In a statement issued to BJP, Andrew Cropley, principal of Norton College, part of The Sheffield College, says that the "college has received sufficient interest from prospective students to justify recruiting a new tutor."

The announcement comes almost two months after Paul Sanders, picture editor of The Times unofficially announced that the course, the last of its kind in the UK, would face the cut. On his Facebook page he wrote: "Sad day for news photography. The Sheffield Nctj course is officially dead. Cut because of a lack of funding. The end of an era." Read our full report.

Sheffield College had told BJP that it was evaluating its options after course leader Paul Delmar retired. Cropley said at the time: "The future of the press photography and photojournalism block release and full time courses is currently being reviewed following government funding cuts to adult courses, a fall in the number of applications to this course and changes within the media industry."

Now, the college will be looking for a new tutor to start the course in November. Cropley adds: "We would like to thank former course leader Paul Delmar for his outstanding commitment and contribution to the college and his students. Paul is highly respected and has inspired scores of photographers to succeed. He will be sorely missed. We wish him all the very best for the future."

The Photojournalism and Press Photography is a pre-entry certificate accredited by the National Council for the Training of Journalists. The course runs from November 2010 to May 2011 and cost £3600 - which represents a two-fold increase over a previous yearly rate of £1500.