NUJ short courses in professional subjects are designed for mid-career or new entrant journalists who need to update their skills. The programme focuses on technical skills and new technologies but also includes courses in feature writing and writing for the web which are less technology-specific.
New courses across the range of journalism skills are developed regularly and www.nujtraining.org.uk is the first place to look if you want to know about them.

LOST YOUR JOB?

Then you could be entitled to one free course at NUJ Training.
Your must have become unemployed from a staff job within the past three months.
Courses are granted subject to availability and at the union’s discretion
To book a place on any of these courses
email training@nuj.org.uk
or phone 020 7843 3717
You can view outlines for courses at
www.nujtraining.org.uk
in the courses section

Date Course Members Non-members Discount*
September–December 2009 London
Tue/Wed 15/16 Sept InDesign CS £265 £465 £66
Wed 23 Sept Pitch and deal £90 £130 £67
Fri 25 Sept Getting started as a freelance £80 £110 £60
Sat/Sun 26/27 Sept Podcasting for print journalists introduction £255 £465 £64
Sat/Sun 26/27 Sept Online publishing introduction £275 £465 £69
Thursday 1 October Basic news writing skills £155 £205 £116
Thur/Fri 8/9 Oct Writing for the web £255 £405 £64
Tue/Wed 13/14 Oct Photoshop CS £265 £465 £66
Sat/Sun 17/18 Oct Online publishing introduction £275 £465 £69
Sat 17 Oct Setting up a blog introduction £45 £75 £34
Thur/Fri 22/23 Oct Video blogging for print journalist introduction £255 £465 £64
Mon/Tue 26/27 Oct Building your own website £275 £395 £69
Tue 27 Oct Freedom of information £80 £120 £60
Fri 6 Nov Getting started as a freelance £80 £110 £60
Sat 7 Nov Pitch and deal £90 £130 £67
Sat/Sun 7/8 Nov Dreamweaver introduction £275 £455 £69
Fri 13 Nov Public relations introduction £145 £205 £109
Mon/Tue 16/17 Nov Advanced news skills £275 £395 £198
Thur/Fri 26/27 Nov Feature writing £275 £495 £138
Mon 30 Nov Screenwriting basics one-day workshop £110 £195 £83
Tue/Wed 1/2 Dec InDesign CS £265 £465 £66
Sat/Sun 5/6 Dec Screenwriting £205 £325 £103
Tue 8 Dec Setting up a blog introduction £45 £75 £34
Thur/Fri 10/11 Dec Sub-editing introduction £265 £465 £133
Thur 10 Dec Writing your first book £140 £250 £105
Fri 11 Dec Writing your first book £140 £250 £105
September – December 2009 Cardiff
Sat 26 Sept Setting up a blog introduction £45 £75  
Mon/Tue 5/6 Oct Writing for the web £255 £405  
Sat/Sun 7/8 Nov Introduction to podcasting £255 £465  
Sat 28 Nov Writing your first book £140 £250  
*For students and first-year journalist members