Certificate in Portfolio Preparation for the Screen Industry begins!
Course scaffolds support for further application to the BA in Screen Industry Practice (Level 8)
The Certificate in Portfolio Preparation for the Screen Industry developed by the School of Media, Screen Ireland and TU Dublin Enterprise Academy, in consultation with the Screen Industries in Ireland has commenced.
The new Portfolio Preparation course aims to support learners from the screen sectors in preparing an application for Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL). In particular, it has been developed to offer scaffolded support for learners preparing to apply for the new BA (Hons) in Screen Industry Practice (Level 8) programme starting in 2025.
The module supports learners to develop a personal statement backed up by a portfolio of evidence of the learning they have achieved as part of their work in the screen industries. While the learning on the programme will greatly assist in making an application for the BA, successful completion of the module will not automatically guarantee entry.
At the end of the module learners will be able to:
- Describe requirements and components of a RPEL portfolio in TU Dublin
- Identify significant workplace learning milestones in their career
- Map own learning to relevant industry Competency Framework
- Develop and write a personal statement
- Articulate their own motivation for applying for further qualification
- Write clearly and objectively about their own experience
- Compile a portfolio of evidence of own prior learning
- Select and present representative example from portfolio
To learn more about learning modules, semester schedule, the admissions process, and more, please view this SI Level 6 Presentation
This course has been developed by the School of Media at TU Dublin, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and TU Dublin Enterprise Academy, in consultation with colleagues in the screen industry in Ireland and is supported by Cultural and Creative Industries Skillnet.
Accredited pathways
The BA (Hons) in Screen Industry Practice offers experienced practitioners across all roles and departments of the screen sector, an accelerated route to an honours degree. The programme will run part-time and is delivered in a hybrid format to allow participants to continue in full-time careers.
With an interactive, discussion and project-based approach to learning the course offers participants the opportunity to build on years of experience in the sector.
Course applicants must have a minimum of 7 years cumulative work experience in screen industries as well as evidence of volume, depth and breadth of experience, mapped onto the relevant competency framework.
About the Enterprise Academy
The Enterprise Academy is funded by the Higher Education Authority's HCI Pillar 3, a government programme designed to meet priority skills needs, by increasing collaboration between higher education and enterprise with a focus on innovations in teaching and learning.
