NCTJ to offer ‘content creator’ apprenticeship assessments
From 1 September 2023, the National Council for the Training of Journalists is to offer end-point assessments for the level 3 content creator apprenticeship.
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NCTJ principal examiner applauds a return to normality and face-to-face delivery in annual diploma report
Journalism training has seen an “encouraging return to normality” as most teaching returned to face-to-face delivery, says the NCTJ’s principal examiner.
NCTJ publishes Quality Assurance and Standards Committee report and pays tribute to work of former chair Sean Dooley
The NCTJ has published its annual report of its Quality Assurance and Standards Committee, which oversees quality, standardisation and fairness across its qualifications and services.
NCTJ revives Oxdown in NQJ exams to mark 70th anniversary
The NCTJ has taken a trip down memory lane, bringing the fictional town of Oxdown, and the Oxdown Gazette, back for an NQJ exam sitting.
LDRS creates trainee reporter roles with the help of the NCTJ
The BBC and NCTJ have joined forces to create a bespoke training pathway to allow high-quality junior reporters to be recruited for Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) positions.
Exam results revealed in NCTJ end-of-year reports
The NCTJ has published three end-of-year reports, which analyse exam results from NCTJ qualifications sat in the 2018-19 academic year.
Triple award winner in November NQJ exams
Tamara Siddiqui, a newly-qualified senior journalist from The News, Portsmouth, has won three out of four available awards for her outstanding performance in November’s NQJ exams.
NCTJ policy on supporting learners with particular needs
Following recent queries about NCTJ support for learners with particular needs, please see our statement below.
NCTJ shorthand procedures
The NCTJ has introduced a new format for running shorthand exams.
