Business Making the Grade Barco Launches Global Digital Cinema Installation Certification Program Barco has launched its global digital cinema installation certification program. For the Americas a dedicated training facility has been specifically designed for the program in Rancho Cordova California. EMEA training sessions will be performed in Belgium and APAC trainings will be run in each territory where they will be adapted to each market’s specific language needs. The four-day certification course which is the culmination of over a year of planning and customer feedback is designed to give digital cinema technicians the knowledge and experience needed to properly install and maintain Barco Digital Cinema Projectors. By developing a training program and a certification standard Barco hopes to ensure that its customers can confidently choose a certified maintenance and installation provider – one who has met Barco’s exacting standards and has hands-on experience with Barco’s DP series of Digital Cinema Projectors. “Digital cinema is a significant evolution in the entertainment industry ” says Todd Hoddick vice president for digital cinema in Barco’s Media and Entertainment Division. “And with any change of this magnitude we need to invest time and care in the people who run the technology ensuring that they get the most out of Barco’s solutions for their business.” The course he says is an important component in an ongoing drive to deliver the company’s considerable technical know-how and support to its customers. “This training program is an explicit important investment designed to grow relationships and help our customers succeed in their business with Barco technology ” he says. Erik Iversen technical training manager for Barco’s Media and Entertainment Division agrees. “The course was developed in response to customer feedback and with the involvement of the company’s digital cinema customers ” says Iversen. According to Iversen one critical need that customers repeatedly expressed was for certification that includes hands-on real-world experience with projection equipment. The Digital Cinema Installation Certification program more than meets that need he says. During the course extensive time will be spent working directly with Barco’s DP series of Digital Cinema Projectors and each student will have the opportunity to complete at least two installations. In addition students receive the theoretical background needed to work with these premiere projectors. Major topics covered during the course include: Introduction to Digital Cinema Projector components Specifying lamps lenses and projectors for the environment Installation procedures Communicator software Upgrades troubleshooting and maintenance A specially-designed training facility in Rancho Cordova California simulates the theater environment and provides the opportunity to install lamps optimize optics upgrade software and perform all the processes required for professional installation and maintenance of Barco Digital Cinema Projectors. “By the time students complete certification ” Iversen says “they have all the knowledge and practical experience they need to successfully install and maintain Barco Digital Cinema Projectors.” To achieve certification students must pass a written test and successfully install a digital cinema projector. Installation certification is a pre-requisite for Barco’s upcoming and more technical digital cinema projector service and troubleshooting course. To ensure that students receive personalized training class size is limited to eight students. To sign up for this program or to obtain information about other Barco training courses go to http://www.barco.com/digitalcinema/ and click the Training link. To obtain information via email use the proper address below for your specific region: For the Americas: [email protected] For the EMEA region: [email protected] For the Asia-Pacific region: [email protected] Barco www.barco.com
