Diploma · Initial professional preparation
Comprehensive Voice-Over Program (Voice-Over Diploma Program)
On The Mic Training · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Award
- Voice-Over Diploma Program
- Audience & level
- AdultsBeginner
- Format
- Hybrid6 months / 24 weeks (daytime) or 1 year / 48 weeks (evening)
- Price
- CA$15,500whole program
About this program
480-hour voice-over diploma covering animation, commercial, video game, narration, dubbing and audiobook work plus business skills, ending in a produced demo and an agency showcase.
- Offering
- Conservatory / diploma training
- Fields
- Voice acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Diploma
- Exact award
- Voice-Over Diploma Program
- Award status
- Vocational qualificationA vocational qualification listed in a national system or issued by a national awarding body.
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Stated by the schoolPrivate Training Institutions Regulatory Unit (PTIRU), Government of British ColumbiaAccreditation
Scope: Full-time voice-over program, as stated by the school
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 6 months / 24 weeks (daytime) or 1 year / 48 weeks (evening)
- Delivery
- HybridPart online and part in person. A hybrid program is never described as fully online.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Live or recorded
- Live, taught in real timeLive classes run on PST (as printed) time.
- Schedule
- Full-time, Evenings6-month daytime (Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm or 1.30-5.30pm PST) or 1-year evening (2-3 nights a week, 6-10pm PST); in-studio Vancouver, online or hybrid
- Contact hours
- 480
- Course dates
- 6 months 'Intensive' Daytime Program Spring 2027: March 29, 2027 – September 17, 20271 year 'Flexibility' Evening Program Winter 2027: January 4, 2027 – December 17, 2027
- Teaching location
- On The Mic Vancouver studios101 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1G2
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Self-tape
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Two 30-second MP3 recordings: one commercial, one animation.
- Interview
- 20-45 minute Zoom interview with the Program Coordinator
- Prior education
- High school diploma or equivalent (where applicable)
- Experience
- Acting, broadcasting or performance experience is an asset but not required.
- Writing or research sample
- Essay of Intention (250-500 words)
- Language requirements
- English proficiency through recognized academic credentials or standardized testing (mature applicants 40+ may be assessed at interview).
- Intakes
- Spring 2027 (6-month): March 29, 2027 - September 17, 2027
- Winter 2027 (1-year): January 4, 2027 - December 17, 2027
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-studio tuition, domestic studentsTuition · mandatory | CA$15,500whole program | Domestic students | 16 October 2026Source |
| In-studio tuition, international studentsTuition · mandatory | CA$18,000whole program | International students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Online tuition, domestic and international studentsTuition · mandatory | CA$14,500whole program | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Application feeApplication fee · mandatory | CA$250one-time | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
| Commitment fee (down payment on tuition)Deposit · mandatory | CA$1,000one-time | All students | 16 October 2026Source |
Performance opportunities
As published by the provider. Showcases and productions are opportunities to perform; they do not guarantee agents, auditions, casting, union eligibility or work.
- Showcase
- Yes
- Who takes part
- Graduates take part in a Voice-Over Agency Showcase during the final two weeks of the program.
Sources and verification
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)