/09/2026
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Course overview

An introduction to the rapidly expanding Creative Media industries. The course provides you with exposure to media production, games animation development and building digital spaces. You will study concept design and experiment with a variety of techniques and then develop these skills into digital formats, working in our high spec creative studios and computer suites.

You will work on a variety of software packages and investigate technical skills whilst developing underpinning fundamental skills around illustration and graphic design, including sculpture, film, photography, green screen and media design. You will learn how to respond to industry standard creative briefs created by Creative specialists and build your very own professional portfolio with the opportunity to exhibit work at the end of the Year. The course provides you with the foundations you need to access higher level study programmes.

More about STEM

  • Entry Requirements
    Four GCSEs at grade 3 or equivalent.
  • Careers/Progression

    Upon succesful completion and an appropriate GCSE grade profile, you can progress to a suitable level 3 course, appropriate routes include Creative Media, Creative Practice or Business. This course will allow you to experiment across all 3 fields so that you can identify where your creative passion sits

    Career opportunities:

    • Working in the Creative sector
    • Digital based design
    • Practical based design
    • Journalism
    • Games Design
    • Film & Photography design & editing
    • Commercial & Freelance illustrator
Course Code: 89702-01

Jobs in this sector

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  • Graphic and multimedia designers

    Average Salary
    £19,760
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    Job market for 2022
    108,282
    Estimated job market for 2025
    Estimated 4152 future jobs in the next 3 years.
  • Managers and directors in the creative industries

    Average Salary
    £31,200
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    57,504
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    Estimated 2949 future jobs in the next 3 years.
  • Advertising accounts managers and creative directors

    Average Salary
    £36,920
    58,737
    Job market for 2022
    61,294
    Estimated job market for 2025
    Estimated 2557 future jobs in the next 3 years.

Learning Support

  • Specialist SEND support
  • Relax in the Oasis Room
  • Safe spaces
  • Bespoke support

Wellbeing

  • Pastoral tutors to celebrate your successes and give you help when you need it
  • Financial support: we work hard to help eligible students benefit from our education
  • Mental Health Champions offer help and support
  • Careers advice for today and for the future

Our Qualities

  • Small enough that the staff really know you
  • Expert teachers
  • Ofsted graded ‘Good’ with ‘Outstanding’ features
  • Courses designed with employers

Student Life

  • Get involved with clubs and activities throughout the day
  • Opportunities for social action
  • Champion our green agenda by becoming a Sustainability Champion
  • Become part of the Student Union

Courses

  • Timetables which enable work alongside study
  • Work experience opportunities
  • Teachers with industry-experience
  • Study supported by trips

Facilities

  • Teaching spaces that replicate work environments
  • State-of-the-art equipment to enhance learning
  • Industry-standard workshops
  • Social spaces for independent study or catching up with friends

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