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A past bursary recipient of the Journalism Diversity Fund has gained senior reporter status after passing her National Certificate Examination.

Leighton 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.

Piers 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.

The format of NCTJ shorthand exams at speeds of 90 to 120 wpm will change from September so trainees can “hit the ground running” when they enter their first newsroom.

A new journalism diversity intern has been appointed by the NCTJ on a six-month internship.

A senior lecturer and former reporter, news desk editor, sub-editor and training officer, is the new chair and chief examiner of the NCTJ public affairs examinations board.

The NCTJ’s new Videojournalism for Online specialist option is close to completion and will be available for centres to deliver as part of the new Diploma in Journalism qualification from September.

A lecturer from an NCTJ-accredited course is experiencing the Public Affairs syllabus from the other side of the press table, after taking a seat on Oakham Town Council.

Broadcaster Sky News has announced a limited number of editorial placements are available to talented journalism students.