This course is delivered full-time over one year.

Classes are scheduled four days per week, generally from 9 am to 5 pm.

For semester dates, teaching periods, breaks and downloadable calendars, visit Student Calendars and Key Dates.

NB. The scheduling and delivery of this course each year is subject to minimum enrolment numbers.

This course develops acting and performance skills across stage and screen contexts, including devising, storytelling, screen acting, performance technique and applied design and production skills. Students build versatile performance capabilities through practical training in a combination of environments including theatres, rehearsal rooms, and recording studios.

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An overview of course structure and progression can be viewed in the Course Regulations relevant to your course.

For detailed unit descriptions please go to training.gov.au.

Graduates of the 11403NAT Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance will be able to apply foundational performance, devising, collaboration and storytelling skills for live, screen and media productions.

For the full list of course learning outcomes, please refer to the Course Regulations relevant to your course.

Applicants must meet NIDA’s general entry requirements.

Entry to the 11403NAT Diploma of Stage and Screen Performance is competitive and selection is based on merit. Applicants are assessed through their application, introduction video and audition video, followed by a callback interview for shortlisted applicants.

Applicants must be an Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or New Zealand citizen. This course is not available to international students.

Once you’ve confirmed you meet NIDA’s general entry requirements, review the course-specific application requirements below to understand what you’ll need to submit and how the selection process works.

We select applicants who:

• Demonstrate skills in acting
• Exhibit a capacity to collaborate
• Communicate effectively
• Respond to direction and feedback

Applying to this course will involve:

Round One: Online Application, Video Introduction, and Video Audition
Round Two: Callback Audition (shortlisted applicants only)

View our Course Specific Application Requirements for a detailed breakdown of what to include in your online application and what to expect if you progress to Round Two of the application process.

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Applicants MUST apply online via the NIDA application portal.

View details about how to complete your online application as well as key dates and timelines.

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Visit our Fees and Payments page for information about our tuition fees and payment information for NIDA courses, including payment options and additional costs.

NIDA is committed to making its education and learning more accessible to the most creative and talented individuals across Australia with a range of scholarships aimed to remove financial barriers, providing students with the opportunity to study at NIDA while being relieved of some of the cost of living, relocating and study expenses.

NIDA scholarships are made available by the generous support of donors, sponsors, corporate partners, trusts and bequests, through the NIDA Foundation Trust, and enable a significant increase in financial assistance to ongoing and students commencing study in 2027.

Scholarship applications for 2027 will open in early October. Learn more about our Scholarships.

Students who receive an offer may be eligible to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning or Credit Transfer. Applications are considered separately from the admissions and selection process.

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Further information regarding NIDA’s vocational training products can be found at Training.gov.au

NIDA is registered by the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) under the National Vocational Education and Regulator Act 2011 to deliver Vocational Education and Training (VET) services. NIDA is a NVR Registered Training Organisation (RTO): ID number 90349.