A total of 111 students and ex-students of the audiovisual area will be part of the training course that Mediapro will provide at the Santo Tomás institute. The main objective of this is training expert professionals in sport events TV broadcasting, which will give them the opportunity to be part of the Santiago 2023 organization staff.
Last Monday, April 3rd, the first session was carried out at the Campus San Joaquín of the institute. The program considers theoretical classes and practical exercises that will be evaluated by the Mediapro team once the course finishes. A non-determined group of students will have the chance to be hired by the company in order to strengthen their team with trained staff for the multisport event of the Americas.
The first classes will be in charge of Víctor Ventura, member of the Mediapro Broadcast School team, who will start teaching basic concepts about the audiovisual world. Some of the students will have online classes because they study at the Talca and Concepción Santo Tomás institute campuses.
The Argentinian Víctor Ventura is in charge of leading the first session (picture from: Santiago 2023).
In this sense, Darío Cuesta, the national Communications Director of said educational institution, indicated that “we have high expectations before being selected for this training; it’s such a great honor, but also a big responsibility. Our objective is training our students the best way we can, giving them the largest quantity of tools possible, so Mediapro can select students to work in the Games. In total 400 students applied.”
In addition, professor Víctor Ventura emphasized the role that Mediapro fulfills in the places where they work as a team. Ventura added that “wherever we go, we try to prioritize local things. The teams are formed by people from those countries where we work. I’m proud to be here, in Chile, because we did the same training course in 2019 for the Lima Games, so, the fact that we’re repeating it means that it worked. This is a matter of action and achieving goals.”
Guillermo Cruces, head of the Television area from Santiago 2023, was optimistic about the training course “you don’t have an opportunity like this every day, so I hope the students can enjoy it and learn from a team with experience in worldwide events, Pan American Games, and Champions League.”
A total of 111 students registered in the training course (picture from: Santiago 2023).
STUDENTS OF THE COURSE: “HAVING THIS IN OUR CV WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE”
Those attending the first session expressed their joy and motivation for having registered in the training course, which will be one more of the many intangible legacies that the Pan American and Parapan American Games will leave the country next October and November.
Paulina González, graduated from the Audiovisual Communication technical career, is currently carrying out her internship. After the session, she explained that "I wanted to take advantage of this opportunity we were given to experiment in a new field such as sports. This is a plus that will open up great opportunities for us. Having this on our CV will make a difference."
Also, Adonis Díaz, third year student of Digital Audiovisual Communication, added that “I mainly took this training course because it’s novel, it'll be a new experience, and also to add something to my CV. I’m motivated about the idea of being part of the Games and watching how great productions are developed.”
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