Masterclass – Editing skills
Learn the essentials skills everyone needs to edit copy and oversee other people’s work – whether that’s a report, news story or press release
CPD Courses
Continue your professional development with the NCTJ's Journalism Skills Academy. Skills training, e-learning, exam refreshers and tutor workshops available.
Featured CPD Courses
Masterclass – Feature writing
Would you like to write a feature on something you’re passionate about and see it in print or online?
Tutor workshop – Media law
This is a workshop for tutors delivering the essential media law and regulation and court reporting modules in the Diploma in Journalism.
Tutor workshop – Practical magazine journalism
This is a workshop for tutors delivering the practical magazine journalism module in the Diploma in Journalism.
Essential journalism diploma exam refresher
Diploma in Journalism students can prepare for the essential journalism exam with this online refresher session. It is ideal for distance learners, giving them valuable time with an experienced tutor. Following the session, you will be sent a sample exam…
Essential media law diploma exam refresher
Exam refresher sessions are ideal for distance learners and those who would benefit from additional support ahead of exams, giving them valuable time with experienced NCTJ tutors.
The essentials of media law
This e-learning course is designed for anyone who wants a broad introduction to media law, and professional journalists.
Fact checking and verification
Are you ready to fight bad information? This course in fact checking and verification from Full Fact and the NCTJ will give you the skills and knowledge you need to become a fledgling fact checker, or to top-up your skills…
Masterclass – Journalism to PR
This course is ideal for journalists looking to make the transition into public relations and marketing.
Masterclass – Digital journalism
If you would like to expand your journalism skills, fully understand the changing media world and increase your employability, this course could suit you.
Masterclass – Introduction to podcasting
Journalists need a wider range of skills than ever. Podcasts have become popular across the media landscape and are now an essential part of many news organisations’ output.
