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#Starting VoTech Classes?

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#98898From: Andy WeedApr 27, 1994 11:24 AM
Hi, I'm located in Delaware and I've been advocating that the local VoTech school offer 3D-Animation/Desktop-Video classes. As far as I can tell there are no accredited schools or universities in this region that currently offer any training in these subjects. The only 3DS training is provided by dealers, Desktop TV is through magazines and on your own. I believe that there is sufficient demand for these classes, but I have not found a source to prove this to the school. With proof of enough potential students the school would be in a better position to buy the equipment and software, hire an instructor and offer the classes. Can someone tell me where I can find this kind of demographic information? Also what would these courses require in the way of equipment and software? Would each student need a workstation and software or could a class use only one or two and share? Any comments from those interested or already involved with training would be appreciated! -Andy
#98963From: roger cussonApr 27, 1994 9:07 PM
Andy…. I just did a demographic study for our Autodesk MTC status. Check your local employment center or government statistics center (census data) for info on professionals working in your area. We looked up data on Architects, engineers, landscape architects, GIS professionals, Graphic artists, Video & performing artists, and Educators. Once we had this info we gestimated approximate percentages of potential clients in each area. then multiply times average revenue per client and voila… A revenue figure… A dart board is sometimes more useful :-)…..But the management guys like this stuff…. Roger C.
#98971From: Pat Vernon [ATC TM]Apr 27, 1994 9:54 PM
Andy, WE WILL TRAIN TEACHERS ON DTV I will be offering Teacher training classes this summer for 3-D Studio and Desk Top Video. The classes will be located in State College PA near Penn State. Have any of the instructors call here for more info or contact me via CIS. They will carry college credit and will last 1 week each with 45 contact hours. There may be others thru out the US. I can be reached at home at 814-237-8078. We will prepare the teachers for hands on instruction of 3ds and give a good background in pedogogical issues such as curriculum development and evaluation