The videogame apprentice - you're FIRED!

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NCSoft Europe is collaborating with the City College Brighton along with PartnerTrans and Skillset on the Apprenticeship in Quality Assurance and Games Production.

The Apprenticeship initiative has been set up to develop more practical skills for the games industry, and focuses on games testing and improving the general gaming experience for the player.

"Skillset's Apprenticeship in QA and Games Production is a key part of the Computer Games Industry's skills strategy. It offers a structured entry point outside of the games industry's traditional academic routes. The apprenticeship is led and delivered by the games industry, with the trainee spending the majority of the time with a company being mentored by an experienced practitioner", Chris Chilton, Computer Games & Animation Manager at Skillset has explained.

"NCsoft support has been vital in Skillset's development and piloting of the scheme and in offering trainees the opportunity to work in this exciting sector whilst earning a recognised qualification."

NCSoft Europe has said it hopes that other companies will set up similar schemes after the Apprenticeship is assessed this year "and, in turn, help form a more systematic entry route into the games industry."