Shortlist announced ahead of NCTJ Awards for Excellence in Brighton
The NCTJ Awards for Excellence will take place at the Brighton Dome on Tuesday, 24 March 2026.
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NCTJ returns to Financial Times for Student Council 2026
Student representatives from NCTJ-accredited courses across the UK will come together for the NCTJ’s Student Council 2026. Representatives, elected by their peers, will gather at the Financial Times in London for the all-day event. They will have the opportunity to…
NCTJ students to access exam results online
Students studying an NCTJ-accredited journalism training course can now check their exam results online thanks to a new log-in feature on the charity’s recently redesigned website.
Students help out with emergency services training
A Metropolitan Police emergency exercise at a football club proved a success thanks to journalism students studying NCTJ-accredited courses.
NCTJ students make the news on election night
It was a long and adventurous night for students from NCTJ-accredited courses who put their multimedia news reporting skills into practice to cover the general election in print, broadcast and online.
Sophie scores an election scoop
A trainee reporter scored a nationwide election scoop after a Labour parliamentary candidate called Gordon Brown “the worst Prime Minister we have had in this country”.
NCTJ backs Local Newspaper Week
The National Council for the Training of Journalists has backed Local Newspaper Week, a annual event organised by the Newspaper Society supporting independent local journalism.
Pasties and politics mix for trainee reporter Kimberly
Interviewing a pasty-eating former shadow chancellor and providing on-the-ground analysis to Radio 4’s Today programme are just two of the adventures experienced by a trainee reporter covering her first election in a key battleground.
NCE exam times change
Changes to the time allowed to answer NCE exam questions have been announced by the NCTJ.
NCTJ Diploma in Journalism launched at London forum
The NCTJ Diploma in Journalism – the charity’s new multimedia qualification for all journalists - was launched today at a special forum at Bloomberg in London.
Journalists find romance on NCE refresher
Romance has blossomed for two journalists who met on an NCE refresher course.
