Welcome To NUJ Training Wales

Thanks to continued funding from the Welsh Government’s Wales Union Learning Fund, the NUJ in Wales offers a varied programme of media training for journalists, comms professionals, social media managers and PRs – and anybody else who might benefit from media training.

NUJ Training Wales offers practical, subsidised courses both online and face to face, with the current round of funding confirmed until March 2028. Everyone is welcome to take part and prices start at £10, with subsidies for NUJ members and those who live and work in Wales.

We continue to respond to a dynamic and ever-changing media industry by adapting our training to help Wales’s media workforce in three key areas:

- to face the challenges of an ever-changing media landscape

- to gain new skills and diversify their work

- to stay mentally resilient and well

Our training is developed and commissioned by our in-house team and delivered by a range of industry experts and tutors. Our popular Fast Skills Fridays take the form of one-hour online webinars with accompanying digital resources, while we offer longer courses online or face-to-face in venues across Wales. We also offer several of our courses in the medium of Welsh. When funds allow, we welcome applications to our Accredited Learning Grant, which offers 50% funding to learners to complete an accredited course of their choice.

The courses are amazing value and while they are tailored to those living and working Wales, offering the ability to network with other Welsh media professionals, they are also open to learners from outside Wales, with competitive pricing compared with similar media training providers.

Courses are open to non-union professionals but it is NUJ members who benefit from the very lowest fees. For those living and/or working in Wales, we offer help to those who may find course fees challenging. If you have been made redundant, or are facing redundancy or financial hardship please contact us to ask about our scheme for free places.

We regularly work in partnership with organisations across Wales, including employers, universities, charities and the media. We can often develop bespoke training for your team and fund 50% of the costs. If you or your team have a particular training need, please contact us and we’ll see if we can help.