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On Monday 2nd August nti Leeds will be welcoming the BBC back to Old Broadcasting House for their exciting recruitment event. They are looking for 11 people to take part in a great BBC experience with Children In Need, working with every local radio station in the North and getting a foot in the door for BBC jobs coming up in the next few months.

Guests will have the chance to polish up their CV, get to grips with the new BBC North jobs website and be helped towards being in the best possible position to bag a job with the BBC

Unfortunately, due to popular demand and a limited number of places registration has now closed. For further information or questions contact clare.proffitt@bbc.co.uk

Come back next week to see how the event went…

We’re looking forward to an nti road trip to Manchester on Wednesday 26th May, when we’ll be the official Adobe training provider invited along to talk about our training offer to visitors to the  Adobe Creative Suite 5 Roadshow.

If you haven’t already registered, why not sign up and come along?

At the event you can see the new features and near-infinite possibilities of Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.  On the day, you’ll be able to choose from a number of engaging live sessions running across two screens, so feel free to come and go as you please. (more…)

We’re pleased to announce that our successful iPhone and iPad Objective-c apps development course is now even better.

nti Leeds launched one of the first iPhone apps courses in the UK in July 2009, with experienced apps and OSX developer Dave Verwer as trainer, using materials licensed from American training provider About Objects. We’ve even had delegates travel across the world to attend.

In January 2010 we switched to using a new set of materials, developed by Dave in partnership with nti Leeds, incorporating feedback from our delegates and built on Dave’s own personal experience as an apps developer.

From May 2010, we’ll be running the course as a four day, rather than a three day course. The first three days include the same core content, covering everything you need to get up and running with the iPhone SDK and Objective-C . Then, on the new fourth day, you’ll build a complete app, Tweet Trends, from start to finish. As well as giving you an extra productivity boost, you’ll have access to Dave’s expertise,  in nti’s lab environment, whilst developing your first app. After that, there’ll be no stopping you!

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I was referred to a particularly interesting article about Android phones doing extremely well against the proprietary players. It seems that Google is quietly getting on with what it does best - gathering market share by providing high value products for free. Sure, there’s caveats and provisos - but I encourage you not to ignore this valuable market. Have a closer look at our very well priced courses here in Leeds starting with :

the Android essentials course on Monday 14th June 2010 and with the
Android advanced course following on Tuesday the 15th June 2010

Our coworking space at Old Broadcasting House has been tipped as one of the top ten coworking spaces in the UK!

Old Broadcasting House coworking space has been recently featured on the national online magazine, Creative Boom, aiming to celebrate, inspire and support the creative industries throughout the UK and the rest of the world! Here is what they had to say about coworking at Old Broadcasting House:

Old Broadcasting House, Leeds

Old Broadcasting House is located in the heart of Leeds and houses top spec computers, the latest software applications, meeting areas and group working ones, all in a stunning creative space. It is home to a community of independent, freelance and nomadic workers - digital entrepreneurs, creatives, technologists, artists, designers, marketers, writers and programmers, all of whom share our core values of collaboration, openness, community and sustainability.

To keep reading, click through to the article available at 10 of the Best Co-Working Spaces in the UK.

nti Leeds is hosting a new Introduction and Advanced DNS and BIND training course as part of the Open Source for Business (OS4B) project this week.

This highly technical training course has brought delegates together from all over the world. Attendees include technical system officers like Ejaz Ahmad, who works for Erricson in Reading. Managing the IP design and 3G connection, Ejaz gives his opinion on the course: “It has been a really useful and knowledgeable course that has looked at the common pitfalls surrounding DNS, and how to avoid financial lose in business.” (more…)

Adobe Creative Suite 5 launched live online! The world watched as Adobe showcased the most cutting edge software package for the creative industries. You can follow the latest developments on Twitter at #cs5 and if you missed the launch, watch the video at www.cs5launch.adobe.com.

Leeds Metropolitan University BSc (Hons) Computing graduate, Stefan Debattista, has successfully set up his own start-up business that hopes to become one of the most used online careers site for both young professionals and employers. (more…)

The nti Works scheme has been praised by the Yorkshire Post as it featured last week on Thursday 25th March, as an article in the jobs section of the newspaper. If you missed it, keep reading below:

Graduates at Leeds Metropolitan University and its Northern Technology Institute (NTI) are receiving a helping hand as a scheme designed to help them into work has received extra funding.

Regional Development Agency Yorkshire Forward has backed the scheme that helps digital and creative graduates access training and gain business skills needed to set up their own businesses. By the time the project finished in June, the number of Yorkshire and Humber graduates involved in the training will have reached 60. The NTI Works programme, which provides advice, training, guidance and mentoring to recent graduates, has proved popular since its launch in 2009.

Linda Broughton, Head of the Northern Technology Institute, said “Being part of the co-working community here at Old Broadcasting House offers a unique opportunity for the graduates to learn from other s who have been through the same experience.”

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To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of Photoshop, Adobe is releasing a series of videos. One of the creators of Adobe Photoshop recreates the first demo he ever gave with the product.

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Adobe InDesign is celebrating its 10th birthday, and to mark the milestone of entering into its second decade a new book Page by Page: 10 Years of Designing with Adobe InDesign is now available.

The book charts the product’s evolution, examines the role of Adobe InDesign in transforming design and page layout, and shows innovative examples of artwork created using InDesign over the years. Adobe will also be posting 10 new InDesign tips and tricks in video tutorials on Adobe TV over the next five weeks. This is being hosted by InDesign experts David Blatner, Colin Fleming and Chris Kitchener. (more…)

Gen Up North is the unique training programme from TRC Media aimed at emerging digital creatives in the North of England. It is designed for graduates or those new to the industry who have a real talent for creating digital content across platforms. (more…)

It’s official - our iPhone Apps Development course is the best in the world. Australian based mobile and web developer, Patrick Dockhorn from jTribe came to Old Broadcasting House to attend nti’s  January iPhone Development course. Patrick used the web to seek out the course he was looking for, and after seeing what nti had to offer, he decided to travel over 10,000 miles to Leeds to take forward his plans to expand  jTribe into new online and external revenue streams. (more…)

Congratulations to Old Broadcasting House coworking members Gerard Savva and Becky Edlin, who joined the Innovation Showcase in September 2009 to develop their business. Since then, Magpie has produced high profile campaigns for clients such as the BBC, National Union of Students (NUS), as well as Universities and Students’ Unions across the country.

The duo also work with local businesses relying heavily on student-spend, and national charities who are looking to increase student involvement. Magpie’s hard work has recently paid off with a nomination for the prestigious Sir Peter Thompson Award for Enterprise and Business. (more…)

A great coup for Leeds - the city is the first to be home to Guardian Local. The Guardian Local Leeds site is a collaborative community journalism initiative to provide local online news.  We’re pleased to welcome Leeds Beatblogger, John Baron, and Guardian Local launch editor Sarah Hartley as our newest coworking members at Old Broadcasting House.

Guardian Local aims to explore new models for journalism and social engagement through a mix of reporting, collaboration engagement with local communities, organisations and groups and aggregation.

Check out their  review of the Leeds Girl Geek Dinner on 11th February that featured two inspirational speakers from the games industry.

You can contact Leeds Beatblogger John Baron by email, and on Twitter @GdnLeeds

The BBC has announced the companies who have been selected to take part in the new @North commissioning initiative being led by BBC Children’s (who are part of the BBC move to Salford in 2011). In Yorkshire there are 20 successful companies from South and West Yorkshire, reflecting the strength of the digital sector in both Leeds and Sheffield.

These companies will now work in small groups with senior subject experts in both children’s content and technology, to learn more about working with the BBC and develop their ideas at intensive workshop days. Four final projects will be commissioned  for CBBC and Cbeebies.

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CompeteFor is a free service that enables businesses to compete for contract opportunities linked to the London 2012 Games and other major public and private sector buying organisations.

With a particular focus on supply chain opportunities, CompeteFor acts as a brokerage service, matching buyers with potential suppliers. It also facilitates access to focused business support, through the national Business Link network, helping to boost the long–term competitiveness of your business.

Registering on CompeteFor will bring you closer to accessing new business opportunities relevant to your sector. This service is delivered through a partnership between public and private sector organisations, working closely with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA). (more…)

IT professionals and telecom organisations enjoyed food, fizz and jazz at The Loft last week. TechMesh held the first of a brand new network event for more than 100 attendees that heard from internet guru Marco Potesta, and Orange Business Development Head, Conrad Poulson.

TechMesh are looking for feedback surrounding future speakers, topics, and formats. Have your say at the TechMesh blog here, for any specific questions contact Dawn direct on 0113 384 5641 or email dawn@techmesh.org.

Apple is seeking to find creative students to showcase their skills in the Creative Contest 2010. The best 15 entries will be shortlisted by Apple staff from each category, and then go on to a panel of industry professionals who will choose the top three.

The three winners in each category will receive fantastic prizes, a free Apple Certified Pro Certification Exam, feature in the iTunes Store Podcast directory and a trip to the awards ceremony in London. Flights and accommodation will be covered by Apple. (more…)

Joseph Edmonds is an ecommerce specialist who runs Edmonds Commerce. He has recently created and taught on the new nti Magento course. Joseph answers some questions about he’s career so far…  (more…)