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 has today published its annual Quality Assurance and Standards Committee report. The committee oversees quality, fairness and standards across all NCTJ qualifications. The report is published to provide transparency and to share key data on NCTJ qualifications. In…
Four newly-qualified senior reporters are celebrating after winning awards for exceptional performance in the November National Certificate Examination.
Emily Heward, a senior reporter with the Halifax Courier, has won the Pamela Meyrick Award for her performance in the National Examination Certificate.
A few weeks ago I gave a talk about the work I do as editor of BBC Scotland current affairs to a lecture theatre full of aspiring journalists. I give these types of talks quite regularly but it was at the end of this particular one that I was asked two questions that left me incredibly depressed.
Sky News is hosting a month long exhibition in association with Somerset House early next year that will take a look at three of the major stories of 2011; the Arab Spring, the Libyan conflict, and the London riots.
Kim Fletcher, chairman of the NCTJ, has used the charity’s annual report to reinforce the importance of a free press and the value of training to ensure high standards.
On the day of the largest industrial action seen in decades, the NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference discussed the role of the Northern Ireland media reporting during public sector strikes.
A panel of editors from around the UK debated the issues surrounding regulation and ethics in journalism training on day one of the NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference at Belfast Metropolitan College.
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