KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Approximately 150 young people are benefiting from training in 3D animation, funded by the World Bank through the Korean Trust Fund, which will prepare them to take up jobs in the global industry.

The 10-month ‘Creative Industries Education and Employment Programme’ involves partnership between the Youth Employment in the Digital and Animation Industry (YEDAI) project and the Carlos Argüello (CA) Foundation.

The training, which got underway in February at Cornerstone Ministries in Kingston, involves five modules, with each module lasting for two months.

Speaking in a recent interview, YEDAI Project Manager, Margery Newland, said the training initiative emanated from the KingstOOn animation festival in 2016, when noted film director Carlos Argüello approached the entity with a partnership proposal.

She noted that the CA Foundation, which works with governments, educational institutions, and other organisations on various creative industry projects, is seeking to provide employment opportunities for the participants, once they have successfully completed the training in November.

She said that at the end of each module of the training the youngsters will be evaluated, and those who have acquired the skills will go on to the employment phase of the project.

Newland said that the trainees were recruited through social media, professional education institutions outreach, KingstOOn databases, colleges and national youth centres.

They were required to submit a portfolio of their work, which was evaluated, and the selection done by the CA Foundation.