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Excellence in Innovation
5 September 03

The Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) is thrilled with its most recent selection as the winner of the ACT Training Initiative Award, announced as a part of the ACT Training Excellence Awards last night at Parliament House.

The ACT Training Initiative Award recognises innovation and excellence in vocational education and training in the development and/or delivery of an initiative, program or product by an organisation.

AIE’s Head of School, Mr Ian Gibson, said “I am delighted with our Award. It is a testament both to the hard work and initiative of staff and students and to our innovative models of training. This partnership model utilises the strengths of the industry through great working relationships with groups such as, Sony Interactive Foundation Australia, Irrational Games, Micro Forté and Canberra Institute of Technology.”

The AIE is a unique training organisation located in the Canberra Technology Park in Watson specialising in 3D computer graphics, games programming and games development training.

The AIE was also a finalist for the 2003 ACT Small RTO of the Year Award, which it won in 2002.

AIE has recently announced the opening of a new campus in Melbourne in 2004.
The Awards are the ACT’s most prestigious and recognised training awards recognising the dedicated training efforts in the ACT by employers, apprentices and trainees, students, industry associations and training organisations and excellence in achievement of individuals and organisations. For more information on the awards visit http://www.decs.act.gov.au/services/TrainingAwardsEvents.htm

Other finalists for the awards were the Canberra Institute of Technology (Highly Commended, for Training Initiative), Canberra Labour Club, Lake Tuggeranong College and Music Industry – MacKillop Catholic College.

The AIE now qualifies to submit an application to the Australian Training Awards to be held at the Conrad Jupiters Hotel at Broadbeach on Queensland's Gold Coast on Friday 21 November.

Students interested in studying at the Academy can receive more information by calling 02 6207 3899 or emailing enquiries@aie.act.edu.au. Or visit the Academy’s website at www.aie.edu.act.au.

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