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"WHO CARED? ORAL HISTORY, CARING, HEALTH AND ILLNESS: Marking 60 years of the National Health Service"

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"Community Development and Education Officer – CoastNet"

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"We are a small community organisation without any institutional support. How can we insure our oral history collection?"

"Where can I study oral history?"

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Oral History Society Training Courses

There are four courses currently available. Information about each can be found by clicking the link below or the menu button on the left of the page. At the bottom of each page, you will also find a programme and link to a booking form, in PDF format, relevant to the course you are currently viewing.

Courses:

An Introduction to Oral History
Digitisation and Digital Editing: An Introduction for Oral Historians
Transcript to Script: Turning oral history into plays for stage and radio
Lives in Focus: Recording oral history interviews on video

A ‘tailored’ introductory course for your project group can be arranged. Please contact Rob Perks for details: Rob.Perks@bl.uk.

Further training dates will be posted on this site as they are confirmed. Please email rob.perks@bl.uk for further details.