The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NTCJ) is an industry-backed charity that provides a training and qualifications structure for journalists at all stage of their career, across all media platforms. Among other programmes, the NCTJ administers the Journalism Diversity Fund, which awards training bursaries to aspiring journalists from under-represented and financially disadvantaged backgrounds. The NCTJ regularly undertakes research for the benefit of the industry, most recently into Diversity in Journalism.