TVET Curriculum: Digital Media Design & Communications

Curriculum built for real classrooms

Two high school curricula, Digital Media Design and Digital Media Communications, written for the Federated States of Micronesia. They bring together everything we know about design, media and presentation, and turn it into something teachers can deliver every day.

2 curriculaDesign and communications

2 school yearsJunior and senior

20–30 studentsper class

4 island statesPohnpei, Yap, Chuuk, Kosrae

DMD

Digital Media Design

Practical visual design and production skills, from design principles to a real brand brief.

45 mindaily
9,000 minper year
150 hoursper year

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DMC

Digital Media Communications

Communicating ideas through video, storytelling and presentation, then applying it to business.

90 mindaily
18,000 minper year
300 hoursper year

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At a glance

Elective and Vocational Curriculums

	Digital Media Design	Digital Media Communications
Session length	45 min	90 min
Schedule	45 minutes a day, 5 days a week	90 minutes a day, 5 days a week
Per week	225 min	450 min
Per quarter (10 weeks)	2,250 min	4,500 min
Per school year	9,000 min (150 hours)	18,000 min (300 hours)
Structure	Junior year + senior year	Junior year + senior year
Class size	20–30 students	20–30 students
Focus	Visual design, layout, photography and brand communication	Video, storytelling, presentation and audience-centred communication
Senior-year project	Students research a real online brand and build its social media proposal.	Students map a buyer journey and pitch a content plan for a business.