Version Effective: 1st of November, 2025
Version Effective: 1st of November, 2025

PDC175298 - On-Set Protocols: Studio Application

Course Details

Course Summary

This studio-based micro-credential will build on the foundation skills you acquired in the online micro-credential On-set Protocols: Online Foundation. Working in a studio environment as a member of a film crew, you will engage in practical activities to apply what you have learned about key on-set protocols. This face-to-face workshop will have a duration of 6 hours over a single day, and it will be conducted in CQUniversity digital media studios at the Cairns, Mackay, Rockhampton and Brisbane campuses. This micro-credential is open to students who have successfully completed the online micro-credential On-set Protocols: Online Foundation. Upon successful completion of this training, you will be awarded a non-credit-bearing micro-credential and digital badge that can be shared on your social networks and displayed in your professional portfolio. If you have questions or need further information about this micro-credential, please email artsadmin@cqu.edu.au.

Requirements - To Be Eligible

For your application to be considered, you must meet the following entry requirements.

Entry Requirements

This micro-credential is intended for job-seekers or existing workers aged 15 years of age or over, who permanently reside in Queensland, and who are either Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens, or eligible visa holders (https://desbt.qld.gov.au/training/providers/inclusive/visa-eligibility). Students must successfully complete the online micro-credential On-Set Protocols: Online Foundation before commencing this follow-up micro-credential.

Course Details

Course Type Short Course (Professional Development)
Student Availability
  • Domestic
Fees
Full Fee No data available.
Application Mode
  • Other
How to Apply

Students who successfully complete the micro-credential On-Set Protocols: Online Foundation will be invited to contact CQUniversity to register their interest in participating in this follow-up micro-credential. Since the class size will be limited to 15 students at each of the 4 delivery locations, a selection process will be employed if the number of applicants exceeds the number of vacancies.
Study Area
  • Creative, Performing and Visual Arts
Skill Area
  • Arts and Entertainment

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes 		Not Applicable
International Students
CRICOS Codes 		Not Applicable

Student Outcomes, Career Opportunities and Occupations

This studio-based micro-credential will teach the application of key on-set protocols that are required as a member of a film crew. This training is a starting point for individuals seeking an entry-level position in the screen production industry. Upon successful completion of this training, students will be awarded a non-credit-bearing micro-credential and digital badge.

Course Structures

Study Mode Definitions

  • Online: Online courses provide the flexibility to study without normally requiring a student to visit a campus. Course content is studied through a number of means including the use of online discussion forums, electronic library resources, by contacting lecturers and teachers, and receiving study materials online/electronically. Work integrated learning, including placements, may be included in some courses.
  • On-campus: Students studying in on-campus mode typically are expected to attend and participate in regular, structured on-campus teaching and learning activities throughout the University’s academic term. These activities may include lectures, tutorials, workshops and practice, online or other activities and normally will be timetabled at a CQUniversity campus or approved delivery site.
  • Mixed Mode: Students studying in mixed mode will participate in a combination of online learning activities in addition to site-specific learning activities, which may include residential schools, co-op placements and/or work-integrated learning as a compulsory requirement of a unit. The additional site-specific learning activities are what differentiates a mixed-mode unit from an online unit.

*All study modes may include Vocational placement and/or work integrated learning.

Select a course structure below to view the delivery details, including the different study modes offered for each structure.

Micro-credential

This face-to-face workshop will have a duration of 6 hours over a single day, and it will be conducted in CQUniversity digital media studios at the Cairns, Mackay, Rockhampton and Brisbane campuses.

  • On-campus
No units are associated with this course


Course Assessment Information

RPL - Students who have previous informal and formal learning need to advise their trainer/assessor prior to enrolment. If the student wishes to apply for an RPL they need to apply to the RPL Centre.
Credit transfer - If credit for relevant formal qualifications is sought, then the process will be actioned after the student has enrolled in at least one unit of competency as directed by the relevant trainer/assessor. The Trainer/Assessor will work with the student on their credit transfer application, and provide advice and support as necessary.
Assessment Types
Workshop
Course Learning Outcomes

1. Implement key on-set protocols in a practical, hands-on studio setting

2. Engage in collaborative activities on a film set, reinforcing teamwork and communication skills.

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