ICA Becomes First Private U.S. Company To Offer Accredited Quantel Operator Training

Newbury (November 12, 2001) -- International Creative Alliance, Inc.(ICA) has become the first company in the United States to acquireaccreditation to offer commercial operator training on Quantelequipment. ICA is the leader in providing the broadcast andpostproduction community with highly qualified freelance and full-timecreative technical talent.

ICA specializes in identifying, evaluating, and placing full-timeand freelance postproduction and broadcast editors, designers,animators and producers. ICA helps its post, broadcast, and cableclients significantly reduce the time and money normally spent onrecruiting and training top-flight talent. For broadcast designers,animators, camera crews, and editors, ICA is the perfect resource tofind quality projects.

“We naturally jumped at the chance to become an accreditedtraining provider for Quantel,” said Dwain Schenck, president ofICA. “Operator training fits nicely within our service portfolioand it especially offers Quantel customers an opportunity to fullymaximize their equipment investment. Better-trained Quantel operatorsmean more profitable Quantel equipment owners.”

Quantel owners now have an affordable and convenient resource in ICAto offer their editors, particularly those who are new to Quantelsystems, quality training from real-world senior operators. Seasonedveterans can also benefit with several days of refresher training thatwill familiarize them with features and tools that they may haveoverlooked and will help increase their productivity.

ICA can provide training onsite or at one of its convenientlylocated training facilities. All of the training is tailored to thecustomer’s specific needs and is taught by client-tested senioreditors and designers with at least five years or more experience onQuantel systems.

“We are delighted that ICA has chosen to attain Quantelaccreditation and give its customers this added service,” saidDenise Lawton, Quantel education and training officer. “ICA hasan excellent reputation in the industry for providing high-performancecontent creators and can now provide valuable client training andsupply our customers with better qualified Quanteloperators.”

To learn more about ICA and its training or placement services call203-353-3142 or visit them online at www.ica-online.com