Training with ECH

Over the years Eastside has developed a creative training programme particular aimed at providing training and support for community groups in order for them to record and tell their stories.

We also provide tailored training programme for youth groups and young people, also training on running a reminiscence session for care workers.

All ECH volunteers receive free training after volunteering for six months, (see opportunities page for further details or email chloe@ech.org.uk for application form).

We have two approaches both can be tailored made to meet the needs of your group or for individual needs:

1. A one – two day session at a venue of your choice: ECH staff will come to you with equipment and information sheets all our training is interactive and practical.

Or

2. As an ECH volunteer for six months working on a range of community oral history projects.

Learning Outcomes:

• Be confident and arrange and set up oral history interviews
•  Devise questions for an oral history interview
•  Awareness of the importance of historical research
•  Gain a better understanding of historical research
•  Confident in recording oral histories and using the equipment  
•  Understanding of oral history ethics and copyright procedure in oral history interviewing

 Course features:

• Recording and capturing people memories
• Life interviewing skills
• Knowledge and understanding using digital recording equipment
• Gain competence to carry out oral history interviews
• Archiving and preservation of audio-visual material
• Sound editing 

  Course outline:

• What is oral history?
• The Interview: techniques and practical session
• Introducing equipment audio and video
• After the interview: copyright, transcripts, preservation and cataloguing

  Oral history interviewing and practice

Course will include: 1 day
What is oral history, sample and experience
Interview skills dos and don’ts
Planning an interview, before, during after
Handling difficult situations
How to record the interview digital equipment and video equipment
Copyright law: gaining consent, copyright obligations and duration
Ethical guidelines for interviewees
From transcripts to exhibitions/booklets – editing and selection guidelines

Digital Audio recording

Course will include: 1 day
Introduction to equipment
How to use equipment
Sound editing
How to use the software

Transcribing training

Course will include: 1 day
Why transcribe
How to transcribe
Following the standards
How to use the software
Practical session

All the above include practical sessions and handouts.

Cost per group: £250.00 per day up to 12 people or two days and concessions £200.00 per day:

We will be starting training for individuals in the next three months:

Cost £120. 00 for a three day training course.

We will be developing an NVQ level 2 and 3 in the next six months; further details will be available nearer the time on our website.

Groups and organisations we have provided training for: 

East Thames Housing
Subco Asian Elders staff
London Borough of Bexley 
Eastslea School
Buxton School
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
New Deal for Communities
West Ham New Deal for Communities
New Avenues Youth and Community Group
SERLS group
Patiko Fort project
London Borough of Newham
River Cultures project
Leyton and Leytonstone Historical society
Valentines school

Comments from Trainees:

“Really enjoyable and informative, I’ve really enjoyed the day and feel I can use the equipment and have the confidence to interview”
Bexley project

“Cant wait to get started, really useful”
New Deal for Communities

“Really enjoyed using the equipment, I now understand how to use it”
Patiko Fort project