Our instructors are fully qualified and licensed with the Department of Education and Training; all possess university degrees and/or several years of related work experience.
Because the members of our faculty have worked in their industries, they know the full range of skills employers want and understand what it takes to succeed in the job market. Our instructors play a critical role in the development of our curriculum. They make sure our courses stay ahead of digital technology’s ever-changing curve. Every year, new technology appears that has potential to change the way people work in Digital Arts and Digital Technology. With a finger on the pulse of their industries, our instructors are in a prime position to recommend curriculum changes as these industries evolve. Courses are updated every year, based on software releases, and are improved each year based on market changes, shortcomings, and strengths. That makes our graduates well-equipped with the tools and methods they’ll need in today’s – and tomorrow's – job market.
Our instructors are the creators of our tutorials and project requirement, which aim to duplicate what student are likely to encounter in the working world.
Original project deadlines mimic the urgency of the working world and projects are often presented as though they come from clients.
Our instructors’ industry experience also has an impact on how exams and project assignments are developed. For example, our programs include mini-projects that expand upon our step-by-step tutorials to ensure students understand the principals in the tutorial. By applying the theory they’ve learned to new circumstances, students become prepared to meet daily challenges in the workplace.
Industry experience has demonstrated to our instructors the value of being able to extrapolate a skill, so course work includes opportunities for students to use a newly-learned skill in a more sophisticated way. At least once per creative module, students are given an exam that requires them to build upon the techniques they've been taught. These exams are evaluated to help students improve their techniques and are constructively criticized to help address each student's needs.
Students are also encouraged to create original projects within loosely-defined parameters, and to submit extra original work and submit it for evaluation. This helps them build a portfolio specific to their career goals. |
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