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Blender training life-changing in Nigeria

59 Comments   Published by AnyMation on May 26th, 2008 in 3D News, Education

Hands-on training in NigeriaApart from the fact that Blender is extremely good software, I also view it as a very strong enabling technology: Blender is able to provide people – who would normally not be able to afford 3D training – the opportunity to start a career in 3D.

Most of Africa falls in the above category. Therefore, when I was recently invited as a Blender Foundation Certified Trainer to present a 7-day introductory Blender workshop in Nigeria, I decided to go despite rumours about the country – and was pleasantly surprised by what I experienced there at ground level…

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I am a qualified electronics engineer, who migrated into software development/management, but I am also an artist. I changed career to 3D CG and animation (in the broad sense of the word) by combining my analytical and creative sides. I do all my 3D work in Blender. I love the open source movement and do other work in the GIMP, Audacity, Inkscape, Open Office, etc. I am a Blender Foundation Certified Trainer (BFCT) and have provided training in various cities and in other countries. I view and use Blender very strongly as an enabling tool to provide 3D training and career opportunities to people who would normally not be able to afford it - and have therefore sponsored some people on my courses and also presented some courses free of charge - when I can afford it.

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