The BBC World Service Languages Future Voices Trainee Scheme 2025 for Aspiring Journalists

Applications are now open for the 2025 BBC World Service Languages Future Voices Trainee Scheme. BBC World Service Languages is seeking talented, people with a disability to join the Future Voices trainee scheme. This a four-month entry level paid program offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience in journalism and kickstart your career at one of the world’s leading broadcasters.

Are you a person with a disability, a fluent speaker of English and any one of these World Service languages; French, Gahuza Swahili, Portuguese, Arabic, Amharic , Tigrinya, Oromo, Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Tamasheq, Dzarma, Kikuyu, Kalenjin, Spanish, Malagasy or Dholuo?

Requirements

• Aspiring journalists  with a disability who are just starting out or at the beginning of their career and are passionate about finding and telling stories for a global audience.
• You should be curious about the world and fluent in one of the BBC World Service Languages mentioned above.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this opportunity, you must:

• Be registered as a person with a disability with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities.
• Be aged 18 or over when the scheme starts in April 2025.
• Be legally allowed to work in Kenya full time
• Be fluent in English and one of the languages we have listed in this advert.
• Be available from April – July 2025.

Application Procedure:

Once you begin your application you will need to answer our eligibility questions.  This will be followed up via email with a series of questions to understand your interest in journalism and creating content. You should be ready to:

• Submit a news story idea
• Answer a few questions via video recording based on your motivations for applying and your passion for this area. This will be requested in both English and your second language.
• Share with us at least one item of journalistic content you’ve created – this could be a social media post or something published on a digital platform, in print, TV, radio or podcast.

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the BBC World Service Languages Future Voices Trainee Scheme