Pacific Cooperation Broadcasting Limited (PCBL) is excited to be hosting 5 broadcasters from the Vanuatu Broadcasting & Television Corporation (VBTC) for a five-day Customised Media Exchange Programme (CMEP) in Auckland and Wellington.
Building upon previous training programmes offered by PCBL, this CMEP has been crafted to address specific needs requested by VBTC as part of ongoing development of the broadcasting industry in the Pacific.
Training session in the TVNZ control room during the 2019 Media Exchange Programme
Starting Thursday March 30th programme participants will be shown through studios during production, make site visits to broadcasting infrastructure, and learn how the best in industry perform across journalism, digital media, and much more.
PCBL CEO, Natasha Meleisea, says “We are honoured to have a team from VBTC here and thrilled to be working with our New Zealand based partners to provide this bespoke training experience.”
The custom training programme is possible thanks to our New Zealand based partners Gencom, Kordia, Radio New Zealand, Sunpix and TVNZ, who will be taking the VBTC team through a range of technical, operational, and production focused masterclasses.
Karl Schodt and Tui McKendrick leading a virtual production training class
Attending the training from VBTC are Pryce Aptenbel Aptvanu, Technical Support Officer for Northern Vanuatu; Timothy Makekon, Producer and Presenter for radio; Madlen Netvunei, Producer and Presenter for VBTC’s National and Emergency Radio Service; Donald Kausimale Sale, Technical Intern; and Rani Taviti, Manager for VBTC’s Northern Division.
VBTC’s CEO, Francis Herman, says the decision to send this team is rooted in the organisation’s drive to build Vanuatu’s future generation of public broadcasters.
“It’s important for our young team to be exposed to new ideas, strategies, and work patterns that could help them better understand the role of public broadcasting,” explains Herman. “We are escaping from many long years of ‘professional isolation’ and this exposure to the NZ industry helps to demystify many aspects of the industry for our young team. They are so hungry for knowledge and keen to learn more.”
PCBL also provides broader training via digital conferences such as the four-day Strengthening Media Resilience programme in September 2022, but uses CMEPs to target specific needs for individual broadcasters.
“PCBL endeavours to provide customised opportunities for our Pacific partners to learn and gain valuable skills that will enhance their capabilities,” says Meleisea, “and contribute to the growth of broadcasting in the Pacific.”
