VANCOUVER LOCATION

TRAIN LIKE NO ONE ELSE IN THE WORLD!

Program dates:
Fall: September 25^th 2023 – March 22^nd 2024
Spring: March 25^th 2024 – September 20^th 2024

Train with instructors who are some of the most successful voice-over actors in North America in this highly unique, one-of-a-kind program!
Develop your professional workflow in a highly focused environment for 6-months to graduate with a fully produced demo, take part in an agency showcase and become globally competitive in the voice-over industry!
Connect and have Q&A panels with Industry professionals such as voice-over agents, voice directors and voice-over casting directors, to help fill the gaps of knowledge and raise your VO IQ
Learn how to set up and use a home studio and recording equipment in order to produce professional sounding audio
Learn how to submit professional sounding MP3 auditions with respect to performance and sound quality to book work in a variety of mediums (home market agent, online)
Learn how to become accountable to yourself, your career and how best to use your time
Train in voice-over enhancing performance courses such as acting, voice and movement, improv and accents

AFTER GRADUATION

Take part in an voice-over agency showcase, where multiple agents will zoom in to see you perform
Get enrolled into our Alumni Network and connect with past graduates to help you on your journey
Take part in 2 Post Graduate Accountability Check-ins with School Directors - Michael Daingerfield and Noel Johansen
Receive your completed demo (a value of CAD$1200) and get a 15% discount code for your next demo
Have use of Studios B and C at OTM for auditions and bookings
Have access to updated class content

START YOUR DREAM CAREER NOW!

Start your voice-over career with government accredited training to get legitimate and measurable results!

Become a Voice-over Professional!

Train in Vancouver

Request a FREE career planning session call!

Attend a FREE Open House Online!

The CVOT Diploma Program curriculum has evolved and developed over the last 16 years to make On The Mic Training the only voice-over specific school in the English speaking world to offer a diploma program that is government accredited.

On The Mic Training holds a designation certificate under the Private Training Act. View Certificate Here.

The Comprehensive Voice-over Training Diploma Program was reviewed and approved by the registrar of the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) of the Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training.

Program Dates

Courses

Program Costs

Program Dates

Courses

Program Costs

Animation Voice Over

Commercial Voice Over

Narration Voice Over

Dubbing

Video Games Voice Over

Improv

Acting for Voice Over

Voice and Movement

MP3 Audition

Business of Voice Over

Accents for Voice Over

Audio Books Voice Over

OTM Interviews with students of the program

"As an OTM diploma program graduate, I can say the lineup of working and award winning faculty is fantastic."

Robin Akin

OTM Graduate

 5/5

OTM Studios

STUDIO A: All voice-over classes take place in Studio A, which is an industry standard 650 sq. ft voice-over studio, that can host up to 10 students on 10 mics simultaneously. Studio A is equipped with all standard industry function capabilities including animation ensemble pre-lay recording, dubbing to picture, and all other essential capabilities.

STUDIO B: This 2 person recording booth and sizeable control room is perfect for students to practice their homework, practice recording software, mixing, editing and voice directing techniques, prep for demo records, and record auditions.

MULTI-SPACE: All classes such as voice and movement, acting for voice-over, business of voice-over that don’t require a microphone are held in this bright and multi-functional space.

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OTM Instructors

OTM Vancouver instructors are some of the most successful voice-over performers in North America, all with internationally recognized careers who are connected to the pulse of the industry and understand that voice-over is a fashionable business. Students are taught in a way that most resembles the expectations of the industry to mirror what it’s like to be a professional voice-over performer.

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Application Requirements

Completion of a High School Diploma or equivalency, must be 18+, Essay of Intention, Audition Recordings, Interview.

Housing and Transportation

We do not provide student housing, luckily there are many options close to public transit for a student budget that are less than an hour from the school.

International Students Welcome

Students from all over the world travel to Vancouver to attend our Diploma Program which is 6 months long.

Financial Aid and Educational Funding

RRSPs – Lifelong Learning Plan
Bank - Student Line of Credit
RESPs
Student Line of Credit
Student Payment Plans
Student Loans

OTM Mission

It is our mission to graduate each student with the skills and confidence to be a legitimate success in whatever market (home market/on-line) they choose to enter and whichever avenue of voice-over they choose to pursue (animation, commercials, narration, video games, dubbing and audiobooks). Each student will be proficient at home studio recording, know how to obtain agency representation, conduct their own negotiations, implement marketing techniques, understand rates and have the tools that will make them unique. Students will be completely prepared to sustain a global career in voice-over!