Florida Program Number: B070600
Total Hours: 1200 Hours

MISSION:
The mission of this program is to provide students with the positive life habits and business skills they need to succeed in a competitive work environment.  Students gain the confidence and technical expertise needed to create a wide array of graphic materials ranging from a single newsletter to more complex multimedia presentations.  Through repeated exposure to a variety of applications, students are better prepared to re-enter the workforce.

DESCRIPTION:
This program is designed to prepare a student for employment as an Assistant Digital Production Designer, Digital Production Designer, Media Designer, and Graphic Designer. Training includes but is not limited to practical experiences in computer-generated art and text, graphic design, graphic production, electronic design skills, preparation of electronic layouts and illustrations, electronic scanning and development of multimedia presentations.

UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS:
The State of Florida requires students to meet a basic skills requirement prior to program completion. The basic skills grade levels for this program are:

Mathematics 9.0, Language 9.0 and Reading 9.0

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER:
A program completer may be eligible for up to 9 credit hours at Valencia Community College.

JOB TRAINING INCLUDES: Occupational Completion Points (OCP)
OCPs provide a student with early completion training options linked to employment opportunities established by the Florida Department of Education based on the Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) system and accepted industry titles.

N/A
(Based on year-round, full-time employment)

OCP A: Information Technology Assistant (150 Hours)

• Beginning Keyboarding
• Telephone Techniques
• Alpha/Numeric Filing
• Introduction to Windows
• Introduction to Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
• Business Communications
• Math Computation and Finance
• Administrative Procedures
• Personal/Professional Development
• Employment Development

OCP B: Assistant Production Designer (150 Hours)

• Layout/design and measurement activities
• Digital Design Concepts
• Digital Imaging/Scanning
• Digital layout software (InDesign)

OCP C: Digital Production Designer (300 Hours)

• Portfolio creation
• Applied Color Theory
• Adobe Photoshop

OCP D: Graphic Designer (300 Hours)

• Digital Illustration software (Adobe Illustrator)
• Advanced Principles of Layout and Design
• Advanced File Handling and Conversion

OCP E: Media Designer (300 Hours)

• Desktop presentations
• Introduction to web design
• Multimedia software (Advanced PowerPoint/Adobe Premier)