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FAS Radio Course - Tralee

  • 18-07-2014 2:06am
    #1
    DestructiveApe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭


    Not sure if this is the right place to post but ah sure I'll give it a go!

    Hopefully will get to start this course in September if I'm lucky. Has anyone done this course before? What were the different modules like? Any general info I should know? I'm really excited to get my foot in the door of the radio industry and I think this would be the perfect way. Would love to hear for some past students of this course. Thanks in advance to anyone who replies!


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  • #2
    L1011
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    There's probably ten times as many places on radio courses in Ireland as there are places for new entrants every year; actually I'd suspect there might be more people involved in radio courses than are actually gainfully employed in radio.

    Are you looking to be on-air, production or technical?


  • #3
    DestructiveApe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭DestructiveApe


    MYOB wrote: »
    There's probably ten times as many places on radio courses in Ireland as there are places for new entrants every year; actually I'd suspect there might be more people involved in radio courses than are actually gainfully employed in radio.

    Are you looking to be on-air, production or technical?

    I'm looking to be involved in Production and On-Air. Have an interest in both. He'll, I even have an interest in the technical parts too.


  • #4
    gavindowd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 272 ✭✭gavindowd


    It is run by a guy called John Herlihy in Radio Kerry afaik. They've got a studio for training with all the professional equipment. John is a great coach also.


  • #5
    dharma200
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 998 ✭✭✭dharma200


    MYOB wrote: »
    There's probably ten times as many places on radio courses in Ireland as there are places for new entrants every year; actually I'd suspect there might be more people involved in radio courses than are actually gainfully employed in radio.

    Are you looking to be on-air, production or technical?

    I d say that is pretty much the same in any sector at all.. engineering, architecture, horticulture, art, etc etc etc


  • #6
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 71,581 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    dharma200 wrote: »
    I d say that is pretty much the same in any sector at all.. engineering, architecture, horticulture, art, etc etc etc

    Generally not. Many sectors don't have anywhere near enough people being trained every year and its really only other media/arts sectors that have the same absolutely insane oversupply that radio has. Maybe journalism too.

    If you want to be on-air/production this is probably an acceptable idea as a starter; technical you'd be better served by a cheap sound engineering course and some IT knowledge and experience.

    Don't expect to walk out in to a paying job in the industry; it could take a lot of time and slogging to even get a non-paying one!


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  • #7
    DestructiveApe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭DestructiveApe


    MYOB wrote: »
    Generally not. Many sectors don't have anywhere near enough people being trained every year and its really only other media/arts sectors that have the same absolutely insane oversupply that radio has. Maybe journalism too.

    If you want to be on-air/production this is probably an acceptable idea as a starter; technical you'd be better served by a cheap sound engineering course and some IT knowledge and experience.

    Don't expect to walk out in to a paying job in the industry; it could take a lot of time and slogging to even get a non-paying one!

    Thanks for the replies everyone! I'm not too phased by not walking into a job. I know this is what I want to do. I've had a small taste through student radio and community radio. I'm thinking that this course should be handy enough for a bit of networking if nothing else. I'm interested in all media to some degree, print journalism, photography, video editing etc. Radio is my main focus but I'm going to try and be proficient enough in the others to boost my chances of getting an internship and hopping onto the ladder. It might take 10 years or more to get a decent paying job but I'm okay with that!


  • #8
    Going Forward
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    DestructiveApe wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies everyone! I'm not too phased by not walking into a job. I know this is what I want to do. I've had a small taste through student radio and community radio. I'm thinking that this course should be handy enough for a bit of networking if nothing else. I'm interested in all media to some degree, print journalism, photography, video editing etc. Radio is my main focus but I'm going to try and be proficient enough in the others to boost my chances of getting an internship and hopping onto the ladder. It might take 10 years or more to get a decent paying job but I'm okay with that!


    Good for you, take every opportunity you can, hope you do well:)


  • #9
    Preset No.3
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    Do yourself a favour, get out now and get a real job. No money in radio. Only people getting rich are management!


  • #10
    Onthe3rdDay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Onthe3rdDay


    Preset No.3 wrote: »
    Do yourself a favour, get out now and get a real job. No money in radio. Only people getting rich are management!

    To be fair DestructiveApe did say that they wanted to do it and is willing to wait 10 years before getting a decent paid job. If they're that committed and that interested they should follow their dream. However I do agree that you need to be prepared for tough financial times, even if you're successful. A good few I know in the industry have another source of income so they can live a normal life. (you know, the whole eating and shelter thing)


  • #11
    DestructiveApe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭DestructiveApe


    Preset No.3 wrote: »
    Do yourself a favour, get out now and get a real job. No money in radio. Only people getting rich are management!

    I quite prepared to come out of the course and then having to get any job I can but I'm hoping I'll have learned loads and gained skills and made contacts so that at least even on a part time basis I can be involved in radio. Who knows I could be lucky and magically get a job in radio. It might take a year, 5, 10, 20. It doesn't matter. As it's been said, I'm happy to wait for what I want!


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  • #12
    JMH
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭JMH


    Hi everyone,

    I teach on the Diploma in Radio Production at Radio Kerry Training. It's now in it's 8th year and is currently taking applications for the next run of the course which kicks off on September 8th.

    This is the same course DestructiveApe refers to (thanks to gavindowd for the kind comments as well) and it's a re-designed version of the old course run by FAS & Radio Kerry Training. Following the dissolution of FAS, these training courses are now run by local Education and Training Boards (ETBs) - in this case it's Kerry ETB.

    From September, the course will be located at the newly built National Digital Skills Centre (digitalskillscentre dot com) and will be run 50:50 with Radio Kerry Training. This means that trainees spend a good chunk of time working in a live radio environment, meeting presenters and producers and contributing to the programme teams. There is an extended industry placement of 8 weeks. In a nutshell, we focus on the key skills you need to get into the radio industry.

    Like many creative industries, demand is high for entry positions so you have to be genuinely interested in the medium and show an interest in news, sport, music, popular culture, documentary, creative and commerical production and so on. It's can be pretty hard to break in if you don't have that level of commitment and interest. We provide the skills and experience and you have to bring a bit of persistence as well.

    Applications deadline is August 15th and recruitment is by interview. These will be held w/c 18 August. I had intended on writing a *short* email! f you've any other questions, shoot me off an email: john at radio kerry dot ie (I'm a new user so I can't post URLs or email addys) - I promise to be brief in my reply!

    You'll also find a few short videos on the course on You Tube - look for the Kerry ETB channel.

    John


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