Journalist Apprenticeship Level 6

Contract Type:
Fixed-Term Apprenticeship Full-time for 24 months

Location:

Lincoln - Radio Lincolnshire

Salary: 22950

Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job youll love. Were committed to your skills and talent development. Youll learn on-the-job developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

The Journalist Apprenticeship offers gold standard training for people already demonstrating their journalistic potential and looking to develop advanced journalism skills.

As a Journalist Apprentice at the largest public service broadcaster in the world youll gain hands-on experience creating quality news and current affairs content for the BBC. Youll master essential journalistic techniques; including researching writing and broadcasting stories across a wide range of topics.

Alongside all of this youll also be learning from and working day-to-day with experienced industry professionals while working towards a Level 6 Apprenticeship and the industry-recognised NCTJ National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ).

To find out more about the schemes we offer you can register to join one of our webinars here.

This immersive programme (JOA
26) blends expert-led tuition with hands-on experience and tailored development support. Youll cover core modules - such as research techniques and source evaluation data analytics multimedia content creation media law and more - equipping you with the skills todays newsrooms demand. As part of your end-point assessment youll also work towards the prestigious NCTJ National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ) a benchmark of excellence across the industry.

For more information on this apprenticeship standard please visit this link. This standard is currently under review to become a Level 6 standard.

More information about the NCTJ National Qualification in Journalism can be found via this link.

Were interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. Were not focused on your qualifications; instead we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.

Were looking for people in the early stages of their journalistic career who can demonstrate their journalism and storytelling skills in a variety of ways. You might be writing articles for a local or student newspaper or website working at a radio station with news content blogging vlogging or creating social media content. You might also have the NCTJ Diploma or another Journalism qualification such as the Level 5 Journalist Apprenticeship.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences along with transferable strengths wed love to hear from you and encourage you to apply :

• Already possess and demonstrate journalistic skills
• Are open and curious about people and whats going on in the world
• Have original and creative ideas for ways to reach new audiences
• Regularly read watch and listen to news across all platforms
• Are flexible motivated and have an adaptable approach to the pace of work.

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2026
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme whether with the BBC or another organisation.

• Not previously have completed any elements of the National Qualification in Journalism (NQJ)
• Have achieved English GCSE at Grade 4 / C or above; or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2; or equivalent qualification.

For candidates under the age of 19 years at 8th September 2026 :
To complete the apprenticeship you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at…