This document provides information about the Cambridge Nationals Creative iMedia course. The course helps students develop creative media skills through practical tasks like creating animations, digital images, and websites. It offers excellent transferable skills for other subjects and employment. Students will learn practical digital media skills used in the workplace through a hands-on approach. The course is suited for students who enjoy creating things on computers and have good communication, organization, analytical, and design skills. Upon completion, students can pursue further ICT studies or careers in fields like marketing, media, graphic design, and website creation. Assessment includes a written exam on pre-production skills and coursework projects creating digital graphics, animations, and a multipage website. The document

1. Vocational
ICT

2. Cambridge Nationals - Creative iMedia
“Students who enjoy practical and creative ICT tasks and want to create digital
content “
Programs you will become experts include:
This course helps students develop creative media skills through their practical
use in creating media products such as:
• Animations
• Digital images
• Websites

3. Cambridge GCSE in Creative iMedia offers
• ExcellentTransferable Skills both supporting the learning in other subjects and
improving employability
• Practical Digital Media Course – real skills used in the workplace
• A ‘hands on’ approach that has strong relevance to the way people use the
technology

4. Is this the course for you?
• Are you an informed ICT user and practitioner?
• You like creating things on the computer
• Are you a good communicator ?
• Do you have g0od organization skills ?
• Do you have analytical abilities?
• Are you creative?
• Do you like designing things?

5. Where might Creative iMedia lead?
• CambridgeTechnical course in ICT in the DPA sixth form
• Real skills to show employers
• Directly related to:
• Marketing
• Media
• Film makers
• Graphic Designers
• Website creation

6. How is it assessed?
• Written Exam - Pre-production skills
• Covers theory on how to plan out a product
• 1 hour 15 mins – 25% of the course
• Coursework 1 - Creating digital graphics
• Plan and create a series of digital graphics for a specific purpose
• 25% of the course
• Coursework 2 - Creating a digital animation
• Plan and create a digital animation for a specific purpose
• 25% of the course
• Coursework 3 - Creating a multipage website
• Plan and create a website for a specific purpose
• 25% of the course

7. Frequently Asked Questions
• Which should I study,Vocational ICT or Computer Science?
• They are twoVERY different courses.
• Vocational ICT is more about using a computer, Computer Science is more about how
computers work.
Vocational ICT Computer Science
ExcellentTransferrable skills High level technical skills
Practical Digital Media course Learn programming
All resources available at home PracticalTheory
Suits those who prefer coursework SuitsTechies and problem solvers