The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) is the route into journalism in the UK, facilitating the industry-approved qualifications you need to work as a professional journalist

The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is the voice of journalists, and provides protection, advice, support and training for journalists.

Journalism.co.uk – a great guide to training, freelance work and other opportunities

Holdthefrontpage.co.uk – a great site for pros, offering a variety of resources, industry vacancies and other training guides

The Press Gazette is a news website for news professionals, full of interesting think pieces and current affairs plus guides and training

BBC Academy provides a comprehensive guide to the journalism expectations of the BBC, with great guides to editorial standards

The Guardian’s Style Guide is a very useful list of guidelines on spelling, grammar, syntax and common mistakes

McNae is an essential resource for learning about journalism law

The goverment’s Intellectual property and your work page is a useful resource for learning about copyright and intellectual property