Planning and Implementation of Induction Training for the Programme & Engineering Officials of Prasar Bharati

摘要

Prasar Bharati (India's Public Broadcaster) is one of the largest broadcasting networks in the world. The National Academy of Broadcasting and Multimedia, NABM (formerly known as Staff Training Institute STI (T)) is its premier training academy. The prime objective of the academy is to develop and nurture the broadcast professionals of All India Radio & Doordarshan for optimum performance in the dynamic ever changing broadcasting environment. Established in 1948, the academy has grown over the years and emerged as training hub for broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region. Equipped with state-of-art broadcasting technology, NABM provides quality training to broadcast professional in various area of production, transmission and new media technology. Annually it conducts more than 70 training programmes catering to about 1600 broadcast professionals from India and abroad. Apart from this, the academy collaborates with the Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) and Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) to organise training/workshops for the radio and television engineering personnel of various countries in the Asia Pacific region. This paper highlights the massive exercise and planning done by the National Academy of Broadcasting & Multimedia for the on-going induction training programme (ITP). This experience can be usefully shared among the member countries of the Asia-Pacific Broadcast Union (ABU).