NCTJhttp://www.nctj.comNCTJ Latest NewsTop media speakers join line-up for journalism skills debatehttp://www.nctj.com/news/top-media-speakers-join-line-up-for-journalism-skills-debate.htmlPhil Henfrey, head of news for ITV, and Mark O’Callaghan, head of news and current affairs for BBC Wales, will be addressing delegates at the NCTJ’s Journalism Skills Conference in Cardiff on Thursday, 2 December.Thu, 26 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100Award-winning BBC presenter John Inverdale is the NCTJ’s alumnus of the monthhttp://www.nctj.com/news/award-winning-bbc-presenter-john-inverdale-is-the-nctjs-alumnus-of-the-month.htmlThe NCTJ’s alumnus for September is BBC television and radio journalist John Inverdale.Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100Diversity fund to help 19 budding journalists pay for their traininghttp://www.nctj.com/news/diversity-fund-to-help-19-budding-journalists-pay-for-their-training.htmlNineteen hopefuls will have the chance to pursue a career in journalism after they were awarded bursaries by the Journalism Diversity Fund on Friday, 13 August.Tue, 24 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100Football League to sponsor sports journalism exam awardhttp://www.nctj.com/news/football-league-to-sponsor-sports-journalism-exam-award.htmlThe Football League is to sponsor a new award that recognises the best performing candidates in the sports journalism exam.Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100Two more trainees pass the NCE for sports reportershttp://www.nctj.com/news/two-more-trainees-pass-the-nce-for-sports-reporters.htmlThe second NCE for sports reporters saw two more trainee reporters achieve senior status in the new qualification.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100July NCE awards feature one of the highest newspaper practice marks in recent yearshttp://www.nctj.com/news/july-nce-awards-feature-one-of-the-highest-newspaper-practice-marks-in-recent-years.htmlMary Hamilton, a reporter for the Eastern Daily Press and Norwich Evening News, won the NCTJ’s Ted Bottomley Award, sponsored by Midland News Association, after scoring 90 per cent on her newspaper practice exam.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100NCE entries hit by downturn in recruitment, but pass rate increaseshttp://www.nctj.com/news/nce-entries-hit-by-downturn-in-recruitment-but-pass-rate-increases.htmlThe NCTJ has awarded the National Certificate Examination to 74 trainee reporters who sat their exams at 11 centres in July.Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100Journalism Diversity Fund recipient achieves senior statushttp://www.nctj.com/news/journalism-diversity-fund-recipient-achieves-senior-status.htmlA past bursary recipient of the Journalism Diversity Fund has gained senior reporter status after passing her National Certificate Examination.Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0100Welsh minister to open Journalism Skills Conference in Cardiffhttp://www.nctj.com/news/welsh-minister-to-open-journalism-skills-conference-in-cardiff.htmlLeighton Andrews, the minister for children, education and lifelong learning, will open the Journalism Skills Conference at the National Assembly for Wales on Thursday, 2 December.Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100Piers Morgan: NCTJ training was “the perfect skill baseâ€http://www.nctj.com/news/piers-morgan-nctj-training-was-the-perfect-skill-base.htmlPiers Morgan, a judge on the award-winning television show Britain’s Got Talent, is the latest NCTJ-trained journalist to feature on the charity’s alumni webpage.Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100