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The NCTJ is making radical changes to the assessments and structure of the National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) in response to changes in journalism, journalism training and the media. 

Fifteen aspiring journalists have been shortlisted in the third round of the 2018 Journalism Diversity Fund, which could help pay for the cost of their NCTJ-accredited journalism training.

Fifteen aspiring journalists have been shortlisted in the third round of the 2018 Journalism Diversity Fund, which could help pay for the cost of their NCTJ-accredited journalism training.

Have you received your A-Level results? Were your results higher or lower than what you were expecting? Do you want to study journalism? If so, there are some great opportunities for you on NCTJ-accredited courses through clearing.

Forty-seven per cent of trainees who sat the National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) exams in July achieved the qualification. This is the lowest pass rate since the NQJ was first sat in 2013.

Four newly-qualified senior journalists have been congratulated by the exam moderator for achieving top marks in July’s NQJ exams.

The NCTJ’s flagship event, the Journalism Skills Conference, is to be hosted in Essex by one of the longest-standing journalism training centres in the UK – Harlow College.

The NCTJ is launching a campaign to signpost potential journalism students to accredited courses with spaces available through clearing.

After receiving an unprecedented number of applications, cohort two of the 2018 Journalism Diversity Fund has concluded with the awarding of 25 bursaries.