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“We currently have students all over the world on these courses,” he states. “They receive on-going support
from their tutor, and are able to follow the course with a group, getting access to a virtual classroom where they can interact and share the experience with others.” He adds that all its courses are closely aligned with what employers in the industry are looking for from their computer graphics artists, and that the academy uses its experienced tutors and close contacts within the industry to make sure it achieves this aim. “Our courses are constantly evolving and being updated to ensure the tools and techniques we are teaching are relevant to the industries our students want to work in,” explains Wilkes “As these are not academic courses they do not require accreditation or approval and it gives us the flexibility to update the curriculum or change the software we teach when we need to. Through close contact with the industry and the relationship we have with software and hardware manufactures we are able to mimic the
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currently looking at the format and delivery methods of its classroom courses to ensure it is keeping up with the changing demands of the industry, and that it could take the academy into new locations and industry sectors in future.
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