Product Development & Entrepreneurship in the Creative Arts Traineeship

Why choose a Traineeship in Product Development & Entrepreneurship in the Creative Arts?

The aim of this Traineeship is to enable you to acquire the skills, knowledge, and support to develop a product, such as: collection of creative art, musical act, prototype of a musical instrument or an original digital platform and to successfully bring the product to market.

Through the practical experience of working with industry professionals in the traditional arts sector, this programme aims to enable you to integrate the theoretical and practical aspects of product development.

What will you study?

In this one-year course trainees will complete the QQI modules below to help and support them in setting up their own business to sell their products .

• Work Experience (6N1946)
• Entrepreneurship (6N1941)
• Marketing Communications (6N4370)
• Start your own Business (5N1418)

Streams

• Art, Animation, Illustration and Design Stream Creative Arts Mentoring.
• Music Stream Instrumental Tuition/ Mentoring.
• Digital Stream Digital Development Mentoring.

Course Facilities and Resources

• BCFE utilises modern studios with industry standard resources to hone the skills and talents.
• Traditional Music Trainees who are instrument makers, will complete Advanced Instrument Repair and Making with a focus on product development in Na Piobairí Uilleann’s Pipecraft training facility.
• Digital Stream trainees use the colleges’ state of the art equipment to develop their ideas with a focus on product development.
• All streams of this traineeship are facilitated by expert mentoring and guidance to ensure trainees gain the needed expertise to bring their vision to market.

Course Features

The traineeship is typically of 52 weeks duration and provides a minimum of 30 percent on the job learning in a professional setting relevant to your proposed product.

Progression & Career Opportunities

On successful completion of the Traineeship applicants will be in a position to launch their product or service on the market in the creative arts sector.

On successful completion of this programme learners will be able to:

• Plan and achieve realistic work goals.
• Understand grant aids and funding streams available to the traditional arts sector.
• Understand the health and safety, legal and professional requirements involved in their chosen field.
• Understand how to launch and operate a successful business.
• Understand how to effectively market their product across a range of platforms.

What do you need to apply?

• This Traineeship is aimed at practitioners in the creative arts who have a product at an advanced stage of development.
• Candidates should be able to demonstrate evidence of experience and relevant skills in relation to their product and an understanding of the traditional arts sector.

Portfolio Guidelines

Students applying for Art, Animation, Illustration and Design Stream should bring to the interview an original portfolio of your best work completed within the past year. The portfolio should contain:

• 12 to 15 pieces of recent work and observational studies. Work should be based on what excites you, and can include a range of media, e.g. pencil, charcoal, pastel, oil, paint.
• Photography
• Sketchbooks or notebooks