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Mentoring that’s made for long distance learners
New mentored distance learning courses from Escape Studios offers helping hand to international grads and drives next wave of CG talent
London, July 2010 – Escape Studios today launches a brand new series of online mentored learning courses to meet the growing needs of international graduates looking to gain employment, and industry demand for fresh computer graphics talent.
The intensive twelve-month mentored learning course offers the same high quality, interactive training experience as Escape Studios’ flagship Visual Effects classroom course. Delivered via Escape Studios’ revolutionary e-learning platform, the course covers the techniques and tools required to start a career in visual effects, and provide the recruitment advice required to break into the CG industry.
Mentored learning is the ideal learning platform for international graduates who can’t travel to Escape Studios’ facilities in London or those who need to balance work and study commitments. All students get access to a virtual classroom, where they can interact and seek feedback from their tutors and fellow classmates. Escape Studios’ mentored learning programme is fully integrated with social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, allowing students to learn from Escape’s community and work together with their friends on projects.
As with all Escape Studios courses, students will also benefit from recruitment advice and help in securing their first job in the industry. It is estimated that 85% of all classroom students at Escape Studios go on to find future employment in the industry within a year, therefore career advice and introductions to industry contacts play a key role in the mentoring learning programme.
Dominic Davenport, CEO and founder of Escape Studios said: "We wanted to offer students wishing to study from abroad or part time, the same expert tuition they would experience in the classroom, without losing any of interaction or personal feedback.”
"Through our new mentored learning courses, we can now offer students outside of the UK, the right training they need to break into this competitive industry, from expert tuition to sound recruitment advice. Our support and guidance doesn’t end after the twelve month online course, we’ll help students fine tune their show reels and get that all important foot in the door to start their career. Only by nurturing fresh talent can we continue to drive excellence in the industry and meet international demand for highly skilled CG professionals.”
http://www.escapestudios.co.uk/online-vfx-courses/
