AVIXA has signed an agreement with Microsoft to offer Microsoft Teams Rooms training to pro AV professionals. This technical training to deploy, configure, and manage Microsoft Teams Rooms is now available for free through AVIXA’s training catalogue. “Employees want to have a high-level communication and collaboration experience whether they’re working…
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Lightware launches pro AV certified e-learning platform
Lightware Visual Engineering has launched an e-learning resource for students and industry professionals. The Lightware Academy, which is free and open to everybody, features more than 10 courses organised into three core categories: Traditional AV: the use of hardware components – such as audio and video cables, switchers and matrixes…
Q-SYS launches UK experience and training facility
Q-SYS has opened an 1,100sq metre experience and training centre 20 miles from central London. Q-SYS House, in Egham, will offer customers a hands-on experience of the Q-SYS audio, video and control platform and ecosystem. It showcases solutions for a variety of high-impact spaces including divisible rooms and a large…
ICC Sydney invests in next generation of AV professionals
Five professionals have joined the International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney) as part of its Audio Visual (AV) Graduate Program. The year-long initiative will offer the AV professionals, who have completed their tertiary education courses, the chance to work across divisions such as audio, lighting, vision, rigging and staging on…
Hearing dog Ron is the top new employee at Train AV
Mike Lammas, founder and director of AV training firm Train AV, has waited patiently for over four years for his latest employee. This month Ron’s finally arrived to join the Train AV team based at Arena Business Centre in Ferndown, Dorset. And he’s no ordinary recruit. Ron is a hearing…
disguise and XPLOR launch UK VP training programme
disguise and XPLOR are tackling the skills gap in virtual production by launching a learning programme that gives trainees hands-on experience with the latest real-time technologies and advanced LED volumes. The UK Virtual Production Accelerator will be based at XPLOR's recently launched £7m Production Park facility in West Yorkshire, which…
SDVoE Academy courses to offer AVIXA education credits
The SDVoE Alliance is offering AVIXA CTS RUs to AV professionals participating in the SDVoE Academy’s SDVoE Certified Design Partner and SDVoE Certified Developer courses. The SDVoE Academy is a free online learning programme that allows designers, installers, salespeople and system owners to take advantage of the latest AV signal…
MARS Academy takes VP education programme to Norway
The MARS Academy virtual production education centre has teamed up with Studio City Norway to offer its programme outside of the UK for the first time. Backed by the team of virtual production pioneers at London-based Bild Studios and MARS Volume, the MARS Academy Norway will offer courses on in-camera…
Funding confirmed for UK’s first AV apprenticeship standard
Government funding has today been confirmed for the AV Technician Apprenticeship, the UK’s first national AV level 5 higher, apprenticeship standard. The standard is designed to attract and foster new AV technical talent to design, install and manage AV installations and experiences for the fast-growing AV industry. The national apprenticeship…
disguise and ROE Visual team up for VP training programme
disguise has teamed up with ROE Visual to launch the virtual production Accelerator Program. The Accelerator Program will take place at the production facilities at ROE US headquarters in Los Angeles. It combines traditional classroom training with real-world principal photography, giving trainees an accurate simulation of on-set demands. The programme…