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Track 1
Production Specialist
Deep competence in one production discipline — camera, lighting, vision mixing, sound or editing.
Duration
12–20 weeks
Verified hours
120 h
Credential
Signed + verifiable
Who it's for
Learners who have completed a pathway and want to be trusted on a live gallery in one named role.
Entry requirements
- ▸Completed at least one TV Studio Path pathway
- ▸60 verified logbook hours across mixed production roles
- ▸An approved portfolio of evidence index
What you must be able to do
- ▸Operate the discipline's equipment unsupervised through a full live production
- ▸Diagnose and recover from the five most common faults in that discipline
- ▸Work to a rundown and take direction cleanly on talkback
- ▸Hand over a position mid-show without a visible or audible artefact
- ▸Document your setup so another operator can reproduce it
Evidence you submit
- ▸120 verified hours, at least 80 in the chosen discipline
- ▸Three complete productions with a signed camera card, plot or rundown
- ▸One fault-recovery write-up with the signal path affected
- ▸A recorded practical assessment scored against the published rubric
How you're assessed
- ▸Practical assessment in the studio or virtual lab, mentor scored
- ▸Advanced quiz set for the discipline, adaptive to your lab progress
- ▸Portfolio review against the discipline rubric
Start banking the hours
Every track counts verified logbook hours. Record them as you go — retroactive hours are hard to sign off.