Certificate III In Design Fundamentals

Learn basic photographic skills while completing your secondary school studies

This course provides students with an introduction to foundation skills in photography, video art, animation and design. This program includes photography, videography, creative design process, drawing, digital image creation, production and preparation of photo images. Students use the latest Adobe Creative Cloud applications including Photoshop and Illustrator. Students have the opportunity to meet with professionals from the photography, animation and videography Industry.

2026 Proposed Delivery:
1st Year: Frankston (Wed)
2nd Year: Frankston (Wed)

Students will receive a full qualification after successful completion of units from 1st and 2nd year.

Course code: CUA30720
Delivery location: Frankston
International: Not available for International students
Length: Part Time, 2 years.
Commencing: February

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Learning outcomes
Contribution to the VCE or VCE Vocational Major
Please speak to your VET coordinator for more information about contribution to VCE or VCE VM.

Training and employment outcomes
graphic designer
visual artist
photographer

Study units

Unit code	Unit Description
CUAWHS312	Apply work health and safety practices
CUAPHI312	Capture photographic images
CUADES302	Explore and apply the creative design process to 2D forms
CUADES301	Explore the use of colour
CUADES201	Follow a design process
CUADIG303	Produce and prepare photo images
CUAPPR311	Produce creative work
CUAACD311	Produce drawings to communicate ideas
CUADIG415	Produce innovative digital images
CUADIG316	Produce video art
CUADES304	Source and apply design industry knowledge
CUADIG311	Prepare video assets

Admission requirements

Have a demonstrated capacity in reading ,writing, numeracy, oracy and learning to level 2 of the Australian Core Skills Framework (ACSF)

Course and career pathways

Nationally recognised training	Certificate III in Design Fundamentals
Possible job outcome	graphic designer visual artist photographer

Fees

Fees for VETDSS programs vary from school to school due to a range of factors.

Please contact your school's VET coordinator to determine what fees you will need to contribute to undertake this program.

How to apply

VETDSS enrolments are processed through secondary school VET coordinators.
If you are interested in completing this program, please contact your school VET Coordinator.
What to bring
• Pen and Pencil
• A4 notebook
• USB stick – 32GB or larger
• Eraser and sharpener
• A4 and A3 pocket sleeve folder