Broadcast Training Programme

BOB is recruiting approximately 1000 English speaking students from educational institutions in Beijing to be part of our broadcast team during the 2008 Olympic Games. The 2008 Olympic Broadcast Training Programme has been developed by Beijing Olympic Broadcasting Co. Ltd., specifically to train students to fill Games-time broadcast positions.

The Broadcast Training Programme offers students the opportunity to expand their knowledge and gain practical experience by giving them exposure to the world of sports broadcasting at the world’s greatest sporting occasion, the Olympic Games. This programme will introduce students not only to sports broadcasting, but also to the broader goals, spirit, and ideals of the Olympic Games.

The aim of the Broadcast Training Programme is to place students, mainly from the academic institutions of Beijing, into broadcast positions at the 2008 Summer Games. The positions that students fill will include archivist/librarian, audio assistant, camera assistant, commentary systems operator, liaison officer, logger, utility assistant, logistics assistant, interpreter, and business assistant.

The 2008 Olympic Broadcast Training Programme will provide students with the opportunity to work in a cross-cultural setting while being challenged to function professionally at the largest broadcast event in the World. Students who have participated in previous Broadcast Training Programmes have had an incredible, once in a lifetime experience.