This qualification has been designed in partnership with employers to cover all the knowledge and skills identified by employers as essential to teams working in any one of the games, animation and VFX industries.

This qualification provides the components that represent fundamental skills and knowledge that can be effectively used as a launch point and which, together, form a coherent whole sufficient for this qualification, including: art, animation, visual effects, games design, principles of 3D design, maths and product programming.

The Extended Diploma continues learning to encompass the opportunity for learners to develop more sophisticated technical skills, gives them an insight into industry working practice, experience of project and production management including the common industry practice of agile and scrum techniques as well as the opportunity to research an emerging technology or commercial trend that has current and/or potential future implications for one or more of the industries.

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Learners who are currently studying / or have completed an AIM Qualification should contact their training provider with queries or be directed to the Learner's Page for further information.