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NCTJ Diploma: Broadcast journalism £894.50

CTJT student testimonialCourse summary

  • Price:
 £894.50 incl VAT - payment options
  • Aimed at:
 Potential broadcast journalists
  • Duration:
 6 months - 2 years
  • Accreditation:
 ODLQC / ABCC
  • Qualification:
 NCTJ diploma in journalism

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Our Broadcast journalism course will give you the skills and qualifications you need to break into broadcast journalism.

We provide an unrivalled service in finding students jobs.

You can also take advantage of our unique exam preparation course, which includes live chat and help with stress management, time management and self coaching techniques.

And you get one of the country's leading journalism trainers as your personal tutor. Cleland Thom trains broadcast journalists every week - and has helped hundreds of students through their NCTJ exams.

You you also get voice coaching from Claire Jaggard

Our ex-students work for Sky News, Showtime Arabia, BCC world service, Capital Radio, BBC local radio, and dozens of other radio and TV stations across the UK.

Broadcast journalism course track record

  • our NCTJ exam results are among the best in the country. We're the only institution that publishes them online
  • we're fully accredited and have passed strict government checks

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Broadcast journalism course entry requirements

The Broadcast journalism course is for anyone who is serious about broadcast journalism, especially if:

  • you don't have the time, opportunity or money to go to college. Colleges may charge up to ten times more than we do - and few offer as much
  • you're starting journalism later in life
  • you're changing career
     

We look at every application individually. You may have A levels or a degree. But you must have commitment and good written English.

What you'll study


You will cover the NCTJ syllabus - plus photography, radio journalism and publishing software. So you'll be equipped to work in a multi-media environment.

Broadcast journalism course duration and hours

The course takes around 6 months to 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:Our clients
  • mark your assignments and mock exam papers
  • help you find work attachment
  • prepare you for job interviews
  • provide career guidance
  • answer all study-related questions
  • help you find work - even after you qualify
     

Your Radio journalism course tutor

Andy Carter

Your tutor will be Andy Carter.

Andy started his professional career in 1990 as a broadcast journalist at Southern Radio in Hampshire and enjoyed spells working for Virgin Radio, the BBC and Sky News, as well as in local radio.

For nearly four years he was the managing editor at Isle of Wight Radio and for three years oversaw news output across 27 stations as the group head of news for the Local Radio Company.

Andy is currently director of communications at Northumbria University. Before that, he was the head of communications at Leeds City Council.

Equipment

You'll need:

  • access to a computer with an internet connection and a microphone
  • Microsoft Word software, or equivalent
  • an email account
  • a camera, or a mobile phone with a good camera and camcorder (4 megapixel minimum)


We provide free audio software for the radio journalism modules.

Broadcast journalism course qualification 

The broadcast journalism course leads to the NCTJ Preliminary Certificate, which is the UK's premier journalism qualification. You'll struggle to get a job interview without it.

Career path

When you qualify, you can get a job as a reporter on a local radio station in the UK and beyond.

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Broadcast journalism course exam arrangements

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

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