National Diploma in Applied Journalism (Level 6)
Course details
NZQF Level | 6 |
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About the course
This qualification is designed for people who are employed in news media outlets and who are training to become journalists in a range of areas including print, radio, television and sub-editing.
The qualification provides both the generic and specific industry skills that cover the range of tasks required of journalists. It demands a level of performance that enables new trainees to the industry to be immediately productive.
The qualification is made up of a compulsory section, and two elective sections from which the most appropriate unit standards will be chosen to suit the news media outlet and the trainee.
The elective structure was chosen to provide the widest flexibility possible to suit both trainee and news media outlet.
The compulsory unit standards cover media law and, ethical issues.
The Journalism elective includes unit standards that cover developing rounds and planning stories, writing both news and feature stories for the different news media, and sub-editing and laying out stories. As additional unit standards are developed, these will further increase the flexibility necessary for this sector.
The NQF elective section allows the inclusion of other specialised skills the news media outlet may require of the trainee.
This qualification builds on the National Diploma in Journalism (Multi-media) (Level 5) [Ref: 0326].
The qualification provides both the generic and specific industry skills that cover the range of tasks required of journalists. It demands a level of performance that enables new trainees to the industry to be immediately productive.
The qualification is made up of a compulsory section, and two elective sections from which the most appropriate unit standards will be chosen to suit the news media outlet and the trainee.
The elective structure was chosen to provide the widest flexibility possible to suit both trainee and news media outlet.
The compulsory unit standards cover media law and, ethical issues.
The Journalism elective includes unit standards that cover developing rounds and planning stories, writing both news and feature stories for the different news media, and sub-editing and laying out stories. As additional unit standards are developed, these will further increase the flexibility necessary for this sector.
The NQF elective section allows the inclusion of other specialised skills the news media outlet may require of the trainee.
This qualification builds on the National Diploma in Journalism (Multi-media) (Level 5) [Ref: 0326].
About the provider
Competenz is one of New Zealand’s industry training organisations. We work with over 3,500 companies and 20,000+ learners in 36 industries around New Zealand each year to build skills, careers and businesses. Most learning takes place on-the-job.
We partner with employers, apprentices, schools, training providers and assessors across the country to help Kiwis build skills, careers and businesses.