Fees & Funding

To study for your National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Pre Entry Certificate in Newspaper Journalism will cost £3500 or £3150 (with the early payment discount)*. 

NCTJ Journalism Courses
INTENSIVE: News Associates specialises in providing intensive training - with courses designed to reflect a working day, as opposed to a more conventional academic timetable

The fee is inclusive covering all tuition and entry to national examinations in Journalism, Shorthand, Public Affairs and Law. Any resits - although we don’t like to be negative - must be paid for additionally.

We are also offering optional and NCTJ examinable specialisms in sub-editing and sports journalism within the course fee.

Once a place has been offered on a respective course students pay a £1,000 deposit to confirm their intention to study at News Associates. The balance is payable the day you commence your studies with us.

Professional and Career Development Loans 

These bank loans that can be used to help pay for work related learning.  You can borrow between £300 and £10,000 to help support the cost of up to two years of learning (or three years if it includes one year’s relevant unpaid practical work). 

The Young People’s Learning Agency will pay the interest on the loan while you are learning and for one month afterwards.  The loan can be used to pay course fees or other costs such as travel and living expenses. 

You can also use the loan to supplement other forms of support such as grants or bursaries.  Because the Professional and Career Development Loan is a commercial loan product, they should only be considered as an option once all other student funding options have been investigated. 

For further information on financial assistance to support your learning, please visit www.direct.gov.uk/adultlearning or contact Careers Advice on 0800 100 900.  Our learning provider registration number is: 20006

Journalism Diversity Fund

The Journalism Diversity Fund is available to students from ethnically and socially diverse backgrounds, who are without the means to support themselves through an NCTJ training course.  For more information and an application form please see the link: http://www.journalismdiversityfund.com/

Other concessions

There are other concessions available to students, including Transport for London’s (TFL) Student Oyster Card, which we can issue once a full-time course has started.

International students

International students are welcome at News Associates and we don't levy any premium on their course fees.

However, most students coming to study here from outside the EU will require student visas, and that imposes requirements both on the students themselves and on the institutions at which they study.

News Associates is a member of the Department of Education and Skills Register of Education Providers.

For information on the prices for our short training courses please email training@newsassociates.co.uk or call us on 0870 445 0156.

* The early payment discount is 10% (£350) and is applicable if the full course balance is paid within a month of the place being offered. Otherwise the course fee reverts to £3500.

Please note that the early payment discount is not valid if your application is less than four weeks before the intended start date of your course. 

Please contact us for brochures, further information or an informal chat regarding our services.

News Associates

Tuition House
St George's Road
London
SW19 4EU

News Associates

111 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2HY

Contact Numbers

Tel: +44 (0)870 445 0156
Fax: +44 (0)870 445 0157

Email Contacts

Training Email: training@newsassociates.co.uk