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NCTJ creates new board to oversee multimedia development of qualifications
Chaired by Evening Times editor Donald Martin, the Journalism Qualifications Board is comprised of the body’s chief examiners from each journalism discipline.
The group will be tasked with assessing and developing the content of the NCTJ’s preliminary Certificates in Journalism and National Certificate Examinations to meet ‘the demands of modern newsrooms’.
“Innovative training and qualifications are crucial to help accelerate the effective transition newsrooms are making from single to multi-platform publishing,” said Martin, in a press release.
“With demands increasing for multi-skilled journalists and new developments in technology, the NCTJ has broadened its range of qualifications, modernised its assessments and integrated the testing of online journalism skills.
“However, the debate continues about balancing new and old journalism, what should be core and optional, and how people can be trained with the right skillsets – and mindsets.”
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