NCTJ to investigate state of journalism training

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The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is to launch an online survey to assess the state of journalism training in the UK.

From September 24 employers of journalists and journalism training institutions will be asked to participate in the study, which will investigate if current training is meeting the demands of media organisations across print, broadcast and online.

The research, which is backed by the Broadcast Journalism Training Council, the Periodicals Training Council and the Society of Editors, will be used to improve journalism training in the future, the NCTJ has said.

Respondents will be asked about key issues affecting recruiters and training, including whether there is a skills gap between employer requirements and journalism schools' teaching and their views on the 'new skills' needed in today's multimedia environment.

"The purpose of the survey is to find out about issues arising from the increasing need for journalists to work across more than one platform as a result of convergence; in particular whether they are being adequately prepared for this multi-platform environment during their education, training and development," said Joanne Butcher, chief executive of the NCTJ, in a press statement.

The results of the study, which has received funding from Skillset , will be presented at the Society of Editors annual conference in November.