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…
More than half of NCE candidates pass
More than half of the trainee reporters who sat the National Certificate Examination in November were successful.
Pace, drama and excellent shorthand are the hallmarks of award-winning NCE reports
Four newly-qualified senior journalists are to be rewarded for their excellent performance in the November 2009 National Certificate Examination.
Winners of photography NCE awards announced
The winners of two annual awards for photographers who sit the National Certificate Examination for press photographers and photo-journalists have been announced.
BBC Scotland director says multimedia training has "never been as important
The Journalism Skills Conference began with the director of BBC Scotland informing delegates that all sectors of journalism must operate in a multimedia world.
Question time panel debate the future of quality journalism
The skills needed by journalists today and the impact newsroom staffing levels have had on quality journalism were two of the controversial topics discussed during a lively question time panel debate.
Radical new structure for NCTJ multimedia qualification outlined at Journalism Skills Conference
A proposed new structure for a preliminary multimedia qualification for all journalists was outlined by the NCTJ’s Journalism Qualifications Board at the Journalism Skills Conference.
Top performing NCTJ accredited courses announced at the Journalism Skills Conference
The six top performing NCTJ accredited courses 2008/9 received public recognition at the evening dinner of the Journalism Skills Conference hosted at BBC Scotland’s Pacific Quay headquarters.
Journalist, examiner, tutor and author receives NCTJ Chairman’s award for outstanding contribution to training
A journalist who worked on The Northern Echo and The Times, before becoming a legendary tutor on NCTJ accredited courses at Darlington College received the NCTJ Chairman’s award at the Journalism Skills Conference.
BBC Scotland presenter Sally Magnusson entertains guests at the Journalism Skills Conference dinner
Sally Magnusson, presenter of BBC Scotland’s flagship current affairs programme Reporting Scotland, gave an entertaining after dinner speech at the Journalism Skills Conference.
