Distance Learning
Learn and work from home as a proofreader or editor
The Publishing Qualifications Board
The Publishing Qualifications Board (PQB) is a charitable organisation, established more than 15 years ago. One of its key aims is to provide assessed, vocational training for anyone pursuing a publishing career.
It is a subsidiary of The Publishing Training Centre (PTC) - an organisation which promotes excellence in publishing through training. The PTC is best known for delivering high quality editorial and digital publishing skills training to publishers. In the past decade alone, it has trained more than 12,000 delegates.
The PQB offers a number of distance learning courses, all of which give you:
- the chance to work at your own pace
- your own experienced tutor to mark your work and answer queries
- the backing of the industry's recognised training body.
Training in Indexing
The Society of Indexers offers a distance learning course consisting of four assessed modules and a practical indexing assignment. Contact The Society of Indexers at
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Basic Proofreading
- Learn how to spot errors and use the right symbols to mark them up.
- Gain experience of different kinds of proofreading and publishing.
- Get extra online support (optional).
Copy-Editing
- Cover the entire copy-editing process.
- Practise under the guidance of experienced editors.
- Get extra online support (optional).
Editorial Project Management
- Get the skills you need to manage complex publishing projects.
- Cover everything from scheduling and budgeting to giving feedback.
Successful Editorial Freelancing
- This course will help you to set up an editorial freelancing business.
- Your tutor will give you individual feedback on your business plan.