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Digital Support Technician Apprenticeship Standard
Level 3 • Work-based • Cornwall College St Austell
The broad purpose of a Digital Support Technician is to maximise the effective use of digital office technologies, productivity software, digital communications, including collaborative technologies, and digital information systems to achieve objectives. They will select one of the following two options:
Digital Applications Technician: A Digital Applications Technician helps their organisation and its internal users to maximise the use of digital technologies and adapt to and exploit changes in technology to meet organisation objectives and maximise productivity ensure effective use of digital office technologies, productivity software, digital communications, including collaborative technologies, and digital information systems to achieve objectives.
Digital Service Technician: A Digital Service Technician supports the external customers and clients of their organisation though a wide variety of digital channels, to help them access and receive services, to coach and support them in their use of the digital systems; to support them to complete and submit information remotely and to diagnose and resolve their problems in relation to their access to and use of the digital technologies.
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Digital Skills For Work (Business) Certificate
Level 2 • Part-time • Offsite
Almost all businesses today use digital technology. For many roles, you need to understand how to use digital skills to help the business thrive. With our NCFE level 2 Digital Skills for Work qualification, you willl learn how to apply digital skills more effectively in a business setting. You will learn how to identify sources of information to meet business needs, how to collect and store important data the right way, and how to use online meeting technology to collaborate with others.
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Introduction to Digital Media
Level 1 • Part-time • Cornwall College St Austell
Come and join our skilled team at Cornwall College and build your digital media skills by learning Photo manipulation with Adobe Photoshop, video editing with Adobe Premiere Pro and digital effects Adobe After Effects.
This course is perfect for absolute beginners or anybody looking to brush up or improve old skills.
Learn to use the Adobe Creative Suite software; Photoshop, Premiere Pro and After Effects to produce an edited digital video sequence with animated titles and an accompanying digital art piece.
This course runs on Tuesdays from 17:30-19:30
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Intro to Photo Editing Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This fun, one day editing workshop is for anybody who likes to take photos, whether is for a fun looking Instagram page or you want to take your hobby to the next level to give your photos that 'professional look'. We will look at different tools in an editing software and how it can change and enhance your images.
Please bring a USB memory stick and note pad and pen with you.
We also suggest that you bring a packed lunch and any other refreshments that you may require.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
* This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm for 1 day.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Improving Your Digital Photography (Evening)
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
On this course you will learn advanced techniques to improve the quality, lighting and composition of your images. Advanced use of natural, artificial and studio flash lighting. Common uses of photo software. Special techniques; including Panoramas, HDR, and Focus Stacking.
The course will take a deeper look at producing high quality landscapes, portraits and close-up photography. This will include the use of well-known software to give the best final image from each exposure, although the emphasis will always be on getting the best results from your camera. We will look at ways of controlling or taking advantage of challenging lighting conditions, and this will include a studio session to gain experience of artificial lighting techniques.
Students are encouraged each week to try out what they have leant and the photographs are viewed by the group the following week.
This course would be ideally suited to students who have already completed our Beginners Guide to Digital Photography course or are already at this level (please see our Beginners course description). If you are not sure please contact us and we can arrange for you to speak to the tutor to determine the best course for you.
This course is for DSLR camera users only.
You will need your own DSLR camera and a tripod for this course.
This is a FREE* course - apply for your place now.
*This course will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the course before. If you have already attended this course and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This course runs on a Wednesday evening from 6.30pm to 8.30pm for 8 weeks.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Improving Your Landscape Photography Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This workshop will start with a trip to one or two local scenic sites (subject to weather conditions).
Once there you will learn how to set up and use your digital camera to give the best RAW files for processing in software off camera. Covering techniques for HDR, focus stacking, panorama, selecting the correct exposure (and metering techniques) in challenging lighting conditions and improving your composition.
We will then return to the college to process the images to give the best quality and introduce desired effects. Finally producing a print of your best image.
You will need your own digital camera and tripod for this workshop. You will also need to provide your own transport to the local scenic sites and the college.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Information Technology BTEC National Foundation
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
If you are interested in a career in programming, Website development, social media or cyber security or you just have a passion for using computers to achieve great things join us on the Foundation/Extended Diploma in Information Technology.
The BTEC Foundation Diploma in Information Technology provides you with the skills you need to pursue a career in the exciting and innovative industry of IT. I.T. is about providing solutions through the use of computers, networks, hardware and software. It is in the same subject area to computing but concentrates on making things happen rather than the theory behind how they happen.
You will learn how to use computers and I.T. systems to provide applications, Web sites, social media impact, mobile apps/games and secure networks. You can think of these as immediately useful job skills or as a taste of what you could study later on at university.
The course includes knowledge and skills in the use of many industry standard areas such as networking, Android app development, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python, C/C++ and Java. It also includes more general knowledge such as how to support users and work with organisations in providing I.T. systems. We also have fantastic links with local industry employers who will be involved in your course and may also be interested in you as an employee once you complete the course!
I.T. is an enormous area with careers to suit most people. An extra benefit of this course is that it will help you to find out which areas you enjoy the most.
If you want to kick start your career in tech, come and join our Foundation/Extended Diploma in Information Technology.
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Photo Editing - Intermediate (Evening)
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This is a fun course for those that have attended the beginner’s photo editing
course or have skills to that level.
You will learn to manage selections and layers and a variation of editing techniques. This course teaches advanced Photoshop features such as brushes, photo compositing and HDR.
Please bring a USB memory stick and note pad and pen with you.
This is a FREE* course - apply for a place now.
* This course will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the cousre before. If you have already attended this cousre and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This course runs on a Tuesday evening from 6.00pm to 8.00pm for 8 weeks.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Product Photography for Artist and Craft Workers Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
Learn how to use mobile, compact or higher specification cameras to produce images for marketing your craft and products for sale on the web or on leaflets/posters.
The workshop will cover a range of simple lighting techniques to give the best results for different textures and surfaces. Show you how to set up a simple lighting rig in your home or workshop. Show you the best settings on your mobile device or camera, and how to process these images for best results.
You will need to bring your own camera to this workshop.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Access to HE Diploma in Computing
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
The Access to HE Diploma in Computing aims to prepare students for Higher Education in Computing and related disciplines. It is aimed at students, who for whatever reason are unable to pursue traditional routes, for progression to higher education and offering bespoke computing provision to meet the needs of existing Level 4 HE courses.
It provides a broad-based educational experience in the core subjects relating to Computing, whilst enabling students to develop relevant HE study skills.
The Access to HE Diploma in Computing is designed to ensure students demonstrate ability in core subjects in order to embark on a specialist course in the Computing, Digital or IT Sector.
It forms part of Cornwall College's suite of programmes that aim to increase recruitment into the Digital sector by attracting non-traditional learners.
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BSc (Hons) Computing Technologies
Level 6 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
The programme is designed as a one year top-up to the FdSc Computing, Networking & Software Development programme offered at Cornwall College or an equivalent FdSc. It offers development and in depth study in the field of evolving computing technologies and also gives you the opportunity to further your specialisation in either the field of networking or software development. The
preparation of study for vendor certifications alongside the academic qualification ensures you will meet the needs of industry.
You will study an individual 40-credit project module, together with a common core of 60 credits. These include E-Business for the Entrepreneur, Digital Forensics and Agile Methods. There are a further 20 credits of electives for you to choose, from either the Networking route, studying Advanced Networking, or the Software Development route, studying Advanced Object Oriented Programming. Programme content is informed by and supported by national and local industry.
Study will be through formal lectures, tutor led seminars, blended learning and self-directed research and study. There will be practical workshops in computer suites and in the Cisco Networking Lab.
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