Located in Ambank House, Talanta Institute is a technical and vocational training institution with the aim of becoming a global center for nurturing talent. According to the Talanta Institute website, this institution has been in operation since 2005 as Prince Media Institute, a school for media studies. It however, in 2017, re-branded to Talanta Institute, to expand its scope of teaching to accommodate unique courses that leverage on talent. Its mission is to transform the society through education, practical based training and nurturing of talents.
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Talanta Institute Nairobi offers unique courses that expose students to more opportunities in the job market. Some of these courses are in the fields of Journalism, TV and film production, Music studies, digital marketing, Deejaying, animation, performing arts and graphic design. And through their vision – to become a talent global nurturing center, the school continues to make strides towards the right direction for its students.
List of courses offered at the institute
Most of the courses Talanta Institute offers tend to refine ones natural talents. This is a plus for the society, and the approach to education in a country where conventional education prioritizes acquired abilities and knowledge over developing natural talent and skills. Though few, these courses addresses some major gaps in the job market by imparting the right skills to its students.
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Animation
You are without a doubt familiar with the popular “Faiba” advertisement that used to interrupt your favorite TV series. That ad, was animation at its best.
The world today embraces creativity with open arms. Animation is a form of creativity that allows one to create anime – fictional characters, like a talking dog, talking cat, or a flying elephant – just to communicate his or her thoughts in the most catchy way.
At Talanta Institute animation program, you get to learn this skill. You will be trained to master animating skills and concepts, modelling, digital sculpting, lighting rendering, compositing, live action tracking, and texturing techniques.
The institute focuses on a training mechanism that focuses on project based problem solving approach. This makes it easy for students to adjust to the various challenges brought forth by the steep learning curve that comes with 3-D animation.
Deejay academy
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Deejaying is a career with handsome rewards when pursued with the seriousness it deserves. World class Djs like Avicii, Calvin Harris, David Guetta, Tiesto, and Martin Garrix, to mention a few, are some of the living proof that Deejaying pays. Locally, Dj Creme De la Creme, Dj Joe, Dj Demakufu, Dj Kalonje, and Dj Mo, are some of the well known deejays in the industry. All these Dj’s have one thing in common; the quality and precision of their mixes.
A Dj’s role is well defined – that is make everyone happy. This happens by choosing the right songs to play, adding the right effects where necessary, infect everyone with the feel good bug and finally make everyone fall in love with your mix. All this should be done simultaneously while in a party. That is why you need the right training and continuous practice as you refine your Deejaying skills on a daily basis.
Talanta Institute offers Deejaying course that is practical and experiential, thus allowing you to grow your skill and creativity as you absorb knowledge. The institution has modern facilities and equipment to make the learning process easy. The school’s practical lessons teach basics of mixing, music selection, basic mixing techniques, mixer controlling, understanding of the recipient (crowd), and song format recognition.
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Graphic design
Visual communication is just as important as verbal communication, more so, in a world where time is a limited resource. This makes graphic design a necessity for most brands. Its ability to solve a problem through typology, illustration, and photography makes it even more marketable in most fields.
Talanta Institute teaches this course with the deliberate goal of creating human resource capable of creating logos, posters, brochures, page layout, typography for interactive applications and print, publication designs and master how to use crucial software such as Illustrator and Photoshop.
These three courses are some of the highly sought after in the Talanta Institute. However, the school offers more courses to its learners. These are:
Broadcast journalism
This course teaches the student journalistic features, sports writing, and news. The student is taught about the basic news writing strategies, laws and ethical issues associated with it. In the course of the study, the study will learn mass media theory, writing for the ear, editing news script, video-editing, new media, both Radio and TV hosting; it will examine the substantive and scholarly aspects of all three mediums.
Digital marketing
With the advent of digital migration came a change in business dynamics. Most business have gone online in search for new clients, while coming up with better ways to retain their existing clients. This therefore, creates a huge gap for digital marketing.
Talanta Institute teaches this course with the aim of providing a deeper understanding of digital marketing concepts, strategies, and implementation, including planning a website, website promotion, email and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) campaigns, Pay Per Click (PPC) campaigns and integrating digital marketing with traditional marketing. This course will allow you to understand the ins and outs of digital marketing and in turn teach you the key concepts of creating a digital marketing business.
Tv and Film production
This course focuses on teaching the student the whole production process from pre-production, production, to post-production, for films and TV. It also teaches the business aspects of these courses. The course has units like camera work from photography & videography, editing, lighting techniques, production management, script writing, strategic communication, media law, public relations and broad theoretical fundamentals that make it easy for you to navigate the industry with ease.
Performing arts, dance and acting
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This course prepares students to pursue the following career opportunities:
- Stage performer
- Film actor
- Make-up artist
- Professional dancer/ choreographer
- Script writer
- Play/ film director
- Set and props designer
- Stage Manager
- Drama teacher film/play producer
Music production and sound engineering
This course is best suited for anyone with a heart for music production from scratch to the final product. It caters for the needs of beginning music students, aspiring composers and music writers, music engineers and music producers. Units covered include music production process, creating musical ideas, listening and analysis, music writing common rookie mistakes, beat making, recording, editing, mixing, and mastering
Talanta Institute fee structure
The school has a comprehensive fee structure as shown in the image below.
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How to apply and admission requirements
The application process is quite straightforward. To get Talanta Institute application form, visit their official website, on the apply section. Fill out all the required section and download all the forms needed during your application process.
Talanta Institute contacts
You can use the Talanta Institute contacts to seek clarity on certain matters that are of interest to you. The institute is ready to give you any advice that you may need, as long as it is within their scope of interest.
- Telephone: +254 734 777 778 | 0710 813 131
- Email: [email protected]
Where is Talanta Institute located?
Talanta Institute Nairobi location is in Ambank House, 9th floor, next to anniversary towers, along university way.
Talanta Institute Thika road is changing people’s outlook on education. Through its organised and practical focused teaching strategy, it creates great quality human resources who are highly adaptable to the changing tides of the job market and can adapt to different projects that come their way. The school also brings glory to skills that were initially mistaken for inferior courses. Thanks to Talanta Institute, Kenya and East Africa will get high quality entertainment, right from intelligent and forward thinking skits to great quality videos.
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