BANGALORE: Making a career choice is one of the most important decisions one has to make in his or her life. And probably the most difficult one, for the brainstorming starts much before one is about to embark on his or her new phase of life as a working individual.
A major part of the ‘big decision’ is taken when one decides on what educational or vocational course to pursue.
Hence, it’s essential you make the correct choices right after school to help you have not just a shining future but a happy work life.
Majority of today’s youngsters are a confused lot when it comes to deciding on what to study after school, thanks to the wide gamut of choices available. So, if one wants to do something apart from traditional fields like medical, law, engineering, he or she can choose from a number of alternative courses -- like animation, compering, radio jockeying, disc jockeying, hair styling, spa therapy and more — that are gaining acceptance and popularity.
The more the choices the more confusing it gets at times. If you are one of those who had always dreamt of taking the road less travelled, then these choices are bound to please you. Today’s economy has bright scope for these alternative courses.
Consider the radio industry in our very own city. In 2002, the first FM channel was launched. And now, the number of FM channels have gone up by quite a bug number.
If job opportunities in these areas are on the rise then the number of institutes offering such courses in the city are also increasing. Ajey Preetham, a faculty of the 10-month-old Bangalore Academy of Broadcasting, says that today’s youth are very eager to venture into the media and entertainment industry.
The institute offers short-term certification courses in various areas of audio industry like voice overs, RJing, narrators and more and longterm courses in the operations and management of radio.
“We had a good turnout and the students have been placed as voice over artists and narrators in various production houses in radio channels and television channels. Some of them are working in Chintu, the game show in Radio One,” tells Preetham.
Another boooming field is animation.
Sumesh Kumar, a 23-year-old lighting artist with Paprikas Interactive Studios, has been in the animation industry for a few years now and has already had the opportunity to go to the US for a production work with the world famous production house, Dreamworks.
“I am very interested in video games and had always wanted to join the animation industry. I finished school and enrolled in a two-year programme with Arena Multimedia. Luckily I got a job, and am now making animated series like Barnyard (aired in Nickeldon, US) and Farmkids (Nickelodeon, Australia),” Sumesh adds.