CFA | IADT | Production Management For TV & Non Fiction | ESF+ 2026

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THIS PROGRAMME IS CO FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF IRELAND AND THE EUROPEAN UNION (EUFUNDS.IE)

A collaboration between Cultural & Creative Industry Skillnet and IADT, this programme is offered to creative professionals at a special CCIS partnership rate of €600 (normally the fee for this course would be €1,100 in 2026).

Overview

This course presents the opportunity to gain and develop practical production skills in film, television and live action and to keep pace with the ever-changing technology and practices.

Building on existing experience and skills you have learned through working or studying in a creative environment, this course will provide you with a comprehensive overview of the practical management and process for creative production.

This 9-week course offers a blended delivery with online evening classes and a few Saturdays on campus.

Aims & Objectives

This course will give you the opportunity to:

• transition from one media form to another and to learn about the different pipelines that are appropriate for specific media.
• gain and develop practical production skills specifically for industries where technologies and practices are changing all of the time.
• incorporate your skills into real projects and productions.
• build towards further study, career progression, and/or provide a new set of skills to employ within your own practice.

Participant profile/Who can apply/Eligibility

You might have a general media degree or be working in some form of media and be interested in reskilling to learn about film, television and live action production management. Or, you may already be working in film, television and/or live action and are interested in upskilling within your own field.

You might have a short film script or a documentary project that you wish to produce and need the know-how and skills to manage the project.

You may have a well-developed project that you wish to bring into the course. Alternatively, you will be provided with project material.

A basic knowledge of Excel, or any other spreadsheet software, is required.

Dates and times of the course

Tuesdays | 6.30pm – 9pm | Online:

• 27th January 2026
• 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th February
• 3rd, 10th, 24th March
• 7th April

Saturdays | 10am – 4pm | On Campus:

• 7th, 21st February
• 7th, 21st March

Location

This course is online and on campus at IADT, located on Kill Ave, Dun Laoghaire. IADT is a leader in higher education with a specialist focus on the development of future makers, shapers, technologists, thinkers, storytellers and creators who lead and innovate in a changing digital world.

Costs/fee

The fee for this 9 week course is €600 per person (normally €1100).
Payment will be due in full before the course commences.

CCIS Membership Support

Who Qualifies:
INDIVIDUALS

• Sole traders or Freelancers who are Resident in the ROI are eligible as Member Companies.
• Private company (SME) or Enterprise employees.

COMPANIES

• Private Enterprise & SMEs based in the Republic of Ireland.
• Commercial semi-state companies providing that income contributed to a Network is not sourced from the public purse (must provide a letter).
• Social enterprises that trade as commercial social enterprises, and are companies registered with the CRO

Who Does Not Qualify:
INDIVIDUALS

• Applicants who are not Resident in the Republic of Ireland
• Applicants who are Unemployed and in receipt of Unemployment Benefit
• Applicants participating on a CE Scheme
• Applicants in receipt of a BURSARY, SCHOLARSHIP OR GRANT AID toward fees for this course from another government agency or programme.

COMPANIES

• Skillnet Ireland funding is not available to public sector bodies or organisation that are publicly funded such as community-based not-for-profit companies or charities.
• Social enterprises that are solely constituted as charities do not currently meet the eligibility criteria.

All programmes are provided without discrimination. This includes discrimination based on gender, race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation. An inclusive environment that welcomes participants from diverse communities is promoted.

Application process

Please read carefully. This is a 3-Step application. Failure to complete all three steps could impact your CCIS support application.

1. Complete the Special Category Data Participant Questionnaire below (Scroll for the QR Code or Link)
2. Fill out the Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet membership application form below (Green ‘Apply’ button)
3. Submit your IADT Course Application if you have not already done so (link at the top of this page)..
   
   If your Course Application is successful you will be notified by IADT and given access to a CCIS Registration/Payment Link. Refunds cannot be issued once the course has commenced in line with IADTs refund policy.
   
   DOWNLOAD APPLICATION STEP BY STEP GUIDE HERE

This course is part funded by ESF+.

ESF+ stands for European Social Fund Plus. It is a European fund that focuses on lifelong learning through improving employment and education opportunities.

In addition to the CCIS support application, Cultural & Creative Industries Skillnet is required by Government to collect ‘Special Category Data‘ from those who wish to avail of ESF+ supports for this programme. Given the sensitive nature of this data, strict controls over access have been implemented.

Your Rights and Choices
The mandatory form will ask for general and special category data about you. You can choose if you want to share the special category information in questions 13 to 18. If you do answer these questions, we will handle answers with utmost care.

You have the right to access your data, get us to correct it if we get your details wrong, and ask us to delete your data. You can also choose to opt out or withdraw at any time (*I Do Not Consent). However, if you withdraw, we will not be able to provide you with access to the Production Management For TV+Non Fiction course until you reapply.

At the end of this questionnaire, we will also ask you to declare that the information you have provided is true. If you would like to take part in the ESF+ course, you must answer all the questions even if they do not apply. 

Further data will be collected at the following milestones.

• the course certification date
• 6 months post certification

If you wish to use your rights to access or change your information, or are concerned about anything on your participant form, please email dpo@skillnetireland.ie. 

For more information on ESF+ data processing and your rights, please see the ESF+ Data Privacy Notice.  You can find this on the Skillnet Ireland website or email your postal address and we will post it to you. 

Special Category Data Questionnaire

PLEASE FILL OUT THIS FORM OR ACCESS VIA THE QR CODE BELOW.

CCIS membership application deadline

CCIS Membership Application Deadline: Rolling but before course commences.

If you experience any difficulties with your CCIS membership application please contact susantalbot@furthr.ie with a Subject Heading of : IADT | CCIS Application | [Course Name]

Important: All Course Applications To Be Made Separately via IADT. Deadline January 9th.