We provide training and certification programs for technical writers, digital content specialists and linguists.
Training
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Our training is designed to provide effective, real-world, skills certification for both the participants and employers. We currently offer the following courses which take place online and at our training premises:
Training for technical writers
Who is this training course for?
Technical writers who are already working for a company or as a freelance and wish to have a certification to prove their professional competence, students who are planning to enter the discipline, other linguists who are interested to add technical writing to their skills or change their career path.
This course covers the following topics:
Exploring and understanding the role that technical writers play
Identifying the skills that technical writers are expected to possess
Appraisal and use of the most popular technical documentation tools and software
The creation and management of online documentation
XML and DITA
XSLT
Communicating with engineers and other stakeholders
Incorporating feedback
Communicating with editors and reviewers
Standardized and structured documentation
Writing rules and the creation of a style guide
The use of style guides
Correct and consistent usage of terms, abbreviations and acronyms
Design and interface elements
Modular design and variant management
Wiki authoring
Knowledge management
Collaborative writing environments
Good writing practice
Training for technical editors
Who is this training course for?
Technical editors who are already working for a company or as a freelance and wish to have a certification to prove their professional competence, students who are planning to enter the discipline, translators or other linguists who are interested to add technical editing to their skills or change their career path.
This course covers the following topics:
Exploring and understanding the role that technical editors play
Identifying the skills that technical editors are expected to possess
Appraisal and use of the most popular editing tools and software
Finding, choosing and working with standard, company and departmental style guides
Using Internet search and other resources of information
Communicating with authors and other stakeholders
Writing queries and creating style sheets
Working with proofreader marks
Working with track changes in MS Word.
Working with PDF markup
Working with collaborative writing environments
Examining good writing practice
How to check for problems of logic and coherence in a text
Correcting errors of tense and mistakes of grammar, spelling and punctuation
The training courses consist of web modules using video and online testing followed by a final classroom session where the participant sits a supervised multiple choice examination. Upon successful completion of the course and examination, the participant will be issued a certificate and entered into the certification database.
For more information on a particular course, availability and pricing, please email: training@steinerlinguistics.com
Training for technical writers
Who is this training course for?
Technical writers who are already working for a company or as a freelance and wish to have a certification to prove their professional competence, students who are planning to enter the discipline, other linguists who are interested to add technical writing to their skills or change their career path.
This course covers the following topics:
Exploring and understanding the role that technical writers play
Identifying the skills that technical writers are expected to possess
Appraisal and use of the most popular technical documentation tools and software
The creation and management of online documentation
XML and DITA
XSLT
Communicating with engineers and other stakeholders
Incorporating feedback
Communicating with editors and reviewers
Standardized and structured documentation
Writing rules and the creation of a style guide
The use of style guides
Correct and consistent usage of terms, abbreviations and acronyms
Design and interface elements
Modular design and variant management
Wiki authoring
Knowledge management
Collaborative writing environments
Good writing practice
Training for technical editors
Who is this training course for?
Technical editors who are already working for a company or as a freelance and wish to have a certification to prove their professional competence, students who are planning to enter the discipline, translators or other linguists who are interested to add technical editing to their skills or change their career path.
This course covers the following topics:
Exploring and understanding the role that technical editors play
Identifying the skills that technical editors are expected to possess
Appraisal and use of the most popular editing tools and software
Finding, choosing and working with standard, company and departmental style guides
Using Internet search and other resources of information
Communicating with authors and other stakeholders
Writing queries and creating style sheets
Working with proofreader marks
Working with track changes in MS Word.
Working with PDF markup
Working with collaborative writing environments
Examining good writing practice
How to check for problems of logic and coherence in a text
Correcting errors of tense and mistakes of grammar, spelling and punctuation
The training courses consist of web modules using video and online testing followed by a final classroom session where the participant sits a supervised multiple choice examination. Upon successful completion of the course and examination, the participant will be issued a certificate and entered into the certification database.
For more information on a particular course, availability and pricing, please email: training@steinerlinguistics.com
