A JOURNALISM training academy in Tottenham promoting diversity in the media played host to a Government minister as part of Social Enterprise Day last week.

Catch 22 trains journalists from a range of social and cultural backgrounds at the Bernie Grant Enterprise Centre.

It is funded through grants and bursaries and was deemed to be a leader in how social enterprises can create positive change in the Conservative's Big Society vision.

Communities and local government minister Bob Neill said: "Catch 22 is a great example of how individuals can start up successful companies with a social cause at the very heart of the business plan.

"The media training programme Catch 22 offers and the high profile media partnerships they have formed are highly impressive and the young people they work with are starting to make in-roads into the media industry."

The academy offers 45 young adults the opportunity to participate in a 14-week training academy, followed by a nine-month placement and mentor programme with a top media companies including The Economist and Condé Nast.

Founder Tokunbo Ajasa-Oluwa said: "Social Enterprises like Catch 22 play a crucial role in tackling the challenges within our society, particularly within the area of youth unemployment, which we focus on.

"Seeing is believing so it is reassuring that on Social Enterprise Day key government departments are acknowledging the impact Catch 22 and other social enterprises are making by visiting us today."