Station Tech for the Non-Technical

Duration: 6 hours (1 day)

Course Type: Technical

Training requirements: Cohort of 8-10 staff/volunteers (consisting of high level staff, board and/or committee members)

Course fees per cohort (inc. GST): 

Delivery Mode	Subsidised rate for Community Media Orgs	Full Course Fee
Face to face	$1,700	$2,125

Description:

This session aims to participants find out what they don’t know about station tech, and leave them with just enough knowledge. It covers phones, studios, transmitters, OBs, air conditioning, and a heap more. This course is presented in conjunction with Technorama and is aimed at higher level station members including those on station boards or committees. 

This course covers:

• What the equipment in a station does
• How to identify, describe, document and catalogue the equipment that a station has
• How to identify future tech needs in terms of strategic plans and current equipment
• Basic technical skills for all station staff and volunteers to develop
• Poblem determination, identify faults and call for help
• Tips on building a technology team

CMTO Pathways courses do not lead to an NRT AQF certification.