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Global Training (Pty) Ltd trading as Prestige Academy is registered with the Department of Education as a private higher education institution (PHEI) under the Higher Education Act (Act No 101 of 1997), registration number 2001/HE07/005.

Complementary to this, Global Training (Pty) Ltd trading as Prestige Academy has been awarded accreditation status with the Council on Higher Education's Quality Committee (HEQC). This body is responsible for local accreditation of higher education institutions, learning programs (courses) that lead to specific qualifications, and promoting quality within education and training institutions in the higher education sector in South Africa.


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Centurion Academy and Prestige Academy forms part of the Capa Group

Prestige Academy is now also offering the following courses from 2013 at Bank Ave Campus, Centurion:
Diploma in Events Management
Bachelor of Commerce in Business
Marketing
Bachelor of Commerce in Business
Management
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Certificate in Desktop Publishing and Computer Art
Duration: 1 Year
NQF Level: 5
Exit Level Credits: 120
SAQA registration nr.: 36136


Programme Description:

In the 1 year Certificate in Desktop Publishing and Computer Art you will learn all aspects of design from a business card to a billboard next to the highway, clothing graphics design to a printed logo on an umbrella. Design and layout of magazines and newspapers form an integral part of this certificate. The program consists of the best and most well known software that is being used in the industry. The job opportunities in this industry are vast especially because it reaches such a wide variety of industries from advertising to printing.

This is an extremely creative course where you as the student can bring your imagination to life in a final product as you saw it in your mind's eye. This program is developed to teach you all there is to know about the principles and aspects of graphic design and layouts and to present information in a visual manner. You will receive extensive training in design, typography, composition, digital paint and illustration techniques. Training includes knowledge of pre-press production, photo manipulation and a comprehensive understanding of the overall business of a graphic design studio.

Course Files:

All South African applicants must meet the following list of entry requirements to be eligible for admission.

NSC

·         National Senior Certificate

·         Minimum of 30 – 39% in the language of learning and teaching of the institution. In our case it is English.

·         Recommended (but not compulsory) subjects:  This could include Design, Visual Art, Art, Engineering Graphics and Design or Computer Application Technology (C.A.T.)

Please refer to Department of Higher Education Act, 1997 (Act 101 of 1997), Minimum Admission Requirements for Higher Certificate, Diploma and Bachelor’s degree programmes requiring a National Senior Certificate.

 

No international qualification available. Refer to the Diploma in Print Production and Design

Year 1
  • Desktop Publishing and Theory
  • Design Concepts
  • Typography
  • PrePress
  • e-Publication Graphics & Illustration (Corel Draw)
  • e-Page Layout & Typography Desig (In-Design)
  • Fundamentals of Digital Photography
  • e-Photo Editing (Corel PhotoPaint)
  • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
  • Experential Learning
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graphic Artist
Packaging Designer
Corporate Identity Designer
Print Specialist
Desktop Publisher
Advertising
Graphic Illustrator
Layout Artist
Typography Designer