43 graduate from animation programme....which has provided the graduates with certification to get a foothold in the growing US$222.8 billion global animation industry.

FORTY-THREE Jamaican students have received certification and graduated from the inaugural six-month 'Animate Jamaica' certificate programme that was being offered by the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communication (CARIMAC) in association with GSW Animation Limited and Toon Boom Animation Inc.

The graduation occurred in the form of two ceremonies.

The students who graduated from the
 inaugura l six-month 'Animate Jamaica'
certificate programme..

The first graduation was held on February 8 at UWI, Mona, at which 28 students graduated. The other 15 students graduated on February 12 from the Western Jamaica campus where they were trained.

Professor Archibald McDonald, principal, UWI, said the institution is pleased with the fruitful outcome from the newly formed tertiary level training programme which has provided the graduates with certification to get a foothold in the growing US$222.8 billion global animation industry...

"This is indeed a joyous and monumental achievement for our students, this institution and Jamaica as it heralds a revolution in education for our country. This first group of animators have become Jamaica's first real hope of breaking into the global animation market, a prospect that will certainly drive international investment for our country," Professor McDonald said during his address at the graduation ceremony for the cohort of students who were trained at Mona.....more