CPD live courses schedule

The NCTJ’s Journalism Skills Academy holds regular virtual training sessions in ‘masterclass’ and ‘lunch and learn’ formats.

The courses are designed to be accessible and affordable and the short format means they can fit into the busy day-to-day.

The sessions are led by trainers who are experts in their specialist field.

For more information on each course, click on the links in the course schedule below or email [email protected].

Each of these courses can also be delivered as bespoke in-house training for your organisation. Click here for more information.

January 2026

13/01/2026 12.30pm-1.30pm Lunch and learn Developing interview skills  £62 + VAT
14/01/2026 10am-1.00pm Masterclass Engage your audience: Content that connects and writing with impact £129 + VAT
15/01/2026 10am-1.00pm Masterclass Media law SESSION FULL, SEE FEBRUARY
21/01/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass Essential digital skills £123 + VAT
26/01/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass – special Editing skills – proofreading and punctuation £123 + VAT
27/01/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass – special Editing skills – House style and spelling problem words £123 + VAT
28/01/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass – special Editing skills – Engaging your readers £123 + VAT
29/01/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass – special Editing skills – Story structure and grammar £123 + VAT
30/01/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass – special Editing skills – Writing for the web, SEO and headlines £123 + VAT

February 2026

Date Time Course Type Course Name Price
03/02/2026 10.00am-1.00pm Masterclass Feature writing £123 + VAT
04/02/2025 10am-1.00pm Masterclass Media law £129 + VAT
10/02/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass AI for journalists and communications professionals £123 + VAT
11/02/2026 10.00am-1.00pm Masterclass Journalism to PR £123 + VAT
18/02/2026 10.00am-1.00pm Masterclass Data journalism – finding compelling stories in data £123 + VAT
19/02/2026 10am-12.30pm Masterclass Introduction to podcasting £123 + VAT
23/02/2026 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch and learn – special Editing skills – Structuring a news story £57 + VAT
24/02/2026 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch and learn – special  Editing skills – Proofreading £57 + VAT
25/02/2026 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch and learn – special  Editing skills – Grammar pitfalls £57 + VAT
26/02/2026 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch and learn – special  Editing skills – Simplifying copy £57 + VAT
27/02/2026 12.30pm-1.15pm Lunch and learn – special Editing skills – Style and tone of voice £57 + VAT

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