Certificate III in Visual Arts – NSW Education – Accelerated Program
Welcome to Sydney Art School. We look forward to meeting you in person for your participation in this course.
IMPORTANT!! YOUR ONBOARDING & STUDENT PORTAL ACCESS
In your welcome email you there is a unique link for you to create your login to our Student Portal (powered by the aXcelerate Student Management System)
Please click that link and complete the form to enter your student details.
Once you have done that you can access the Student Portal via this link. https://sydneyartschool.app.axcelerate.com/learner/
TRAINING OVERVIEW
Your training will be split into 3 phases.
| Phase 1: In Studio Skill Sessions: Block 1 (Mon 17–Thu 20 Nov 2025)
You will be with us in-studio from Monday to Thursday of that week.During these sessions you will be participating in classes covering
Krista Brennan and Joe De La Hoyde will be your Student liaison Points of contact.
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Phase 2: Remote Self-Directed Workbook Completion (Fri 21 Nov 2025–Mon 16 Mar 2026) During this period you will continue to work on you assessment tasks. |
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Phase 3: In Studio Skill Sessions Plus Mini Exhibition: Block 2 (Tue 17–Fri 20 Mar 2026) During this block you will return to the studio. Finalise any open items in their assessment workbooks. We will run mini exhibition on Thursday evening and award Certificates and wrap-up on Friday. |
Timetable Block 1
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | |
| AM 9.30 – 12.30 | CUAPRI312 Produce prints | Program General Information & BSBWHS211 Contribute to the health and safety of self and others |
CUASCU311 Produce Sculpture | CUADIG303 Produce and prepare photo images |
| PM 1.00 – 4.00 | CUADRA311 Produce Drawings | CUAACD311 Produce drawings to communicate ideas CUAPAI311 Produce paintings |
CUASCU311 Produce Sculpture | CUADIG315 Produce digital images |
Units of Competency, Assessment Tasks & Recommended Materials
Below is the schedule of Units of Competency to be completed and the recommended materials.
Please note, that not all Units have Assessments activated in your student portal. These will be activated before the start of Block 1.
| Core Units | Recommended Materials | |
| BSBWHS211 | Contribute to the health and safety of self and others | N/A |
| CUAACD311 | Produce drawing to communicate ideas | Visual Diary (A3 Size Recommended) Selection of Pencils varying hardness on the HB Scale Kneadable Eraser |
| CUAPPR311 | Produce creative work | N/A – materials are noted in each of the respective artistic disciplines |
| CUARES301 | Apply knowledge of history and theory to own arts practice | N/A |
| Standard Electives | ||
| CUADIG303 | Produce and prepare photo images | Laptop or Tablet plus Photo Editing Software e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom or GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program), or Krita Tablet and stylus. (Wacom Small recommended) |
| CUADIG315 | Produce digital images | Laptop plus Photo Editing Software e.g. Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom GIMP (Gnu Image Manipulation Program) or Krita Tablet and stylus. (Wacom Small recommended) |
| CUADRA311 | Produce drawings | Visual Diary (A3 Size Recommended) Selection of Pencils varying hardness on the HB Scale Kneadable Eraser |
| CUAPAI311 | Produce paintings | Paint Set – Artist Quality (Acrylic recommended) (Odourless solvent if using oil paints) Selection of Brushes Small Canvas |
| CUAPHI305 | Use wet darkroom techniques to produce monochrome photographs | TBA (Block 2 Activity) |
| CUAPHI312 | Capture photographic images | Your own device to capture images. DSLR Camera or Smartphone Camera suitable. |
| CUAPPR312 | Document the creative work progress | N/A |
| CUAPRI312 | Produce prints | SAS will provide tools & materials |
| CUASCU311 | Produce sculpture | SAS will provide tools & materials |