– funded Radio Laboratory Facilities Amidst much criticisms of the absence of modernity, administrators of the Centre of Communication (CCS), University of Guyana,Wholesale Jerseys 2020, recently commissioned a learning laboratory to assist students to develop skills in radio writing and production.The installation of this important unit occurred in December last year and was funded by the United Nations Education Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) under that agency’s International Programme for the Development of Communication (IPDC).Five faculty members and 25 students of the CCS received basic training in the use of the radio equipment and maintenance of the facility during the installation process, conducted between late December last year and February this year.These sessions were conducted by former adjunct of the CCS and radio Consultant Gordon Burnett, a veteran radio engineer and Chief Executive Officer of Dreamworks Group based in Washington DC.Mr. Burnett has also worked as Chief of the Engineering Department for Radio Free Asia and has installed studios and conducted training sessions worldwide. Television and radio Lecturer within the Communications department, Ms Carolyn Walcott was the first to have her voice recorded during the testing period.Under its revised curriculum, introduced in 2009 and based on the UNESCO Model Curriculum for Journalism Education, the course offerings by the centre now include increased emphasis on practical media and communication training for its graduates.The CCS two main radio courses are Broadcast Reporting and Writing at the basic level for diploma students and Advanced Broadcast Production for students in their final year of the degree programme.The establishment of radio studio facilities is considered a plus since it will support practical training of approximately 150 diploma and degree students at the Center each year.Director of the CCS,Cheap Jerseys, Dr. Paloma Mohamed who also wrote the grant and managed the project on behalf of the University, welcomed the new facility while disclosing that prior to its installation students were forced to visit the National Communication Network to engage in practical radio sessions.The Director added that only a few of these students received the opportunity each semester. The new facility would change all that.The project has also received active support from the national UNESCO office in Guyana through its Director,Cheap China Jerseys, Inge Natoo,Cheap NBA Jerseys Wholesale, and Advisor for Communication and Information of that entity, Isidro Fernandez-Aballi who directly oversaw the proceedings.Dr Mohamed noted that her organization is always willing to work with institutions of higher learning to foster improvement in the field of journalism. The UNESCO Director further said that the profession is considered the cornerstones to strong societies.In addition to the establishment of studio facilities and the training sessions that were conducted,Cheap Jerseys From China, two operations manuals governing studio protocols,Wholesale China Jerseys, maintenance and standard operational procedures now support the functions of the CCS Radio-Television studios.The manuals are also expected to function as future references for students who will eventually create their own radio programs for campus and external communities. They will also ensure the longevity of the studio through the current management system set up at the CCS under its studio Manager Nelsonia Budram Persaud.
