With the SMPTE Conference beginning in Sydney today, one of the key discussion topics is likely to centre on the afternoon session tomorrow (20 July), because it’s all about how to keep yourself in a job.
The session will also cover how to create future work opportunities. Conference organisers say “it won’t matter whether you’re a creative, a technician, or an engineer – if you’re working as a practitioner in the media sector, this session has to be of absolute value to
you!”
In these days of job rationalisation, engineering jobs have declined overall in the radio industry. What can engineers do to ensure that your future is successful and rewarding? What models and skills will radio people need to turn what first looks like a negative into an exciting and rewarding positive? These questions will be tackled in the SMPTE Conference session.
“In this very exciting and ground-breaking session we’re going to provide you with the skill, models and experience to adapt to the changing model of the industry, and to embrace new and emerging employment practices that will affect everyone from apprentice to Chief Engineer. This is not just a matter of if, or even when, but how soon,” the conference organisers have told radioinfo.
The SMPTE05 Special seminar: “Engineering Your Future” is about dealing with the change, and positioning yourself to take advantage of the changes, to retain your participation within the industry, and to significantly increase your ability to stake your future in the industry.
Topics will include:
* where is the industry going?
* what do we think the employment model will look like in the future?
* what do your future employers look for?
* transitioning yourself into the solution-sell
* transitioning from employee to contractor to stakeholder in the industry
Many other sessions and the highly valuable SMPTE Exhibitors section of the week will be useful for most radio industry professionals.
For more details and registration for the conference, which runs from today until Thursday (19-22 July), click below.