One of our most popular writing courses, Creative Writing Courses for Beginners explore different techniques to develop your writing in fresh and dynamic ways
Perhaps you have ideas but don’t know what to do with them, or you struggle with descriptive prose. Perhaps you want a clearer understanding of plot, or to kick-start your work with regular deadlines.
Whether you want to write fiction or non-fiction, our creative writing class will help you find your individual voice – through practical exercises that boost your confidence and unlock your creative potential in a safe and supportive environment.
You’ll work practically to produce short pieces of content and develop a critical awareness of others’ writing styles. Creative Writing for Beginners is ideally suited to writers wishing to focus on long-form prose.
During these practical Creative Writing Taster Classes, you will have the chance to start equipping your creative writing tool kit with the techniques needed to start formulating ideas, characters, plot lines and structures. Your tutor will guide you through exercises to help you discover fresh and imaginative approaches to prose.
Like all of our writing courses, you’ll receive friendly, constructive feedback from your tutor throughout. The opportunity to discuss and share your ideas with a group of fellow writers can be an incredibly useful part of the creative process, helping you develop the style and scope of your writing.
This taster class is a great introduction to how a full length Creative Writing-Beginners course will be taught, your potential tutor and venue.
Our Writing for Film courses explores the fundamentals of screenwriting from first idea to final draft. You will learn how to approach story, develop characters and dialogue, and to structure your ideas into a fully-fledged screenplay. Using film clips and practical writing exercises, the course also includes advice about next steps from writing treatments to pitching your work. For film buffs serious about screen writing, this crash course is essential. If you are new to writing please start by completing our Script Writing Beginners course.
WRITING FOR FILM COURSES CONTENT
- How to tell a story cinematically
- Exploring ways to build your narrative with structural analysis
- Comprehensive story breakdown using clips from existing films
- Developing your characters, dialogue and subtext
- Script doctoring for existing story ideas
- Formatting your screenplay and approaches to supporting material.
BCE have created a unique Digital Marketing apprenticeship offer built around the principles of the level 3 ‘Digital Marketer’ apprenticeship standard.
Apprentices learn in real time the techniques and strategies relevant to today’s fast paced industry, thus insuring the ability to inaugurate apprentices into your business faster and more efficiently.
Creative Apprenticeship Standards are level 3 apprenticeships (A level equivalent), combining work-based learning with ‘off the job training’.
Big Creative apprentices are trained in specific skills relevant to the digital marketing industries by industry professionals, utilising cutting edge digital and online delivery, industry masterclasses and practical projects.
The CPA intensive Workshop can be booked either online or in person by individuals and/or organisations desiring a live in-house group session (maximum 15 people). The session is convened by Jacqueline Malcolm or one of the CPA Ambassadors, and includes either access to the CPA Online workbook or, if a live session is required, the 100+ page printed CPA Workbook. The session delves into the 5 effective steps toward building a personal brand that will grab the attention of your potential clients and make you stand out in the marketplace. Topics included will be:
- Facing Reality: Perfect Life Vs Personal Goals
- Personal Branding: Your Brand Promise
- Business Confidence: Knowing Your Worth
- Intentional Networking: Making the Right Connections
- Grasping Opportunities: When to Say Yes
TIME: Either 1 whole day or 2 x Half Day
This apprenticeship is designed for individuals specialising in digital marketing, where they will be responsible for developing and implementing digital campaigns across a variety of online and social media platforms.
Typical Job Roles: Digital Marketing Assistant, Digital Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Co-ordinator, Campaign Executive, Social Media Executive, Content Co-ordinator, Email Marketing Assistant, SEO Executive, Analytics Executive, Digital Marketing Technologist.
This apprenticeship standard is designed as an 18-month programme and is for apprentices who wish to gain the skills, knowledge and behavioural competences required to work in a digital marketer role.
The apprentice will typically be employed in the roles of: Digital Marketing Assistant, Digital Marketing Executive, Digital Marketing Co-ordinator, Campaign Executive, Social Media Executive, Content Co-ordinator, Email Marketing Assistant, SEO Executive, Analytics Executive, Digital Marketing Technologist.
This qualification is completed in the workplace and learners are required to demonstrate all evidence requirements, learning outcomes and assessment criteria through the production of an evidence-based portfolio. Evidence will be naturally occurring examples across a range of units selected to allow the learner to demonstrate their competency in completing their regular work based activities.
The primary role of a Digital Marketer is to define, design, build and implement digital campaigns across a variety of online and social media platforms to drive customer acquisition, customer engagement and customer retention. A Digital Marketer will typically be working as part of a team, in which they will have responsibility for some of the straightforward elements of the overall marketing plan or campaign. The marketer will work to marketing briefs and instructions. They will normally report to a digital marketing manager, a marketing manager or an IT Manager.
This course covers marketing theory, including: The core principles of marketing, understanding of customer segmentation, the customer lifecycle and customer relationship management as well as focus on digital skills including Social Media, Email Marketing, PPC and SEO plus much more. There is also a coding module where the apprentice well gain a greater understanding on using code in marketing as well as understanding how the web works
Contact our Apprenticeship Team to find out when our next course start date is.
The primary role of a digital marketer is to define, design, build and implement digital campaigns across a variety of online and social media platforms to drive customer acquisition, customer engagement and customer retention. As part of this Apprenticeship you will typically be working as part of a team and have responsibility for some of the straightforward elements of the overall marketing plan or campaign.
