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NCTJ Diploma: Newspaper production £894.50

Course summary

  • Price:
 £894.50 incl VAT - payment options 
  • Aimed at:
 Potential newspaper sub editors
  • Duration:
 6-12 months
  • Accreditation:
 ODLQC / ABCC
  • Qualification:
 NCTJ Diploma
  • Our promise:

Money back guarantee

Our Newspaper production course will give you the skills and qualifications you need to become an NCTJ-qualified  newspaper sub-editor.

The course covers all aspects of the NCTJ syllabus, and is suitable for anyone who works for a newspaper or a website - or other spheres of publishing that involve subbing.

It gives you the same qualification as NCTJ-accredited centres at a fraction of the price.

The tutor

The diploma is led by Cleland Thom, one of the UK´s leading media trainers. He is a member of the Society of Editors and the Chartered Institute of Journalists' Professional Practice Board.

He led an accredited NCTJ course for 10 years, and has been coaching students for their NCTJ exams by distance learning since 2003.

He has:

  • consistently achieved 100 per cent NCTJ exam pass rates over the past 15 years
  • taken part in NCTJ accreditation panels
  • worked at three NCTJ-accredited training centres
  • taught all NCTJ exam subjects
  • marked hundreds of NCTJ exam papers


Cleland also delivers in-house training to newspapers, magazines and radio stations across the UK

Our students qualify for free membership of the Chartered Institute of Journalists and receive an ID card and range of benefits

Why not come and join them?

 

Newspaper sub editing course track record

  • our NCTJ exam results are among the best in the country. We're the only institution that publishes them online
  • top UK newspaper use the course to train their journalists - the Manchester Evening News, East Anglian Daily Times, Beds on Sunday and many more
  • we're fully accredited and have passed strict government checks

 
Newspaper production course entry requirements

The course is for anyone who needs the NCTJ subbing qualification. It is for novices - you may work for a newspaper already.


Newspaper production course duration and hours

The course takes 6 months - 2 years. E-learning means you can work at your own pace and fit your studies around your lifestyle.

You can do extra work when it's quiet, and cut back if you're busy. And you can take time out if you need to.

Tutor support

You can chat to a tutor using Skype when you need help, or you can e-mail them. You will usually hear back straight away.

We also:

  • mark your assignments and mock exam papers
  • answer all study-related questions
  • help you find work - even after you qualify


Equipment

You'll need:

  • access to a computer with an internet connection
  • Microsoft Word software, or equivalent
  • an email account
  • Access to desktop publishing software - Quark Xpress, Adobe CS. We can provide it at student prices.


Newspaper production course qualification

The course leads to  the NCTJ Diploma


Career path

When you qualify, you can get a job as a sub on a local or regional newspaper or a news website.

Alumni

Newspaper production course exam arrangements

We'll remind you when to enter the exam and help you decide which subjects to sit. The NCTJ will allocate you an exam centre.

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