Media executives in Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam have been invited to join WAN-Ifra’s Norwegian-funded southeast Asia professional development programme.
The programme is in its second year, and with a sister programme in the Middle East and North Africa, aims to equip media managers with “strategies, skills and support networks to advance their careers and contribute to the growth of financially viable and editorially-strong media enterprises in both regions”.
National sales director at Myanmar Consolidated Media Thandar Htay was a participant in the first programme. He told WAN-Ifra it provided essential knowledge lacking in Myanmar, in particular through the leadership skills development and the career coaching: “Moreover, as our country is starting to open up and restrictions on the media are removed, we need to learn from experienced international media. The programme is providing us with that opportunity.”
Mid-level managers from both the commercial and editorial side of newspapers, online media, TV and radio as well as new/small media entrepreneurs and managers from Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam should apply by March 6.
Successful candidates gain individual career coaching, and attend workshops on leadership and media management skills, as well as taking part in WAN-Ifra events.
Strategic advisor for the programme Kajsa Törnroth says the group is looking forward to bringing it “to the next level” by increasing the number of participants as well as adding new components to the programme: “This is a very exciting time to work with media in southeast Asia, where major changes are taking place.”
More information at http://www.wan-ifra.org/node/67763/
The southeast Asia programme is funded by the Norwegian ministry of foreign affairs.