Fiji National University offers certificate program in broadcast engineering

The Fiji National University (FNU) Certificate 4 in Broadcast Engineering, which has been developed in conjunction with PACMAS and in consultation with the industries in the region, will be offered at the Derrick Campus, Samabula, starting in Trimester 1, 2015.

The 2 year program will include 12 months of industrial attachment and 3 trimesters or 12 months of class contacts. The entry requirement for this program is the successful completion of form 6 or equivalent or at least 11 years of schooling and 2 years of working in the broadcast/electronics related industry.

For those currently working in the industry, FNU has also developed a 15 weeks special certificate training program focused on broadcast technology to up-skill them in this area and bring them to the level of a Broadcast Technician.  It will have special emphasis on the practical and hands-on applications so that technicians will be able to do actual work, from the studios to the transmitter, after completion. At the end of the training, these technicians will be awarded a Certificate of Participation in the program.

The training is long overdue as there is no other training program specific for broadcast technicians in the region. Cross-crediting is available for those who may have done some training in Electronics or Electrical Engineer and it could also mean qualify for the Certificate 4 award when they complete the special training program. However, participants must apply and be assessed before they can be awarded the Certificate 4.

PACMAS will be sponsoring about 20 technicians from the region, who are currently working in the industry with a special arrangement for FNU to conduct this training in three country locations, (Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga).  These will be training workshops of about 2 weeks duration for each module.

Those who want to be part of this training program will be required to fill in an expression of interest (EOI) which will be put up on the PACMAS website

Source: PACMAS