CPTC is a major production house, training institution, and cable channel in Jamaica with extensive audiovisual resources. It holds one of the largest collections of arts and culture materials in the Caribbean in its library containing over 30,000 hours of video and 2,000 publications. CPTC aims to digitize its indigenous footage and make its library accessible online as part of a library network, allowing public access to cultural resources across institutions. It envisions strategic alliances and collaboration to promote sharing of cultural materials, engage the diaspora, and support education through its vast library collections.

1. CPTC – A Partner in the
Library Development
Network
Presented by Angela Patterson
Chief Executive Officer
Creative Production and Training Centre (CPTC)

2. WHAT IS CPTC?
 A major production house for television and
radio content
 A major training institution in the technologies
of media
 A cable channel – CTV
 The holder of one of the largest collection of
audio visual work in the area of arts and
culture in the Caribbean

3. CPTC – A major production house
 Resources
 Multi-camera outside broadcast facility
 Largest, fully digital television studio in the Caribbean
 Digital video editing capability
 Most experienced and skilled staff in the business
 Track record
 Producer of Hill an’ Gully Ride – longest running
magazine programme on Jamaican television-seen
across the world
 Producer of many award-winning documentaries and
corporate videos
 Provider of technical services to many of Jamaica’s
foremost productions-PM Gala, Digicel Fame & Fortune,
National Political Debates

4. CPTC- A major training institution
 The Media Technology Institute – MTI –
provides certified training in:
 Voice and speech
 Techniques of video production
 Animation and Graphics
 Photography
 Scriptwriting
 Non-linear editing
 Producing over 200 certified professionals
each year in various disciplines

5. CTV – CPTC’s cable channel
 Broadcasting since December 2000
 Seen on 17 cable systems across Jamaica
 #1 channel for Jamaican arts and culture
 90% material produced by CPTC
 Family oriented
 Outlet for work from other Jamaican
producers

6. The CPTC Library
 Home to over 30,000 hours of video material
spanning CPTC’s 23 year existence
 Small publication catalogue – over 2000 titles
 Database managed by the UNESCO’s
CDS/ISIS software
 Equipped with viewing and basic editing
capability
 Available to students of MTI

7. CPTC committed to valued
partnerships
 Ourselves a library – building and preserving
our collections, capturing cultural events,
involvement in community and cultural
initiatives
 Commitment to:
 Excellence in client services
 Innovation and creativity
 Collegial and collaborative partnerships
 Sharing of our knowledge and expertise
 Active participation in AVIN

8. CPTC - making library networking
real
 CPTC envisages a future where:
 Its own library as part of the library network
contains the highest levels of digitized
indigenous footage on Jamaican culture
 Through the network of computers, the CPTC
library is accessible to all for viewing
 Through the CPTC resources the archival
material resident in the various museums and
libraries can be brought closer to the public in
their various communities

9. CPTC - making library networking
real
 CPTC envisages a future where:
 Our services will become a key part of strategic
alliances in education especially cultural education
 This collaboration on cultural resource sharing is used
to engage the Diaspora
 CPTC’s partners will contribute to the academic
success of our MTI students
 CPTC and its partners will collaborate to promote:
 the availability of this vast library resource
 The availability of cultural resources important in
defining us as a people

10. CPTC is a valued partner within the
library network initiatives!