Currently and over the coming years, many job opportunities will be created in the production areas of theatre and the entertainment arts. There will be far more job opportunities than personnel available with the appropriate background or training to fill them. In addressing this short fall, the School has worked with the industry to develop a series of Fast Track enabling programmes.

This track offers candidates with little or no experience in theatre or entertainment arts a training programme that upon completion will provide them an opportunity to join the industry at entry level. Courses in various disciplines are offered 2 levels of intensive learning (Level 1 and Level 2), 16 weeks of each level, totalling 32 weeks for 2 levels.

 Major Study Areas 
Costume Technology
Lighting Technology
Property Making
Sound Technology
Technical Management

Deadline of application for admission in the 2023-24 academic year : Monday 22 May 2023

Date of interview: June 2023

Programme commencement date
Fast Track Intensive Training Programme (Level 1) – September 2023
Fast Track Intensive Training Programme (Level 2) – Feburary 2024

Entry Requirement

Level 1 - No preset entry qualification requirement although you must pass an entry interview.
Level 2 - Students completing the first level may enrol in the higher second level. It is also open to candidates with the necessary prerequisites.
 

Students having met the attendance requirements of the programme will receive a Certificate of Attendance.
Fast Track Intensive Training Programme (Level 1) - Certificate (Level 1) in a major study discipline.
Fast Track Intensive Training Programme (Level 2)  - Certificate (Level 2) in a major study discipline.
 

Tuition Fee
Fast Track Intensive Training Programme (Level 1) - HK$12,000 (16 weeks)
Fast Track Intensive Training Programme (Level 2) - HK$12,000 (16 weeks)

Venue

Lighting Technology, Sound Technology and Technical Management major classes will be mainly held in Béthanie Annex Campus, 141 Pok Fu Lam Road

Costume Technology and Property Making major classes will be held in Wanchai Campus, 1 Gloucester Road, Wanchai

Class schedule:
Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday 7:30pm - 11pm and Saturday 2pm - 6pm

Medium of Instuction:

Cantonese and English

Major Study Areas

Costume Technology
Curriculum
Intensive Training Level 1
Applied Arts I (Fabric Dyeing Module)
Fundamentals of Theatre & Entertainment Arts (Costume, Props, Set Construction, Scenic Arts Modules)
Introduction to Costume Theory & Technique
Introduction to Make Up
Production Practice / Production Workshop
Safety in Theatre
Intensive Training Level 2
Costume Theory & Technique I & II
Design Fundamentals
Production Practice / Production Workshop
Professional Internship
Supervised Independent Study

Lighting Technology

Curriculum
Intensive Training Level 1
Basic Electrical Engineering
Basic Electronics
EDT Case Studies I
Fundamentals of Lighting I & II
Introduction to Entertainment Design & Technology I & II
Production Practice / Production Workshop
Safety in Theatre
Intensive Training Level 2
Associated Lighting Studies  
AutoCAD Drafting
Communication Techniques
EDT Case Studies II
Electrical Engineering for Theatre I
Lighting Technology I
Professional Internship

Property Making

Curriculum
Intensive Training Level 1
Fundamentals of Theatre & Entertainment Arts
(Costume, Props, Set Construction, Scenic Arts Modules)  
Introduction to Property Theory & Technique
Introduction to Model Making
Property Theory & Technique I (Design Analysis)
Production Practice / Production Workshop
Safety in Theatre
Intensive Training Level 2
Design Fundamentals
Production Practice / Production Workshop
Professional Internship
Property Theory & Technique III
Supervised Independent Study

Sound Technology

Curriculum
Intensive Training Level 1
Basic Electrical Engineering
Basic Electronics
EDT Case Studies I
Fundamentals of Sound I & II
Introduction to Entertainment Design & Technology I & II
Production Practice / Production Workshop
Safety in Theatre
Intensive Training Level 2
AutoCAD Drafting 
Communication Techniques
EDT Case Studies II  
Electronic Testing and Fault-finding
Electrical Engineering for Theatre I
Introduction to Digital Audio Workstations I
Microphone Theory and Applications
Professional Internship

Technical Management

Curriculum
Intensive Training Level 1
Basic Electrical Engineering
Basic Electronics
EDT Case Studies I
Fundamentals of Stage Technology I & II
Introduction to Entertainment Design & Technology I & II
Production Practice / Production Workshop
Safety in Theatre
Intensive Training Level 2
AutoCAD Drafting
Communication Techniques
EDT Case Studies II
Electrical Engineering for Theatre I 
Professional Internship
Stage Technology Workshop I & II

Programme Enquiry
Tel: (852) 2584 8981 / (852) 2584 8993
Fax: (852) 2584 8722 / (852) 2584 8984
Website: www.hkapa.edu
Email: aso.admission@hkapa.edu / tea@hkapa.edu

Submission of Application

• The Fast Track Intensive Training programme is only offered to Hong Kong permanent residents.

• The information is correct at the time of posting (March 2023) but is subject to continuous revision. The Academy reserves the right to alter or not to offer any or parts of the academic programmes described in this publication without prior notice.