The NCTJ is expanding its ambassadors’ group and is looking for recently qualified NCTJ journalists from all sectors and backgrounds to join this growing initiative. Ambassadors play a vital role in inspiring the next generation to consider a career in…
Employers can now recruit apprentices on the new Level 6 Journalist apprenticeship, following the publication of the updated standard by Skills England. The apprenticeship has been moved from Level 7 to better reflect the skills and responsibilities of journalists at…
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence are open for entries from students and trainee journalists across the UK, with NFL UK confirming their sponsorship for a second year.
Former NCTJ student and trainee journalist Gareth Davies has been crowned young journalist of the year during this year’s regional press awards, where hundreds of guests were evacuated following a fire alarm on Friday, 15 May.
NCTJ chief executive Joanne Butcher addressed the Westminster Media Forum this month as part of a panel session on the future of local media: plurality, revenue models and policy priorities.
Two former Journalism Diversity Fund recipients have achieved senior reporter status after passing the National Qualification for Journalists (NQJ) exams.
Newly-qualified senior reporter Katie Dickinson of the Westmorland Gazette has set a new record for the highest mark in the National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) media law and practice paper, achieving 91 per cent. She was one of four NQJ candidates who won awards for exceptional performance in the March NQJ.
A record-equalling 72 per cent of candidates have passed the most recent National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ), the highest pass rate since the previous record achieved in July 2014.
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