EDEXCEL Level 3 Advanced Subsidiary GCE in Media: Communication and Production
Qualification summary
The GCE in Media: Communication and Production has been designed to ensure that learners develop the general skills, knowledge and understanding needed within the sector. The aims of the GCE in Media: Communication and Production are to:
• encourage learners to develop a broad understanding and knowledge of, and skills in media applied within a work-related, client-orientated context, through learning approaches and activities that reflect working practices of, and constraints on, professionals working in the media industries
• develop practical media skills, techniques and processes
• study the working methods used by professional media practitioners as both individual and team workers
• explore media practice in terms of products, services and audiences
• develop ways of working that emphasise practical independence, self-directed learning and
improving practice over time
• explore how meaning is created and communicated through experimentation in a range of media
• support progression to courses that might be either general or multi-disciplinary throughout, or start as general or multi-disciplinary and become more specialist, or to be specialist throughout.
Qualification details
Accreditation start date:
Operational start date in centres:
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For further information on Wales, visit the
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For further information on Northern Ireland, visit the
DELNI and
DENI websites.
This qualification supports progression into further education, training or possibly into employment. Appropriate further education would include the Edexcel level 4 BTEC Higher National Certificate or Diplomas in Media or a degree in media. Appropriate training would include Modern Apprenticeships where available.
No specific job occupation
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09 Arts, Media and Publishing
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09.3
Media and Communication
Portfolio of Evidence
Written Examination
All units are internally marked and then externally moderated by Edexcel.
A brief is set for Unit 3.
Learners must complete all three units
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T/102/5925 - Industries, texts and audiences
The relative percentage weighting of this unit within the qualifications is 33.33%.
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F/102/5927 - Skills for media production
The relative percentage weighting of this unit within the qualifications is 33.33%.
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F/102/5930 - Media production brief
The relative percentage weighting of this unit within the qualifications is 33.33%.