PAKISTAN BROADCASTING ACADEMY PAKISTAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION ISLAMABAD

 

ORGANIZATION/INSTITUTION

Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation/Pakistan Broadcasting Academy Plot No. 37, H-9, Islamabad.

FOUNDED AND HISTORY

1)    Technical Training School (Karachi) on 10.07.1961 – 28.02.1973

2)    Upgraded to Staff Training School on 1.03.1973 – 08.12.1982, (Islamabad)

3)    Further Upgraded to Pakistan Broadcasting Academy on  08-12-1982 – till date

HEADED BY A PRINCIPAL AND SO FAR 38 PRINCIPALS HEADED THE PBA TILL DATE

FACULTY

Well educated, qualified and experienced team of broadcaster from Programme, News and Engineering wings are deputed to impart training to trainees from all wings of PBC. Since its establishment more than 1000 Programme Producers, News Editors and Broadcast Engineers have been trained.

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION/ COURSES STATUS

English/Urdu, National/International

TRAININGS OFFERED

Six months induction training course for Producers, Sub-Editors and Senior Broadcast Engineers. Refresher courses for all PBC wings: (01 – 02 weeks) i.e. Programme, News and Engineering. Admin and Accounts.

TECHNICAL FACILITIES

Two class rooms fully equipped with audio, visual and multimedia facilities, one fully equipped studio with computerized recording /editing facility, one computer lab equipped with 18 computers for audio editing and internet usage and an auditorium with the capacity of 120 seats.

Accommodation facility:  For 40 trainees within the premises of Pakistan Broadcasting    Academy.      

 

PAKISTAN BROADCASTING ACADEMY

PAKISTAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

ISLAMABAD

ü            ORGANIZATION

PAKISTAN  BROADCASTING CORPORATION

ü            INSTITUTION

PAKISTAN BROADCASTING ACADEMY PLOT NO. 37, H-9, ISLAMABAD.

ü            FOUNDED AND HISTORY

4)      TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL (KARACHI) ON 10.07.1961 – 28.02.1973.

5)      UPGRADED TO STAFF TRAINING SCHOOL .1.03.1973 – 08.12.1982, and shifted to Islamabad.

6)      FURTHER UPGRADED TO PAKISTAN BROADCASTING ACADEMY 08-12-1982 – TILL DATE

ü            FACULTY

Well educated, qualified and experienced team of broadcasters from Programme, News and Engineering wings is deputed to impart training to trainees from all wings of PBC and employees of all PBC Station/Units.

ü            MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION:

ENGLISH/URDU

ü            COURSES STATUS

National/International

ü            TRAININGS  OFFERED

Six months induction training course for producers, sub-editors and senior broadcast engineers. Refresher courses for all PBC wings: (01 – 02 weeks)

ü            TRAINING METHODOLOGY:

Training methodology is based on lecture, discussion, listening, production and evaluation, studio production techniques and indoor outdoor recording techniques, equipment handling, visits of engineering sites like transmitters, visits of newspapers offices, visits of think tank offices and workshops.

ü            TECHNICAL FACILITIES

Two class rooms fully equipped with audio, visual and multimedia facilities, one fully equipped studio with computerized recording /editing facility, one computer lab equipped with twenty computers for audio editing and internet usage, ten digital recorders for outdoor recording, one auditorium with 100 sitting capacity, one Library with more than ten thousand books and provision of three daily Urdu/English newspapers.