One objectives of the SBE Certification Program is to encourage broadcast engineers to continue their professional development. The growth of professional status of the entire industry is one of our major goals. The continuing education of broadcast engineers is necessary to remain current with the state of the art. With recent changes in the nature of the industry itself, it has become necessary to understand the emerging technologies and understand the way in which we can be of substantial benefit to our employers.
There are many ways to increase your knowledge, from local chapter meetings, to schools in your area, to regional and national conferences. The SBE has long recognized that training is one of its primary missions.
Following is a list of technical schools offering broadcast and broadcast related training. These have been identified by the SBE National Certification Committee from information that has been gathered from our chapters.
Please feel free to recommend other courses and or technical schools by submitting them to Certification Director Megan Clappe at mclappe@sbe.org.
Students must apply within one year of graduating.
SBE Certified Schools
Bates Technical College
2320 South 19th Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
Contact: Roland Robinson
Phone: 253-680-77554
www.bates.ctc.edu
For course completion, certification applicants must take the SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) exam.
Cleveland Institute of Electronics
1776 East 17th St.
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 800-243-6446
www.cie-wc.edu
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.
Georgia Piedmont Technical College
495 N. Indian Creek Dr.
Clarkston, GA 30021-2397
Contact: Obrin Griffin
Phone: 404-297-9522 ext 1213
Students who complete the program with a grade B or better, who apply for certification, are awarded the classification SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) upon receipt of verification from faculty.
SBE Certified Training Facilities in the Military
AFRTS Technical Training Program
Defense Information School
6500 Mapes Rd.
Ft. Meade, MD 20755
Contact: Michael Gannon, Director, Institutional and Academic Affairs
Phone: 301-677-2968
e-mail: gannonm@dinfos.osd.mil
www.dinfos.dma.mil
Certified Broadcast Technologist (CBT) certification is granted upon satisfactory completion of the military training program and a review by the National Certification Committee. This includes completion of the Basic Television Equipment Maintenance Course and the Broadcast Radio and Television Maintenance Course. Applications must be completed within one year of completing the course.
