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CUFIND301B - New Audio Resource

The debate about criminalising race vilification under federal law in Australia, gained some media attention recently,… Read more

Upgrading Your skills

The new determination from the NSSC detailed below means you may need to upgrade your qualifications in order to… Read more

Using Link Checking Software

When training and assessing the unit CUFDIG201A Maintain Interactive content students really expected to use link… Read more

Assessment done and dusted

CMTO Training Manager Giordana Caputo has been fielding a range of questions from trainers around the completion of… Read more

Audio files on Facebook

Thanks to 1WAY FM Trainer, Alan Mitchell for this tip:   Whilst Facebook has been designed to facilitate the uploading… Read more

How to use Moodle to grade student assessment

The CMTO hosted some online professional development sessions recently using Go-To-Meeting. Here is the session on… Read more

Mobile reporting & Citizen Journalism

CMTO Trainers have been discussing tools and apps community media volunteers can use to be mobile reporters and citizen… Read more

Media Law Q & A

CMTO Trainer Bronwen Loden recently fielded some tough questions from her trainees on Media Law, check out our Q & A on… Read more

Great Breakfast Shows

As part of the Cert III at 1WAY FM Canberra CMTO Trainer, David Webb, has suggested some breakfast programmes to listen… Read more

Trainer Tip: Copyright

Is it okay to air YouTube Clips on Community Radio? The YouTube Terms make it pretty clear: 5. Your Use of Content In… Read more

Media Law - checking your facts

A case-in-point which might be good for those undertaking Media Law workshops is the recent retraction of a story from… Read more

Radio FAIL - why jazz and porn don't mix

What not to do in the studio...this one gets a bit raunchy, so read the story here, and listen at your own risk! The… Read more

How to Use the New Online RPL KIts

The CMTO has recently developed new online RPL kits for some units. Once we have finished the initial trials of the… Read more

Training Gear 4 Hire

CMTO trainers and partner stations in Western Australia can now hire gear for workshops thanks to a special offer from… Read more

Learning Styles

During the recent trainer meet-ups CMTO trainers in Melbourne and Perth were interested in learning styles and issues… Read more

Changes to OHS laws

  Are you up to date on the recent changes to OHS legislation? Read all about the changes here SafeWork Australia has… Read more

Where accredited training can take your volunteers

Did you know that completion of Cert II and Cert III courses can pave the way to tertiary education? There are… Read more

Trainer Meet-Ups : Visual Notes

  The CMTO has been getting out and about visiting trainers all over the country to make sure everyone is up to date on… Read more

Denise Kuchmar: Trainer Profile

I have been working in community radio since 1991 and also had the pleasure in taking part in commercial radio circles… Read more

Delivering CUFDIG201A

If you are delivering the Cert III or Cert II in Media, chances are you'll be delivering CUFDIG201A. Watch this Webinar… Read more

Follow up on Andrew Bolt Case

You may remember a few months ago I wrote a news article about the group of Indigenous Australians who were taking… Read more

Blogging and Community Radio: re-streaming vs podcasting

Making a decision to showcase your community radio program on the web means you need to make a few decisions. It’s… Read more

Blogging and Community Radio: Audio online

Blogging is a term which can cover many forms of posting content on the internet, from a straight blog-post like this,… Read more

Blogging and Community Radio

As a community radio volunteer blogging in its many forms and guises has become a vital add-on for my show, At the… Read more

Media Law - Andrew Bolt case

The current legal action, claiming a breach of the Racial Discrimination Act, taken by nine Indigenous Australians… Read more