Anglia Ruskin Students' Union and Apple launch the first RTC affiliated with a students' union in the U.K

Press release issued: 3 February 2010



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In February 2010 the Students' Union at Anglia Ruskin University will become an Apple accredited Regional Training centre (RTC); the first RTC ever to be linked with a Students' Union. From February the Students' Union Activities Centres in Cambridge and Chelmsford will have a front facing state of the art Apple suite for its members to use.

This is the latest development which has seen Anglia Ruskin Students' Union reduce its Bar space dramatically. In Cambridge the bar has been replaced altogether by a Gym and a Mac RTC. These developments reflect the changing priorities of university students across the country today. Once the RTC is fully running every student will have the chance to develop new skills that are transferrable to a variety of industries whilst enhancing their CVs to increase employment prospects after graduation.


Matthew East, Students' Union President, said:

"The concept behind the traditional regional training centre is to educate children and also primary and high school teachers in using Mac products, the aim of which is to enhance learning and teaching within the curriculum. What makes this RTC unique is that we can now offer potential teachers studying within the Faculty of Education at Anglia Ruskin the chance to be trained using these tools before they've even entered the professional world - really giving them an upper hand in the market.

"This RTC offers a unique extra-curricular learning experience to all our members, but particularly those within the Education faculty. The education sector demands new teaching techniques that excite pupils, and this certainly ticks several boxes! We hope this will be the start of a fantastic and beneficial collaboration for many years to come!"


Apple's Regional Training Centre programme builds on the experience and achievements of many teachers already using Apple technology in the classroom. The programme offers schools the opportunity to attend a course relevant to their curriculum interests and needs. RTCs focus their training on the curriculum-enhancing opportunities of using iLife, the multimedia software that comes with every new Mac, and features Apple's award-winning iMovie, iPhoto, iDVD, GarageBand and iWeb applications. Teachers are also introduced to more advanced software applications, including Final Cut Express and Logic Express to help give older students a head start in preparing for careers in the creative industries.

The Anglia Ruskin's Students' Union website provides details of all their events and activities.
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