Our courses are designed to encourage participants to introspectively explore personal and social
development as well as creating social cohesion amongst communities.Our unique approach is the use of radio,
music and media platform which they learn with the option of gaining an accreditation at the same time.
The basic outline content is summarised below. We have also provided an approximate delivery time for each course . Most of the modules contain exercises of
various kinds. The running time may be significantly affected by the amount of attention required by the participants in their absorption of these exercises.
Introduction into Radio
Production &
Broadcasting Courses
Award into Radio Production Level 1 30HRS: Intensive Course
Week 1 & 2
- Introduction to
radio
- How a radio station works
- The vox pop - including collecting interviews on the street
- Digital editing & planning a show
- Introduction to digital editing using Adobe Audition
- The studio and presenting techniques
Week 3 & 4
- Identity & production
- Record and edit jingles
- Further studio and presenting techniques
- Further Production 1
- Planning the show using a running order
- Studio interview techniques
Week 5 & 6: Studio practice
- Run through of upcoming broadcasts
- Create a community package
- Creating a radio package
- Producing a radio report / drama – planning and
research
- Start planning and producing individual broadcasts
Week 7 & 8
- Further Production 2
- Producing a radio report / drama – interviews and voice over’s
- Further Production 3
- Producing a radio report / drama – structure and editing
- Promoting your show
Week 9 & 10
- Final show production
- Complete all outstanding production tasks
- Multiple choice quiz
- Complete radio package
- Live on line broadcasts
- Introducion into Radio Production
Same as above but more
in depth
Duration (All Modules): 30
Hours
LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Pursue meaningful employment within the radio industry.
- Understand what Station Managers and Program Directors expect of a potential employee and what they can expect from them.
- Understand how you can start out in a variety of roles.
- Understand the difference and importance between live announcing and prerecorded voiceovers and how to do both.
- Give you the skills in Commercials for radio.
- Give you the skills required to format and present quality programs for radio.
- Teach you the role of audience research in building a quality program.
- Understanding the importance of programming, and how programming decisions alter station direction.
- Be proficient in using the broadcast equipment and software including NexGen.
- Each student is assessed as they go with hands on assistance and advice.