The initiative, which is being financed with European funding, takes place over two weekends during March at Acorn's Training Centre in Newmarket Road, Cambridge. Up to 10 participants, specially selected by Cambridge Regional College, will attend an initial two day session on 5/6th March to learn about the concepts and techniques involved in developing multimedia applications. Three weeks later, having prepared a design project, the same group will reconvene to spend the second weekend developing their own example multimedia applications.
Multimedia is the term used commonly in the computer world to describe the combination of graphics, sound, video, animation and text in one application. Once created, multimedia applications can be used, interactively if desired, by others as a training tool, information source or presentation device. As well as developing an understanding of multimedia and its increasing potential, participants will also be able to brush up on other skills such as the use of IT, graphic design, training, presentation and organisational abilities.
Acorn's Training Manager, Garry Neale, commented:
"Acorn has an excellent reputation for developing leading-edge technology solutions and our computers offer the level of performance required to produce effective multimedia applications. Over the last 12 months, interest in the use of multimedia has rocketed. Although this particular course was designed as a one-off initiative for unemployed adults, we are now planning to run similar workshops for businesses and individuals, and anyone interested should contact us at the Acorn Training Centre on Cambridge 254386."Mike Platten, Enterprise and Training Schemes Manager for the College, said:
"As a major provider of training in Cambridge, we're delighted to be joining forces with Acorn, leaders in the IT field. We hope the relationship develops further. This programme is full already and we hope to run it again in the future. Anyone who is interested in attending should telephone John Jullien on Cambridge 881636."Founded in 1978, with 1992 revenues of £48.2m, Acorn Computers is the premier supplier of IT solutions to UK education and has been the leading provider of 32-bit RISC based personal computers since 1987. In 1990, Acorn established an associate company, Advanced RISC Machines (ARM), in a joint venture with Apple Computer and VLSI Technology Inc to develop and exploit further Acorn's RISC processor technology. Acorn works closely with a strong community of industry partners, users and software developers to provide innovative technology solutions for the education, consumer, publishing and international markets. Acorn Computers Limited is part of the Acorn Computer Group plc, which went public on the USM is 1983.