Journalism Training Courses

 

Although journalists are intrinsic to the process, producing a newspaper involves a whole host of other jobs - advertising representatives, newspaper sales teams, graphic designers, photographers, page planners, typesetters, IT professionals, web masters, printers, distribution executives, accountants, secretarial and reception staff, and managerial staff.

 

Besides fielding enquiries from would-be journalists, the Newspaper Society also takes a leading role in the continuous development of professional qualifications in newspaper journalism and is a constituent member of the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ).

 

Trainees enter the industry through a variety of routes. Some are recruited directly by regional or local newspapers and carry out basic training under the terms of an in-house training contract.

 

However, about 50 per cent of the industry's editorial trainees are recruited from one-year full-time vocational post A-level courses held in colleges accredited by the NCTJ, some also being specifically tailored for graduates.