Training for industry while still at school
Why wait till you finish school to follow your passion as an actor?
If you're a performer with promise, you can study acting with Perform Australia for Year 11 and 12 as part of our Young Professionals Program in Canberra.
You'll then be ready to step out into the industry once you finish school.
The Young Professionals program follows on from our Year 7-10 program, the Thrive Program - but you can also join it independently for your Year 11 and 12 studies, even if you weren't a part of Thrive. In the Young Professionals Program, you complete two qualifications with Perform Australia during Year 11 and 12:
You can count these towards your Year 12 Certificate when you enrol with Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT).
Interested to hear more about Young Professionals at our Open Night? Come along, tour the facilities, and ask your questions. Pre-registration is essential - click 'Register for the Open Night' below.
When: Wednesday, 11 May, 2022
Where: Perform Australia Studios, 11 Whyalla St, Fyshwick ACT 2609
Time: 8pm
Our two qualifications in acting are packaged together and delivered to Young Professionals participants over two years (Year 11 and 12). You attend our campus in Fyshwick three days per week. On other days, you attend CIT classes (or complete distance education with CIT) to earn your Year 12 Certificate.
Together, our two courses train you for industry as an actor. You will have in-depth knowledge and skills to work on stage and screen. You'll work on:
See our pages on the 10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting and the 11017NAT Advanced Diploma of Performance for details on the units studied.
"This program is great for people who know what they want to do... whether they want to be an actor, director or writer - and everyone is really welcoming. "
- Isabelle
"My advice is, if you love acting, or anything to do with it, just jump on in. Go for it. You won't regret it. The people are so amazing and you'll learn so much."
- Brandon
Whether you choose to step out to industry after you finish Young Professionals, look to further study, or change direction altogether, you'll walk away with these wonderful attributes as a person.
While many of our Young Professionals actors are keen to move out to industry after graduation, some seek to go onto university. You can aim for an ATAR through your enrolment with Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT), but even if you don't want to get an ATAR, you can still use our qualifications to access university in the following ways:
Some students in Young Professionals decide that it is enough to study our Certificate and Advanced Diploma program without the pressure of studying Year 11 and 12 at the same time. This is also an option for you within the Young Professionals program.
Entry to the Young Professionals Program is by audition and interview. You must follow the same procedure for applying for the 10915NAT Certificate IV in Acting, but fill out the application form on this page. We're now accepting applications for Semester 1, 2023.
To apply, you must:
Fill out your details to download the Prospectus and your audition information for the Thrive Program.
Complete the application form below. It will take you to the application page for the Certificate IV in Acting (your first course with Young Professionals) and you can nominate there that you are wanting to do the Young Professionals program.n
Call us on 1300 908 905.
