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    Available courses

    Do you have a voice people love? Explore a career in voice-overs! Learn the skills needed to perform in any studio or from home. 

    This course guides you to proficiency, helps you find your niche, and opens doors to lucrative opportunities. Join us to enhance your voice, meet industry demands, and excel in this growing field.

    Tutors: Steve England and Julia Small.

    What is the METAVERSE, and how can broadcasters use it?

    The hype says that metaverse will usher in a new era of digital connectivity, virtual reality (VR) experiences, and e-commerce. Tech companies are betting big on it, but how will broadcasters and film makers be able to use it.

    AFTRS Experts:  Peter Herbert & Nathan Anderson.

    Throughout this session you will gain an understanding of the various television production styles in News, Current Affairs and Sports coverage.

    This session is presented by Dr Hassan Jamalinik.

    Prevention is the Best Defence. Empowering Investigative Journalism in Public Broadcasting in the Digital Age. 

    This course has been developed by AsiaVision and the ABU Media Academy with the support of the UNESCO Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

    The course aims to support journalism which reports actions that contribute to reduced impunity for crimes against journalists, and to enhance the safety of journalists. 

    UNESCO logo

    This is a regional-wide capacity building programme for journalists and broadcasters on solutions-based journalism for building positive peace.


    An initiative of the UNESCO T4P Project.

    Introduction to Post-Production workflow, Premiere Pro, Multi-cam and Exporting.

    The course covers:
    - Media Management fundamentals for Mac and Windows OS
    - Transcoding and Offline Editing
    - Premiere Pro Editing Essentials
    - Multi-cam for Studio set up  
    - Exporting


    The 3 part Sound Design and Audio course is aimed at editors and mixers that have been editing for some time, be it in news features, documentaries, dramas, film etc, and would like to be more creative when it comes to sound design and/or audio mixing for the projects that they are working on.

    UNESCO Course for Tolerance and Understanding

    Module 1

    Prevention is the Best Defence. Empowering Investigative Journalism in Public Broadcasting in the Digital Age. 

    This course has been developed by AsiaVision and the ABU Media Academy with the support of the UNESCO Global Media Defence Fund (GMDF).

    The course aims to support journalism which reports actions that contribute to reduced impunity for crimes against journalists, and to enhance the safety of journalists. 


    Interviewing Skills and Techniques course for Radio, Television and Social Media.

    This self paced course consists of two webinars, readings and practical activities. 

    You will be guided through the key elements that are fundamental to developing and strengthening your interviewing techniques and styles.

    This course will provide insights on the right mindset you need to be a great TV and Radio News Reporter, and the must-have editorial and technical skills to succeed in this most high-profile yet demanding job.

    This course, prepared initially for the PTNI, helps participants plan and deliver election coverage for TV, radio and online.

    International radio expert and ABU Media Academy Head Steve Ahern, leads this course about podcast and radio presenting skills.

    Brad Smart leads you through TV Presentation techniques.


    The basics of TV Presentation for Broadcast News and online Videos.

    A short course to help you debunk disinformation and fake news by using good journalistic techniques and new digital tools.

    This course is designed to help you improve the quality of the images you shoot when using your smartphone or stills camera for social media posts. You’ll learn to think as professional photographers do about image composition, camera settings and exposure.



    Sanne Breimer photoThis fully online course is led by Sanne Breimer, 

    a renowned social media reporter and trainer. 


    Broadcast Sales
    For any media organization to be successful, they need to have perfected the advertising sales presentation process. The media industry has changed greatly in the past 10 years. No matter if its newspaper, magazines, billboards, television, radio, or the internet, there is one thing that defines a company's success: sales! You need to have an effective advertising sales team for your company to be successful.

    Stephen Pead photoIn this training, Stephen Pead Specialist Sales Consultant, will take you through some of the common sales challenges & training to overcome those, effective methodologies for analysing customer needs, selling digital & mainstream media, etc.


    Susie Hammill and Peter Herbert discuss how the 4 different types of Video On Demand (VOD) and changing the dynamics of viewing and how audiences are interacting with VOD and TV.

    On-demand services are challenging traditional television business models by serving people with what they want, where and when they want it.  Can and should Public Service broadcasters compete in this area?

    This webinar explores how public service broadcasters can market and manage such services to compete with Netflix and other OTT video services. 

    Presenter: Matthew Hancock - General Manager of SBS Australia's On-Demand platform


    Hassan Jamalinik talks about the important things to think about when planing for television OBs using the example of the London Olympics.

    Image in the 21st Century – Virtual Production Tools course explores virtual production pathways/work flows, real-time design possibilities and the use of Unreal Engine in non-gaming environments and applications such as broadcasting (news, sport, live coverage), theatre, film and advertising.

    The Metaverse is the next iteration of the broadcast, internet, commercial and social media tools that we use today. 

    In this course consists of three lecturers about the Metaverse and how to use it in TV and film production. The lectures are conducted by industry experts from AFTRS.

    Innovation is the engine for growth and competitiveness. Innovation without methodology is just luck and most companies decline and some die because their leadership makes bad innovation decisions  that lead to wastage of significant efforts, time and money… they do not nurture a corporate culture of innovation and do not manage their innovation activities comprehensively, competitively and methodically, taking into account market and management realities and using metrics appropriate for their life cycle stages of evolution. 

    Participants in this course of 3 lectures will learn about the International Standards Organization 56000 family of innovation management standards which encapsulate best world practices on how to accelerate company growth, improve its competitiveness and avoid decline through effective business innovation management based on proven metrics, comprehensive methodologies and effective tools. 

    The Trainer:


    Dr. Sorin Cohn leads the ISO world team developing the  ISO56008 standard on innovation operation measurements. He is CEO of Competitive Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (c-IM&E) providing innovation management tools and consulting. He is an IAOIP Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 56000 innovation management system.


    This webinar covers the storytelling building blocks for adapting material for the screen with AFTRS alumni Lisa Hoppe, the writer and producer of the critically acclaimed international feature film H is for Happiness, adapted from the popular coming-of-age novel, My Life as an Alphabet

    In this short 7 minute presentation, Hakim Amir surveys the Asian region to find good ideas for tv shows during Covid that are easy and inexpensive to make.



    Support Materials for the February 2021 Sales Course.

    Hashim Ahmad Hakeem takes you through a series of structured lessons and activities to enhance your skills in using smart phone tools for mobile reporting and filing quality reports on social media platforms. 

    Welcome to ABU Media Academy's Interviewing course for Radio, Television and Social Media.

    This course consists of two webinars, readings and practical activities. Please see the Topic sctions below for details of content and task submission.


    Steve Ahern photoA course for Trainers in member organisations to help you teach adult professionals better in both the classroom and online environments.

    Course Leader: ABU Media Academy Head Steve Ahern
    A course for Trainers in member organisations to help you teach adult professionals better in both the classroom and online environments.

    Learn the basic skills of cinematography, discuss and analyse camera techniques and apply them to your work.

    The course aims to provide basic engineering fundamentals for broadcast engineers and technicians who are at the beginning of their careers. It focuses on fundamentals of audio, video, IT and communication systems, engineering techniques and applications. It will also facilitate participants to learn about broadcast operations, and current trends & advancements in broadcast technologies. The knowledge gained will help participants to build confidence in operating in an evolving media value chain at their workplace. The course is prepared as multi-level. And after successfully completing all levels, a course completion certificate will be issued to participants.

    This is the level-2 of ABU Engineering Fundamentals for Broadcasters course series. The whole series consist from 3 levels.  

    The course aims to provide basic engineering fundamentals for broadcast engineers and technicians who are at the beginning of their careers. It focuses on fundamentals of audio, video, IT and communication systems, engineering techniques and applications. It will also facilitate participants to learn about broadcast operations, and current trends & advancements in broadcast technologies. The knowledge gained will help participants to build confidence in operating in an evolving media value chain at their workplace. The course is prepared as multi-level. And after successfully completing all levels, a course completion certificate will be issued to participants.

    This is the level-2 of ABU Engineering Fundamentals for Broadcasters course series. The whole series consist from 3 levels.  

    The course aims to provide basic engineering fundamentals for broadcast engineers and technicians who are at the beginning of their careers. It focuses on fundamentals of audio, video, IT and communication systems, engineering techniques and applications. It will also facilitate participants to learn about broadcast operations, and current trends & advancements in broadcast technologies. The knowledge gained will help participants to build confidence in operating in an evolving media value chain at their workplace. The course is prepared as multi-level. And after successfully completing all levels, a course completion certificate will be issued to participants.

    A course for managers of newsrooms and news resources.

    A series of modules for Asia Vision News members to develop their TV, radio and social media news writing skills.

    Join us for an exclusive webinar led by an industry expert, where you'll gain insights into crafting exceptional sponsorship and advertising packages tailored to engage your audience and elevate brand visibility.