NCTJ Certificate in Foundation Journalism curriculum delivery schedule

The Student View is providing 200 hours of fully funded training, support and access to experiences, networking & learning opportunities, supporting a pathway into the industry.

As part of the Fellowship training, you will be taught by Mark Handscomb, Producer, Director, Documentary maker and Tutor for the NCTJ. Lessons and workshops will be virtual and last 1.5 hours and are a compulsory part of the programme. See more on what the NCTJ Certificate in Foundation Journalism involves and what this qualification works towards.

See the New Creator Fellowship x Certificate in Foundation Journalism delivery schedule below. Please note that this schedule is subject to change and does not include the wider programming schedule – which will be shared at the Kick Off on 13th April.

Session 1 Kick-off 13-Apr-2023  2pm – 6pm London
Session 2 Gathering Info 20-Apr-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 3 Gathering Info 27-Apr-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 4 Recording Info 4-May-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 5 How to tell a news story 11-May-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 6 How to tell a news story 18-May-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 7 Ethical & Legal 25-May-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 8 Ethical & Legal 30-May-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 9 Ethical & Legal 1-Jun-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 10 Feature writing 2-Jun-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 11 Feature writing 8-Jun-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual

Self-study & assessments during course break

Session 12 Writing for digital media  25-Jul-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 13 Writing for digital media  27-Jul-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 14 Using video  28-Jul-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 15 Using video  1-Aug-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 16 Using video  3-Aug-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 17 Using audio  4-Aug-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 18 Using audio  8-Aug-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 19 Using audio  10-Aug-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 20 How society works  15-Aug-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual
Session 21 How society works  16-Aug-2023  5:30pm – 7pm Virtual