At PacPrint the RMIT was the recipient of generous donation from Currie group, which included several pieces of state of the art equipment being showcased on the Currie stand. Also at the show, the print school announced an agreement with Cyber to assist with the company’s print training in Singapore.
The donation includes a two-colour Shinorhara, and an HP Indigo 5500, as well as a commitment to upgrade the school’s existing indigos. Robert Black, director the RMIT’s International Centre of Graphic Technology (ICGT) says the donation was worth more than $700,000 and will strengthen the technology available to the RMIT students.He says, “We are absolutely over the moon, this is the latest high-end technology, which will be an enormous benefit to our students. Throughout the Currie Groups 60 years in the industry it has supported the school and we are eternally grateful to David Currie and all his philanthropy.”
In other news from PacPrint, the RMIT has entered an agreement with press supplier Cyber to set up and run a print training programme in Singapore for Cyber employees and clients.
The programme, set to commence in November, aims to support and increase Cyber’s capability to develop on-going training programmes. Programme will cover topics including printing fundamentals, consumables usage, equipment maintenance, print quality and print standards.
Black says, coinciding with the agreement, Cyber has opened a purpose built show-room and print training centre, which will formalise the company’s equipment and training offerings to clients.
“He says, “Cyber came to the RMIT because we are seen as being proactive in the industry and there isn’t a lot of formalised training in the Asia Pacific region. It was a commercial decision to undertake this programme because we have the capacity and we should use it.”
Initially one or two teachers from the RMIT will be travelling to Singapore to undertake the first stages of the 10-12 week training programme.
