NCsoft offers Apprenticeship in video game testing

Apprenticeship to focus on games testing and also improving the general gaming experience for the player.

NCsoft is working alongside the City College Brighton, PartnerTrans and Skillset to pilot the very first Apprenticeship in Quality Assurance and Games Production.

Four trainees were enrolled onto the scheme with three of them entering the QA team at NCsoft in Brighton for a year long work placement supplemented by regular college training at the City College Brighton.

"Skillset's Apprenticeship in QA and Games Production is a key part of the Computer Games Industry's skills strategy. It offers a structured entry point outside of the games industry's traditional academic routes. The apprenticeship is led and delivered by the games industry, with the trainee spending the majority of the time with a company being mentored by an experienced practitioner," said Chris Chilton, Computer Games & Animation Manager at Skillset.

The Apprenticeship will lead to a level 2 qualification and provides trainees with an essential mix of practical and theoretical games knowledge.

All three trainees are said to be enjoying the Apprenticeship and it is hoped that after assessment other companies will follow NCsoft's lead and launch similar schemes.