{"id":200188,"date":"2024-07-02T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T01:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=200188"},"modified":"2024-07-03T08:29:07","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:29:07","slug":"free-training-media-film-esports-gjh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/07\/02\/free-training-media-film-esports-gjh\/","title":{"rendered":"Free training: Media, film, esports, more"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_200191\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-200191\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/comm-coll-gjh-media.jpg\" alt=\"Class with looking at a monitor\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-200191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/comm-coll-gjh-media.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/comm-coll-gjh-media-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/comm-coll-gjh-media-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-200191\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Image credit: <abbr>DBEDT<\/abbr>\/Creative Industries)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> residents are invited to sharpen high-demand creative industry skills through free courses by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/myuhinfo\/uh-community-colleges\/\">University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Colleges<\/a>\u2019 Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> initiative in collaboration with <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (<abbr>DBEDT<\/abbr>)\u2019s Creative Industries Division.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/goodjobshawaii.org\">Register online<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&ldquo;We are so happy to partner with <abbr>DBEDT<\/abbr> and our industry partners to provide free training in these high demand areas that will lead to better paying jobs and possible lifelong careers for the participants,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Vice President of Community Colleges Erika Lacro. &ldquo;Thousands of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> residents have received free training through our workforce programs that the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> community colleges have been offering since the COVID-19 pandemic.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The free classes start in August 2024, and participants can learn to utilize advanced real-time 3D creation tools, design accessible user-friendly websites, get an introduction to the opportunities in esports through the <abbr>UH<\/abbr>\u2019s award-winning collegiate esports program and develop an understanding of the unique accounting aspects involved in film and television production. Class sizes will be limited for specialized instruction, with registration now open at <a href=\"http:\/\/goodjobshawaii.org\">goodjobshawaii.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;By bringing together jobseekers, employers and educators, Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> is maximizing learning opportunities and real-world workforce readiness in the community,&rdquo; said <abbr>DBEDT<\/abbr> Director James Kunane Tokioka.<\/p>\n<p>The newest creative industries classes and course dates include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stage 32 Accounting for Media Production (asynchronous online class, August 7&#8211;September 17, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Unreal Engine for Filmmakers (synchronous statewide virtual class, August 15&#8211;October 17, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Introduction to <abbr>UX\/UI<\/abbr> Design and <abbr>ADA<\/abbr> Essentials with <abbr>AI<\/abbr> (synchronous statewide virtual class, August 20&#8211;October 10, 2024)<\/li>\n<li>Intro to Esports Careers (synchronous statewide virtual class, August 26, 2024&#8211;August 6, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Industry need<\/h2>\n<p>Kenneth Burke, producer of <em>Magnum P.I.<\/em>, said that at any given time, a TV series might require as many as eight accountants, just one example that underscores industry need.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The preference would be to hire locally for these openings, but with only one or two specialized accountants for this work here in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>, there are at least six opportunities per show that end up being outsourced,&rdquo; Burke said.<\/p>\n<h2>Helping thousands of residents<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"blocklink\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/tag\/good-jobs-hawaii\/\">Read more about Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at <abbr>UH<\/abbr> News<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Since the launch of Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> in 2023, more than 4,000 residents throughout the state have enrolled in various free training programs across core industry sectors&#8212;healthcare, technology, clean energy\/skilled trades, and creative industries. Eligible applicants receive tuition assistance for courses and other training costs, such as industry certification exam fees when applicable. In addition to the free tuition, each participant is also supported by a Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Navigator, who provides one-on-one guidance to ensure a student\u2019s success. Their services include offering college and career advising, referring to community partners for support services, facilitating connections to employers, and providing various forms of financial assistance. To apply online for current trainings or to learn more about the initiative, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/uhcc.hawaii.edu\/goodjobshawaii\/\">Good Jobs <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Financial support is provided by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Economic Development Administration, and City and County of Honolulu. Grants from the Ascendium Education Group, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community Foundation and the Harold K.L. Castle Foundation support the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges\u2019 coordination with industry partners in targeted sectors identified as recession-resilient in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2018s Talent Roadmap to Recovery, issued by the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Executive Collaborative.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration is open for free creative industries training through <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Community Colleges.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[549,1614,71,947],"class_list":["post-200188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-creative-media","tag-good-jobs-hawaii","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-system","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200188"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":200208,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200188\/revisions\/200208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}