Editing courses

Editing effectively means ensuring that a piece of writing is fit for its intended purpose.

Our editing courses cover both the specialised world of copy-editors in publishing firms, as well as the requirements of editors working in a range of other environments.

Copy-editing for Publishers
This intensive two-day course gives publishing staff a thorough introduction to copy-editing. You'll learn how the copy-editor fits in to the rest of the publishing process, how to mark up manuscripts correctly and how to create style sheets. You'll also look at some common grammar and spelling problems.

Editing and Writing for the Web
This course will help you structure your web material, refine your words and make best use of images. You will be given simple techniques and tips to make your web text more effective and get your message across to your readership, no matter what kind of organisation you are in.

Editing for Business
This course will show you how to edit and refine your organisation's documents so that they are well-structured, fit for their target audience and free from spelling, grammatical or factual errors. It examines common editing problems and shows how to overcome them with simple techniques and processes that everyone can use.