Bring Accredited Digital Skills to Your Classroom

Give your students the key to their creative potential with the Creative Digital Media Institute

The Creative Digital Media Institute (CDMI) is a dedicated learning hub for accredited digital media education.

We provide structured, high-quality online and blended courses designed to support educators, learners and creative professionals in developing future-ready skills.

About Us

CDMI designs and delivers accredited and credit-aligned digital media programmes that combine creative practice with real-world relevance.

Our courses are built to:
  • Support schools, educators, and training providers
  • Meet formal quality, assessment, and accreditation standards
  • Respond to the growing need for media literacy, digital skills, and creative confidence

How Our Courses Work

Onboarding & teacher training

We provide onboarding anf step-by-step training for each course, as standard. 

TY teacher-led and delivered

You have full control over the pace and delivery in your own classroom.

Support from real people

Our team will check in with you, and provide ongoing support as and when you need it.

Designed to fit to your curriculum

Works in-school, or as part of blended learning.

Use the tools you have in class

Simple technology requirements (smartphones, Chromebooks, computers)

Courses

Our programs are built around core concepts and practical tools. You’ll exchange experiences and ideas with other participants, and keep each other accountable through peer-group coaching.

Creative Media Passport

How to: Make a Podcast

How To: Make a 1-Minute Movie

Accredited Programme

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A comprehensive digital media course introducing learners to video, audio, photography, storytelling, and media literacy.

The Creative Media Passport is ideal as a full Transition Year programme or as a structured digital media course within broader school provision.
  • 7 Modules
  • 34 Guided Learning hours
  • 32 Notional Learning hours
  • Format: Online  
  • Delivery: Flexible across the school year 
  • Level: Credit-aligned (SCQF Level 5 / MFQ Level 3 EQF Level 3 aligned) 
  • Assessment: Practical media projects + reflective learning 
  • Certification: Recognised, quality-assured award.

Micro Course

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A practical micro course that teaches students how to plan, record, edit, and publish their own podcast — from initial concept through to final release.
  • 10 Lessons
  • 8 Activity hours
  • 8 Notional hours
  • Format: Modular
  • Level: Beginner – Intermediate

Micro Course

How to Make a 1-min video holding logo
Get students started with the fundamentals of filmmaking and visual storytelling through a hands-on, practical online course.

Learners develop an idea, shape it into a short narrative, and produce a one-minute film.
Course Snapshot
8 Lessons
8 Activity hours
8 Notional hours
Format: Modular
Scheduling: Flexible
Level: Beginner – Intermediate

TY Co-ordinator Testimonials

#fantastic service | #well-structured | #easy to follow | #made my job easier

Video Production Micro Course
"You offer a fantastic service and it is very easy to deal with you as an organisation. You made my job as transition year co-ordinator very easy which often is an issue when dealing with external organisations."
– TY Co-ordinator, Dublin
Video Production Micro Course
"Great content, pitched at the right level, fantastic introduction to stop motion and film production"
– Teacher, Bray, Wicklow
Audio Production Course
"Overall I think it is a great course. I think it was well structured and easy to follow and gave the students a great starting foundation."
– Teacher, Wicklow
Video Production Micro Course

"The programme is well structured and instills confidence in pupils as they are able to progress through it themselves. The pupils really enjoyed the content of the course as it was very current so they related well to it."

– Principal, Donegal

Ready to Bring CDMI to Your School?

CDMI @ createschool HQ
Address
Screen Hub, Clermont House,
Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
A67 X566
Phone
+353 (0)1 452 8533
E-mail
info@createschool.ie
Hours of operation
Monday - Friday 9:00 - 16:30

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