150 youth being trained in 3D animation
APPROXIMATELY 150 young people are benefiting from training in 3D animation, which will prepare them to take up lucrative jobs within the global industry.
The 10-month ‘Creative Industries Education and Employmen Programme ’involves partnership between the Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry (YEDAI) project and the Carlos Arguello (CA) Foundation.
The training, which got under way in February at Cornerstone Ministries in Kingston, involves five modules, with each lasting for two months.
It is being funded by the World Bank through the Korean Trust Fund.
YEDAI Project Manager, Margery Newland said that the training initiative emanated from the Kingst O On animation festival in 2016, whe film director Carlos Arguello approached the entity with a partnership proposal.
She noted that the CA Foundation, which works with governments, educational institutions, and other organisations on various creative industry projects, was seeking to provide employment opportunities for the participants, once they have successfully completed the training in November.
She said that at the end of each module of the training the youngsters will be evaluated, and those who have acquired the skills will go on to the employment phase of the project.
RECRUITED FROM OUTREACH
Newland said that the trainees were recruited through social media, professional education institutions outreach, Kingst O On databases, colleges and national youth centres.
They were required to submit a portfolio of their work, which was evaluated, and the selection done by the CA Foundation. Carlos Arguello is well established within the global animation industry, and among his film credits are Armageddon, The Devil’s Advocate, The Fast and the Furious, and The Chronicles of Narnia. The YEDAI programme is an initiative under the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, which operates through a US$20-million World Bank loan, with a goal of training and providing employment for youth in the digital and animation industries.
At the end of each module of the training the youngsters will be evaluated, and those who have acquired the skills will go on to the employment phase of the project.