NQF LEVEL: 5 | SAQA ID: 111403
The Higher Certificates (HC) courses at AFDA are 1-year NQF level 5 programmes designed to lay a foundation of basic skills and learning to enter the creative economy at an assistant level, as well as enable further access to degree level education for first year in the BA or BCom degrees at AFDA.
The Performing Arts is a growing medium that can fulfil purposes of entertainment and/or education. In the informal sector, in particular, community theatre is becoming an increasingly relevant tool to engage with audiences, however it must be achievable on minimal resources. This means that having dual skills as a performing artist while also understanding all aspects of theatre-making gives students more opportunity to create theatre productions for a variety of audiences and exhibition platforms themselves. As technology continues to advance, it might be that the only area where human beings stay relevant is within the creative industries.