Sabhal Mòr Ostaig has been successfully involved in providing training courses for the Gaelic media industry for a number of years. The structure of the courses and the practical training provided at the College has allowed students to enter a wide a range of professions in the Gaelic media. The Diploma has a very high employment rate with over 75% of those achieving the award gaining employment within the media industry.
The Diploma is designed to equip individuals for employment in the Gaelic media, enabling them to gain an advanced quality award with production and technical skills, which will allow entry to a range of jobs in the broadcast industry.
The course will be offered on a full-time basis. The fi rst period (30 weeks) will be College based and following this, trainees will spend a further 10 months on work placement with an established broadcaster or independent production company.