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Fast-track NCTJ Certificate in Journalism

Full-time ten week course fees: £3,595 including VAT and seven NCTJ exam fees OR £3235 if paid within a month of the offer of a place. (Not valid if your application is less than four weeks before the start date of your course.)

What you get

With Brighton Journalist Works you can train to be an accredited NCTJ Multi-Media Journalist in just 10 weeks. This is much quicker than any other NCTJ “Fast-Track” course in the UK. Our exam results speak for themselves, as does our graduates’ success in media across the world. In addition to guiding you through all NCTJ modules, we also guarantee you three weeks work experience and help you create a sizeable portfolio.

This course and our training centre, are all about you and the journalism career you dream of.

We are the only NCTJ accredited training centre to prepare students for five modules

News Writing
Media Law
Sub-Editing
Public Affairs
Shorthand (free optional module)

Our course fees for 2010 have been held at our 2009 level.

Post-Course Guidance

We offer our graduates advice on cover letters, CV writing and pitching stories - vital in today's marketplace. We are also on-hand to answer questions from afar. We're supportive of our graduates and they often let us know how they are getting on. We're only too pleased to hear from them.

Perhaps Part-Time Suits You Better

Study one or two days a week and work your way through each module. Here are the prices:

Practical Journalism £1,350 incl. VAT and exams
Sub-Editing £1,125 incl. VAT and exams
Media Law £890 incl. VAT and exams
Public Affairs £890 incl. VAT and exams

Need Financial Help?

Our Fast-track NCTJ Certificate in Journalism is accredited by the Young People's Learning Agency (YPLA) which means our students can get Professional and Career Development Loan (CDL). MANY OF OUR STUDENTS GET CDLS, WHICH MEANS THAT THEY GET 80 - 100% OF THE FEES PAID UP FRONT AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO REPAY THEM FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS. SOMETIMES THE CDL PAYS FOR LIVING EXPENSES TOO. Ask us for details.
We also accept payment in instalments.
And some students may get a grant from the Journalism Diversity Fund.

Limited Places

We're expecting to have a few disappointed people for whom we have no place available.
Please do not leave your enrolment to the last minute. There are still places available for April and September 2010. If you apply today you'll have a great chance of securing your spot.

I have worked at The Times, The Sunday Times and The News of the World as a Sub-Editor. Anyone who wants a job in journalism should sign up with Journalist Works.

Martin Burns, Sub-Editor, News of the World.

I landed my first job at the Basingstoke Gazette before the course was even half-way through. The basics I learnt stood me in good stead for my stint at The Argus in Brighton and now at The Times Educational Supplement.

Jenny Legg, Reporter, Times Educational Supplement

Saturday Subbing Course: £875 plus VAT

This ten week course is for journalists who want to add subbing to their skills and leads to the NCTJ sub-editing exam. The course is run on ten consecutive Saturdays from 9.30am to 5pm each day.

Thanks so much for the course. I am now working four days a week on the Reading Chronicle and the Slough Observer. I am a very busy, happy girl. Every day I sit down at my screen and think how lucky I am, I love it! The teaching was excellent, and the course set me up for a great career.

Judith Edwards, Reading Chronicle and Slough Observer

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NCTJ Certificate in Journalism