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Creative & Media
Adobe Certified Professional Exam Prep: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using After Effects
Build practical capability in Adobe Certified Professional Exam Prep: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using After Effects through instructor demonstrations, guided exercises and a workplace-focused project.
Course overview
Turn learning into workplace capability.
Build practical capability in Adobe Certified Professional Exam Prep: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using After Effects through instructor demonstrations, guided exercises and a workplace-focused project. Participants complete guided practice, receive feedback and leave with repeatable methods plus a clear next-step plan.
The programme combines design principles, instructor demonstrations, guided production, critique, and professional preparation of final creative outputs.
By the end
Learning outcomes
- Explain the essential principles and workflow behind ACP exam objectives.
- Apply motion design principles and project and asset workflow in guided exercises.
- Use after effects techniques and compositing and delivery to complete a practical output.
- Review, improve and deliver work using mock examination and review.
By the end
Learning objectives
- Explain ACP exam objectives and connect it to the participant's workplace context.
- Apply motion design principles using a structured method and appropriate supporting evidence.
- Use project and asset workflow to complete a realistic task accurately and efficiently.
- Evaluate after effects techniques by applying quality criteria, controls, and professional judgement.
- Integrate compositing and delivery with related tools, people, information, and review points.
- Produce a practical, workplace-ready output together with a clear next-step implementation plan.
Practical curriculum
Course outline: Adobe Certified Professional Exam Prep: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using After Effects
A focused sequence designed for application, reflection and measurable next steps. Expand each module for its detail and practical exercise.
01. ACP exam objectives
- Locating and using the current official Adobe/Certiport objective guide for the selected examination.
- Separating conceptual design or media knowledge from application-specific tool execution.
- Mapping each objective to evidence, guided practice, timed tasks, and review notes.
- Building an exam-readiness plan without implying that course attendance guarantees certification.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying ACP exam objectives.
02. Motion design principles
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for motion design principles.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying motion design principles.
03. Project and asset workflow
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for project and asset workflow.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying project and asset workflow.
04. After Effects techniques
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for after effects techniques.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying after effects techniques.
05. Compositing and delivery
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for compositing and delivery.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying compositing and delivery.
06. Mock examination and review
- Creative purpose, audience, design principles, and production terminology for mock examination and review.
- Workspace, asset organisation, tool settings, and non-destructive production workflow.
- Guided techniques for building, refining, and reviewing the intended creative output.
- Quality, accessibility, rights, file-management, and export or delivery checks.
Practical exercise: Participants create and refine a small production asset, then prepare it for the required delivery channel while applying mock examination and review.
Programme detail
How the course runs
Methodology
- Short instructor explanations that establish the principles, terminology, and workflow of Adobe Certified Professional Exam Prep: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using After Effects.
- Live demonstrations and demonstrations followed by guided creative production and critique.
- Individual, pair, and group activities using realistic inputs that do not require disclosure of confidential information.
- Facilitated review, peer discussion, trainer feedback, and correction against clear quality criteria.
- A final application task plus a personal or team action plan for transfer to the workplace.
Assessment & evidence of learning
- Opening diagnostic questions to establish experience, needs, and relevant workplace scenarios.
- Observation of guided practice and completion of module activities relevant to Creative & Media.
- Knowledge checks, review questions, or scenario decisions at appropriate points in the programme.
- A final practical output, simulation, presentation, analysis, or implementation plan reviewed against stated criteria.
- Trainer feedback and participant reflection identifying strengths, corrections, and next-step workplace actions.
Prerequisites
- Prior practical experience with the relevant foundation-level concepts or software is recommended.
- Participants should have access to a suitable laptop and an appropriately licensed, trainer-supported version of the required software.
- Any external examination, licensing, registration, provider, or eligibility requirement must be confirmed separately with the relevant official body.
Course completion & workplace transfer
- Record corrections, open questions, support needs, and an accountable next action for workplace application.
- Review the final practical output against the learning outcomes and complete the trainer's closing knowledge check, reflection, or skills demonstration.
Accuracy & recognition
Important programme notes
Recognition: Exam-preparation training does not include or guarantee certification unless an exam voucher and authorised testing session are expressly stated in the quotation.
Primary sources: Adobe Certified Professional – Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using Adobe After Effects
Who should attend
Who this course is for
Designers, content creators, marketers and professionals producing visual communications.
01
Live online via Zoom Meeting
Join a scheduled public intake from anywhere. Trainer-led, camera-on, with hands-on exercises and Q&A throughout.
02
Private in-house group session on Zoom
The same programme run privately for one organisation on its own date, with examples tailored to your policies and roles.
03
Joining details by email
The Zoom link, meeting ID and passcode are sent automatically once payment succeeds, with reminders one day and one hour before the start.
Course questions
What organisations usually ask
Is Adobe Certified Professional Exam Prep: Visual Effects & Motion Graphics Using After Effects HRD Corp claimable?
The programme can be proposed as HRD Corp claimable training, subject to the employer’s eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and final approval.
Who should attend this course?
Designers, content creators, marketers and professionals producing visual communications.
How long is the course and how is it delivered?
The standard duration is 3 Days. Every session runs live on Zoom with a trainer — there is no face-to-face or physical classroom option. Available formats: Live online via Zoom Meeting, Private in-house group session on Zoom.
How do I receive the Zoom link?
Reserve a seat online and complete payment. The Zoom joining link, meeting ID and passcode are emailed automatically the moment payment succeeds, followed by an automatic reminder one day before and one hour before the session starts.
What do I need to join the session?
A computer with a stable internet connection, the free Zoom client, a webcam and a headset. Sessions run in Malaysia time (GMT+8). Software used in hands-on courses should be installed before day one — the joining email lists what to prepare.
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*HRD Corp claimability is subject to employer eligibility, current scheme rules, course registration and approval. Public fees are indicative until confirmed in writing. Certification, licensing and statutory pathways may require an approved provider, separate assessment, experience or registration set by the relevant authority or awarding body.