Are you serious about journalism? … We are.
For almost a decade we have been producing top quality journalists with graduates working on a large variety of publications including national, regional and local papers as well as numerous magazines and even broadcasting.
noSWeat journalism training is the only centre of its kind in central London. We offer the benefit of full- and part-time training on all our courses.
Our NCTJ accredited newspaper programmes are held alongside industry-geared magazine courses which include all relevant NCTJ exams. Experienced journalists tutor smaller-than-average classes in a well-equipped training centre in the heart of the capital.
Newspaper Courses
There are two intakes a year; in March and September.
All courses include the required modules for the NCTJ preliminary qualification which are Journalism, Law, Pubic Affairs (Govt) and Shorthand as well as a portfolio which is marked and graded.
The fast track full-time course runs for 23 Weeks. Students are required to attend classes at least three days a week with other days used for visits and work experience. Please see
for more information.
The part-time ‘earn while you learn’ programme runs over 43 weeks and is designed especially for those who wish to continue work while being retrained. Students are required to attend college one evening a week and Saturdays. Please see
for more information.
An additional sports journalism module is also available at no extra cost to those wishing to make a pitch for the back pages.
Students are required to complete at least two weeks of work experience while on the course. Help in finding placements may be provided.
Magazine Courses
There are two intakes a year; in April and October.
All courses include NCTJ exams in Journalism, Law, Sub-editing, Shorthand and Business of Magazines as well as a portfolio which is also marked and graded.
The fast track full-time course has now been extended to 16 Weeks. Students are required to attend classes five days a week. Please see
for more information.
The part-time ‘earn while you learn’ programme has also been extended to 26 weeks and like the newspaper course is designed especially for those who wish to continue work while being retrained. Students are required to attend college two evenings a week and all day on Saturdays. Please see
for more information.
Students are required to complete at least two weeks of work experience while on the course. Help in finding placements may be provided.
What our students say
noSWeater now working for a national Sunday: “noSWeat gave me an excellent grounding in journalism which has served me well. They are experienced journalists who care about their students. Nothing I have experienced as a working reporter has surprised me, thanks to their expert guidance during the course.”
A former economics first class university graduate now working for a broadsheet national after attending noSWeat: “I saw my by-line on my 25th birthday. It was the best birthday present I could have wished for.”
A student representative on a noSWeat newspaper course now training on one of the top ten best performing regional dailies in the country emailed us to say: “Thank you for all the help you gave me during the course. I hope everything is well at noSWeat.”
A group editor on a personal finance magazine and website and former magazine noSWeater said: “I am using the skills I learned at noSWeat every day. The magazine course thought me to think on my feet and prepared me for life as a professional journalist.”
A feature writer on a weekly newspaper and former magazine noSWeater commented: “The writing skills I learned on the noSWeat magazine course have served me well. The course enables you to cross over into newspapers if that’s what you want.”
A feature writer on a national women’s magazine and former newspaper noSWeater: “The tutors were fairly strict on the course which has prepared me well for the world of journalism, even though it was hard to take at the time.”
A sub-editor on a national daily and former magazine noSWeater: “The magazine course was everything I hoped it would be. I wouldn’t have made it on to one of the most famous subs desks in the world otherwise. I always found the subbing element of the course was my main strength.”
You are required to fill in an application in the first instance whereby prospective students will be asked to attend interview and testing.
Please feel free to contact us if you wish to pop in for a chat and to get a tour of the college.
For more information please email [email protected]or visit
– where you can read more about our courses and complete and application. Please note places are limited.
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