Monday, 21st September 2015
Welcome to my first post!
My name is Jared and I’m a public relations
student in my final semester at the Bentley campus. I am almost half way
through completing my internship at the Hyogo Prefectural Government Cultural
Centre (Long name I know).
Haven’t heard of it? Check out this link:
My placement (Hyogo Cultural Centre – for
short) is a non-for-profit cultural centre that is administered by the Hyogo
Prefectural Government of Japan. It was constructed to commemorate the 10th
anniversary of the Hyogo - Western Australia sister state relationship in 1992.
Its major aims are to promote Japanese
language and culture, provide Japanese resources, language classes and conduct educational
cultural seminars, workshops and activities for all ages and professions.
Interning part-time at this small centre
has been a rewarding experience so far and in my opinion fairly unique!
Without a public relations department and
only a small number of coworkers, I have had opportunities to do a little bit of everything. My superior probably would not consider
herself a public relations officer, but the work that she does is often public
relations related, and I am learning a lot about the centre, Japan-Australia
relations and of course about public relations practice! I assist the centre with social
media, event management, newsletters, awareness building and other
administrative work. Whilst initially daunting I feel that I have been able
thrive in a constantly changing environment despite the challenges. I have been working on my own project
that I’ll discuss in a future post.
So far the following is what I hope to achieve post completion of my internship:
So far the following is what I hope to achieve post completion of my internship:
- Confidence in my ability to work in the public relations field
- Discover what I want to do in the future with my public relations education
- Highlight and improve my weaknesses and reflect on my strengths
- Build upon my current skills so that I can prepare myself to move onto the next stage of my life whether that be further study, consultancy work or something completely new
If anyone is interested in the centre please like their Facebook Page for more information!
I find the fusion of non-for-profit and government fascinating. Is anyone else in an unusual placement? Comment below!
Regards,
Jared
