Evening Standard teams up with PA to launch journalism apprenticeships

In a bid to bring more diversity to the newsrooms, two apprentices will be trained up over two years, gain on-the-job experience in the three newsrooms and take the NCTJ diploma course
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The Evening Standard, The Independent and Press Association have launched a journalism apprenticeship scheme to bring diversity to its newsrooms .

Two apprentices will be trained up over two years, gain on-the-job experience in the three newsrooms and take the NCTJ diploma course, an essential journalism qualification, at PA’s training centre. The initiative builds on a similar Evening Standard and Independent scheme which led to four apprentices passing the NCTJ and becoming embedded in the titles.

The media outlets are particularly keen to recruit from a diverse range of ethnic and social backgrounds.

The Evening Standard and Independent group (ESI Media) Group Managing Editor Doug Wills said: “Our previous apprentices excelled on the NCTJ course and in the editorial teams they joined. We have been proud of their contribution to the titles.”

This year, PA celebrates its 150th anniversary as the national news agency for the UK and Ireland.

PA editor-in-chief, Pete Clifton, said: “We look forward to giving the apprentices a rich and rewarding experience over the next two years. This scheme creates routes into journalism for promising candidates who might not have considered it a career option. It’s more important than ever that newsrooms reflect the communities they cover.”

  • The closing date is Monday, July 9. Applications can be made at: apprentice@standard.co.uk

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