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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…
The NCTJ has published this year’s National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) examiners’ report, celebrating the achievements of journalists who excelled in the 2024-25 exams. This year, 280 candidates sat the exams across three sittings, with an impressive 71 per cent…
Reuters, headline sponsor of the NCTJ Awards for Excellence, invited shortlisted entrants from the 2024 ceremony for a behind-the-scenes visit to its Canary Wharf newsroom on a historic day that saw the organisation’s editorial team respond to the announcement of…
The NCTJ has welcomed the government’s response to the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee’s report on media literacy, which acknowledges that “trusted journalism and strong media literacy are essential to a healthy democracy.” The committee recommended stronger cross-government…
Pupils from Cleethorpes Academy and John Spendluffe Technology College, Alford, have been named winners of this year’s Into Journalism competition for a project delivered through the University of Lincoln as part of the NCTJ’s outreach initiative. A highly commended award…
By Nadine White
Daniel J. McLaughlin, podcast editor at Reach PLC and judge for the NCTJ Awards for Excellence podcast category, shares his insights on what he looks for in winning entries.
The NCTJ has partnered with the Financial Times (FT) to launch a new training programme, giving 15 aspiring journalists the opportunity to study for the NCTJ’s Certificate in Foundation Journalism (CFJ) through the newly established FT School…
In partnership with The Times, the NCTJ is announcing the launch of the Andrew Norfolk Investigative Journalism Award, created to honour one of Britain’s bravest and most tenacious journalists. The award, open to applicants who hold the NCTJ…
The Jersey Evening Post has launched a new training scheme in partnership with the NCTJ that will see two trainee journalists combine on-the-job experience with online NCTJ training to achieve the industry’s professional Diploma in Journalism qualification. …
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