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Human Resource Development

Our educational promotion activities, which includes the creation of educational curriculums, the development and publishing of teaching materials, training of teachers and instructors, holding seminars and Certification Test, and research studies. When implementing these activities, we believe the circulation of the demands of society and educational practice is important in fostering talent, and for that reason we are quick to incorporate the changing trends of the times to develop people that are truly needed.

Certification Tests
In order to develop people with practical skills required in the real world, Certification Tests are conducted as learning goals. Certification Tests are divided into five categories such as creators and engineers, depending on the profession that is sought after. In 20 years, 640,000 people have taken these tests and 285,000 have passed. 700 organizations have taken the tests. In order to encourage learning and educational activities, individuals and groups that have achieved excellent results are presented with the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Incentive Award and the CG-ARTS Award.

CG Creators Certification Test
　Certification test for designers and creators who express themselves
　using Computer Graphics.
　Fields of application: Movies, animation, CM, games, and music
　videos etc.

CG Engineer Certification Test
　Certification test for engineers and programmers involved in
　development in the Computer Graphics field.
　Fields of application: Animation, movies, games, virtual reality,
　and mixed reality, etc.

Image Processing Engineer Certification Test
　Certification test for engineers and programmers involved in
　development in the image processing field.
　Fields of application:
　Video telecommunication, computer peripherals, robot vision,
　product inspection, medical applications, and printing etc.

Web Designer Certification Test
　Certification test for those involved in web production from
　concept to management.
　Fields of application: Web production, web management,
　and Information Architecture etc.

Multimedia Certification Test
　Certification test to evaluate IT knowledge used in business.
　Fields of application: IT, content production, and overall business etc.

Support for Teachers and Instructors and the “Accredited Educational Institutions” System
The CG-ARTS conducts workshops and seminars for teachers and instructors. These teach the maintenance of teaching materials for teachers and instructors that corresponds with textbooks, and instruction methods of new educational content. We also support educational activities of "accredited educational institutions" which implement the curriculum of the CG-ARTS, as well as provide information to all learners, so they can learn with confidence at these educational institutions. In 2010, 165 educational institutions were accredited.
　
　

Educational Promotion Activities

We offer support to educational institutions through providing curriculums and introducing lecturers, as well as holding special classes for students by inviting creators and engineers as lecturers. The CG-ARTS website introduces the latest trends in CG / Image Processing / Web / Mutimedia, interviews of those who have passed the Certification Tests, and case studies of how the tests are used in schools and businesses. To promote education in the image information field, at conferences and events we conduct activities to introduce teaching materials, the Certification Tests and notable works from the CG Contest for Students,.

　
Publication
For people who aim to be creators or engineers in the field of image information, we have developed an educational curriculum that allows them to learn about this area systematically from the basics. Also, the 21 types of books we have published based on our curriculum, including textbooks, hands-on books, and workbooks for Certification Test are currently used in numerous educational institutions including high schools, vocational technical schools, and universities.