Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services - CUA50415
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Overview
This qualification has been superseded by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment and will change in 2022.
You can still apply for this course and you will be supported to transfer into the new qualification once it becomes available. This may result in changes to the course structure, content and fees.
The Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services will enable you to adapt to a wide variety of live production environments and employment opportunities both locally and internationally. Our graduates work for large and small-scale festivals, live music venues, theatres and production studios, as well as in AV support for education and sales.
Training is industry-driven, with content delivered by practising professionals and guest tutors from the entertainment arts industry.
Our teaching staff have all had many years of professional experience and have helped our students obtain internships with productions and organisations such as:
- Melbourne International Comedy Festival
- Melbourne Fringe Festival
- Melbourne Writers Festival
- Melbourne Recital Centre
- White Night
- ABC TV
- Network 10
The course structure incorporates site visits to iconic Melbourne venues such as Hamer Hall and Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre to explore how large-scale entertainment venues operate behind the scenes.
Students will work on diverse and exciting events such as Collide, a series of live music productions performed and recorded in RMIT’s new Media Precinct. This is an award-winning, cross-disciplinary project involving staff and students from sound production, screen and media, writing and editing, interactive media and photo imaging working together with industry partners over a number of days. Throughout the production, students coordinate and operate everything from lighting, sound and camera to the post-production of videos for the participating musicians.
RMIT students deliver multi-disciplinary live production event
Meet Rowena Wise and Xavier Gomez as they take you on their journey of working on Collide. This is an award-winning, cross-disciplinary project that involves staff and students working together with industry partners over a number of days.
Details
In addition to the many international opportunities that exist for Live Production technicians, there are many national events that require the same expertise, such as Darwin Festival in the N.T., Adelaide Fringe Festival in South Australia, Woodford Folk Festival in Queensland and Vivid Sydney to name just a few.
This course may change for 2022 due to the revision of the National Training Package.
In semester one you will learn to shoot a range of screen content, manage media assets, implement and operate vision and lighting systems, as well as manage teams, workplace safety and effectiveness and how to perform bump-in and bump-out.
You will explore complex event technology design for sound, lighting and vision systems, as well as projection mapping on different surfaces like building facades.
Semester two will focus on building your knowledge of legal compliance requirements in the entertainment industry, accounting skills like managing a budgeting, and specialist technical skills like sound balancing.
You will apply this knowledge in the Work integrated learning (WIL) component of this diploma, which forms an integral part of your studies. The skills you develop throughout the year will be put to use and assessed in a workplace context.
The WIL nominated subject for this diploma focuses on operating and constructing complex lighting environments. Through this experience you will gain exposure to a range of advanced processes, lighting hardware and interconnectivity standards. You will work on an industry-based project with entertainment professionals, gaining invaluable experience, contacts and feedback.
Choose a program structure
| Title | Location | Duration | Plan code | CRICOS | ||
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| Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services | City Campus |
1 year- Full-time
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1 year- Full-time
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C5349 |
Choose a program structure
Program code: C5349
National curriculum code: CUA50415
VTAC Code
If you are eligible to apply via VTAC, copy and paste the below code into VTAC search.
- Plan C5349 - 3200311214
Please ensure that you have checked the admissions requirements and apply page before applying.
Career
Skilled technicians and event managers are in high demand both nationally and internationally. Our graduates are highly regarded by industry and often gain paid employment with the same organisations they intern with.
Graduates of the Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services also have the opportunity to gain a six-month paid internship with MCEC.
Career outcomes
- AV and event designer and producer
- AV and event technician
- AV and event project manager
- Data wrangler
- Studio operator
- Sound Mixer
- Theatre technician
- Radio production roles
- Broadcast television technical support roles
- Lighting desk operator
- Lighting designer
- Live event equipment hire, staging and operational roles
- AV systems design and installation roles
- Video and film production technical support roles
Admissions
This program may change for 2022 due to the revision of the National Training Package.
Semester 1, 2022
You must complete and submit the Live Production and Technical Services (Diploma) selection task:
- VTAC applicants must register and submit the selection task here.
- All tasks must be submitted by the dates noted below for each VTAC round:
- Early round (Non year 12 only): 30 September 2021
- Main round (All applicants): 19 November 2021
- All subsequent rounds (if places are available): 17 January 2022
- All tasks must be submitted by the dates noted below for each VTAC round:
- RMIT current or recent students please click the apply button to submit your direct application. The link to submit your selection task will appear on the applicant dashboard after you have submitted your application.
- All tasks must be submitted by 17 January 2022. Entry into this program is competitive, and applications are assessed in the order that they are received until this date, if places are still available. For your best chance at admission into this program, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.
Selection task
- Explain why you wish to study and learn about Live Production at RMIT.
- Thinking about the Live Production industry, please explain why following occupational health and safety is everyone’s responsibility.
- An entry requirement of this qualification is that you can demonstrate relevant experience in either lighting, screen and media, sound, staging or vision systems.
What experience do you have in one or more of the areas listed above? (Perhaps you have worked in the technical crew for school performances or studied Media and gained this experience) - What trends have you seen that have occurred or could occur in live production? (Eg. What technical changes have occurred over the last few years with either lighting, sound or vision equipment?)
- Using a numerical scale of 1 – 8, where 1 is most likely and 8 is least likely, indicate which job roles listed below are attainable after completion of the Diploma of Live Production and Technical Services program.
(There is no absolutely correct answer for this question. The question has been designed to gauge your understanding of job roles resulting from our program.)
*Don’t rank the job roles according to your preference of the job role.
- Studio operator in the television industry (eg. camera, lighting, sound, technical direction) - AV technician for live production and events
- Film director
- Audiovisual support technician in a University or School
- Lighting technician for live production or film and television
- Sound engineer for a touring band
- Designer of AV permanent equipment systems
- Video editor or multimedia author
6 Describe how you solved a technical problem when operating sound, lighting or vision equipment.
Pathways
Fees
2022 fees
The tuition fees you will pay for this program will depend on whether you are offered a Victorian Government subsidised place or a full-fee place. To find out if you are eligible for a government subsidised place, follow the steps at How to check if you are eligible.
- 2022 government subsidised place: AU$8,750* per annum
- 2022 full-fee place: AU$14,750* per annum
*Fees shown are indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at the time of enrolment.
Fee finder
Use our fee finder to get an estimate of your fees for this program.
Additional expenses
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): AU$315 maximum fee for 2022.
- Other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment.
Annual fee adjustment
The student tuition fees as displayed by the fee finder are indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
Eligibility Exemption criteria
**The Victorian Government is currently waiving three (3) eligibility criteria around prior qualifications. This means that more people who want to study a vocational education program at RMIT, and who have studied previously, will be able to access a government subsidised place in a program. Find out how to check your eligibility
Defer your payment
The Australian Government provides financial assistance via the VET Student Loans scheme, which allows eligible students in eligible programs to defer payment of their tuition fees, up to the maximum loan amount for their program.
Learn more about fees for vocational study.
Payments and refunds
For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.
VET Student Loans
The Australian Government provides financial assistance via the VET Student Loans scheme, which allows eligible students in eligible programs to defer payment of their tuition fees, up to the maximum loan amount for their program.
How does a VET Student Loan work?
If your VET Student Loan application is successful, the Australian Government will pay RMIT your tuition fees on your behalf, up to the maximum loan amount for your program.
Your VET Student Loan becomes part of your VETSL debt. You will start repaying your accumulated VETSL debt to the Australian Government once you earn above the minimum income threshold for repayment, which is adjusted each year (this also applies if you are still studying).
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will calculate your compulsory repayment for the year and include this on your income tax notice.
For more information see VET Student Loans or Study Assist.
Vet Student Loan cap
If your program is eligible for the VET Student Loan scheme and has a loan cap that doesn’t cover the total amount of the tuition fees for your program, then you’ll need to pay RMIT the difference by the due date once you exceed the cap.
It’s easy for you to keep track of your VET Student Loan debt, and you can choose to make upfront payments at any time before the census date.
In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.
The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2022 is $315.
For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.
You may also be required to purchase other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from program to program.
The annual tuition fee for 2021 is AU$XX,XXX.
The total indicative tuition fee for 2021 commencement is AU$XXX,XXX.
In addition to tuition fees you also need to pay for:
- Student services and amenities fee (SSAF) in each calendar year.
- Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) - Student visa holders must have cover for the total duration of their visa.
- Some programs incur additional expenses.
You also need to account for your living expenses. Estimate the cost of living in Melbourne.
Applying for refunds
For information on how to apply for a refund as a continuing international student, please see Refunds.