May be of interest Bespoke Training available for Game Developers Leadership for senior management</DIV> 10th September 2007. London, UK. TwelveJ today announced a full range of training programmes created specifically for game development studios. As studios grow and the industry continues to expand rapidly the staff at all levels can benefit significantly from a variety of carefully designed training modules. TwelveJ was founded by Kumar Jacob, who spent nine years at Criterion taking responsibility for HR and held the role of Vice President – Corporate Affairs. “Kumar Jacob, President and Founder of TwelveJ said, “Having worked closely with development studios of all sizes and shapes over the past 12 years we understand the needs and challenges they face as the industry continues to grow. Training is increasingly important to maintain creativity, efficiency and strong morale. This will directly impact on the quality of the game and the work practices. We not only cover areas such as management and leadership but also the functional areas such as programming and art. Our programmes are designed to enable the development studio to reach its goal whilst maintaining or changing its organisational culture. ” TwelveJ has devised and implemented training at development studios including Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Media Molecule and FreeStyleGames. Jamie Macdonald, Vice President, SCE Worldwide Studios Europe commented, “TwelveJ has been working closely with our European development studios, helping us to invest in the future by creating world-class training and staff development programmes.” TwelveJ’s service offers expert advice and flexibility. Programmes are designed to tackle specific areas and last anywhere from two hours upwards and includes: </SPAN>Leadership for senior management</DIV>· Transition to management for seniors and leads · Refreshing and enhancing knowledge in functional areas · Training takes place in the form of workshops, tutorials and seminars
