Damelin Correspondence College

Course fee

Normal Price: R 8,027
(Payment in Full) Web Price: R 7,224 (save 10%)

Please Note:

The special Payment in Full Web Price listed above is only valid if you complete the enrolment form on the Damelin Correspondence website and choose one of the Payment in Full options available to you.

Your Payment in Full options are:

• Credit Card (you can use your budget facility)
• Internet Banking Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
• Direct Deposit (at any FNB Bank Branch)
• Cheque, Postal Order (delivered or posted to one of our branches) or Cash (paid at one of our branches)

The Payment Plan option on our website does not qualify you for our special Web Only Prices.

Certification

After you successfully complete this course, you will receive
your Damelin Correspondence College Freelance Journalism
Certificate.

Programme Type

The Damelin Correspondence College Freelance Journalism
Certificate is a DCC Self-Employment Programme, that is
approved by the DCC Academic Board.*

*Non-credit bearing/Not aligned to NQF

Entrance Requirements

   Grade 12 (Std. 10) or equivalent, or relevant work experience.

Programme Duration

You should be able to complete this course within 18 months.

Course Contents

Information Literacy
• Information literacy
• English language
• Reading, vocabulary and visual communication

Understanding the News and Media
• Inside the News Media organisation
• The elements of news

Reporting and writing stories
• Essential skills for journalists
• An introduction to the news writing process
• A step-by-step guide to reporting and writing news stories

Journalism skills at work
• Crafting feature stories
• Preparing for the working world

Start your own Small Business
All Damelin Correspondence College Self-Employment
programmes include a subject called How to Start a Small
Business. This subject will teach you the following:
• How to start your own small business
• Record business financial transactions
• Perform VAT calculations and complete tax returns
• Cost and price a product
• Complete PAYE documents
 

Student Assessment

All the required assignments must be completed and sent to the
College for marking. All assignments must be successfully passed
in order to obtain the award.

FREE kit items:

The course includes a kit
of helpful items to get you
started as a journalist.

*Damelin Correspondence College
reserves the right to change the kit
items without prior notice.

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