We measure the success of PMA by the success of our graduates.
They win awards like the ones above. Lots of them.

Comments from a recent Winter course
"Loved it! Loved the people, loved the tutors and I'm going to be really sad to leave and face the big wide world."
Laura Lovett

"Exhausting but worth it. Be prepared to lose half-a-stone in weight and get spots from living on tea and biscuits for a couple of months."
Jessica Harvey

"I would recommend it. It gives a really good grounding and gives a good career start. I'd recommend it.."
Anna Jefferys

"Very worthwhile. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the course."
Matt Smith

"Rewarding, shattering, exhausting, intense"
Timothy Sheahan

"Whatever you expect before you arrive — don't expect to understand how challenging and rewarding it can be. You have to see it before you can believe it. I would recommend it to anyone."
Naoise Ryan

"I would recommend it if you've got the stomach for it. It isn't easy, but it's worth it."
Katy Moore

Some comments from previous courses
"Brilliant fun and a terrific grounding for a job in journalism. It was nine weeks’ blood and sweat, but all worth it. I couldn’t have got my job without the course."
Job within one month of course finishing.

"An excellent practical course with a great group atmosphere, a terrific course tutor who made it fun to learn. I just wish it had lasted longer."
J ob within two months of course ending.

"I really enjoyed it and was completely knackered by the end. Things were so intensive that sometimes I wished we hadn’t been driven so hard. The tutors were brilliant and inspiring."
Interview on last week of course, started work two weeks later.

"A personal note of thanks for a great course. It was such a great experience because it created so many opportunities. I’m delighted to have a job so soon. Thanks for that too!"
Job within a week of finishing course.

"I came on the course to get a job at the end of it, and got one the Monday after it finished. I can’t believe it! Lots of encouragement all the way along the line."
Job two days after the course finished.

"Four months ago I was an office temp, now I’m working as deputy editor on a glossy travel magazine. What more can I say?"
Job eight weeks after course ended, but in regular freelance work immediately.

"Hard to fault a course where a job was in the bag before the course ended, and where the course director let me stay at his house when I did my work attachment! Contents were very good, if a bit packed. Contacts were superlative."
Job two weeks before course ended.

"It was a big expense, but it was worth every penny. I’d written dozens of letters to magazines without any luck, but after the course I was shortlisted for interview every time and had the confidence to reject a job because I was so sure I would get what I wanted."
Job within a month of course finishing

"I came to PMA from outside the industry with only a vague idea of what journalism involved. But by the end of the course, I not only felt sufficiently trained to describe myself as a fully fledged journalist, but I had a new set of friends and reliable support network of students and tutors to help me make contacts and steer me in the right direction. PMA opens doors."
Job within weeks of course ending.

"Like a passionate but brief affair. A nine-week emotional whirlwind that will stay with me forever."
Regular freelance work

"Incredibly rewarding. I now feel confident that I can mix it with the pros."
Job within a month of the course ending