The South Seas two year full-time Diploma in Animation Production Course is run in close association with the animation industry and is delivered by tutors with intensive relevant industry professional experience. This course has been designed from the ground up for vocational employment outcomes.

The South Seas animation course was developed in 2001 in close consultation with the New Zealand animation industry who requested that South Seas develop an effective professional, industry relevant, intensive practical animation training course along the lines of the already well established and highly regarded South Seas Film and Television Production course.

The comprehensive nature of the animation course that South Seas has developed is now considered the most effective method of training students in all aspects of animation production including the following skills:- In-Betweening, Key Animation, Clean-Up, Layouts, Storyboarding, Multi Media, Digital 2D Flash Animation, Digital 2D ToonBoom Animation and Post Production, Digital 3D Maya Animation, Drafting, Life Drawing, Script Development and Acting.

Because of this extensive range of skills and the intensive training they receive, students who successfully complete the animation course are highly employable in the New Zealand and international animation industry. The career of Chinese student Sun Si (Spring) who completed the animation course after coming to New Zealand to study English is a good example of the effectiveness of South Seas animation training methods. When Sun Si graduated from the animation production course she completed some work experience at the animation studios of Firehorse Films who produce “bro'Town”. "Bro'Town" is a colourful NZ home-grown animated television series showing on TV3 Network featuring predominantly Polynesian characters. Spring proved to be so good that she was employed as an animator on the second series and has, since obtaining residence in New Zealand, also animated on “bro'Town” series 3 and 4.