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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…
Twelve hopeful journalists have been shortlisted for the fourth and final round of 2017 Journalism Diversity Fund bursaries, which would cover the cost of their NCTJ-accredited journalism training.
Print journalism remains a fantastic place to work for trainees despite the digital news revolution, delegates at the NCTJ’s Journalism Skills Conference were told today.
David Holmes, an exceptional broadcast, newspaper and digital journalist who has trained and inspired the careers of hundreds of journalists, has been honoured with the 2017 NCTJ chairman’s award for his outstanding contribution to journalism training and education.
The 2016-17 accredited course performance awards were presented during the NCTJ Awards for Excellence gala dinner at Hampton Court Palace on Thursday, 23 November.
Students, trainees and apprentices were honoured at the NCTJ Awards for Excellence gala dinner and ceremony at Hampton Court Palace on Thursday, 23 November.
NCTJ chairman Kim Fletcher welcomed delegates to the 2017 Journalism Skills Conference with a message that in an industry experiencing permanent change, the constant element of trust has never been more important.
WHY are there so few disabled journalists? What stops students from some ethnic groups having a career in the media, even when they have trained for one? Why are journalism students who had a privately-funded education more likely to be working as a journalist than those who went to a state school?
For the fourth year in a row, the NCTJ has partnered with Press Gazette to produce a training guide for aspiring journalists.
With terrorism never far from the headlines in 2017, this year’s NCTJ Journalism Skills Conference will address some of the issues faced by journalists – including inexperienced trainees and students – covering these traumatic events.
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