Distance Learning
The courses
- 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).
- Cover the entire copy-editing process.
- Practise under the guidance of experienced editors.
- Get extra online support (optional).
- 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.
- Learn all you need to know about picture research.
- Numerous exercises and assignments, all drawn from real-life situations.
- This course will guide you through many of the techniques you will need as more and more editing is being undertaken on screen.
- Editing on Screen does not replace a first-level copy editing course, but should rather be seen as complementary to it.
- Work on many different types of material including leaflets, advertisements and press releases.
- Learn about market research, design and layout, and different forms of marketing.
Learn and work from home as a proofreader,
editor, copywriter or picture researcher
The Publishing Qualifications Board
The Publishing Qualifications Board (PQB) is a charitable organisation, established 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. PTC is best known for delivering high quality editorial skills training to publishers. In the past decade alone, it has trained more than 12,000 delegates.
PQB offers seven 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.
Most of the courses are paper-based, although Successful Editorial Freelancing can be ordered as an electronic version and Editing on Screen is only available via email. Basic Proofreading includes extra (optional) online training.
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The ODLQC Guarantee
The Publishing Training Centre at Book House is accredited by ODLQC, the national body for quality in open and distance learning. The Publishing Training Centre meets the standards set by the Council, who are satisfied that the service you, the learner, will receive from the Publishing Training Centre will be of good quality. If it is not, or you cannot resolve a dispute with the Publishing Training Centre, please let us know at ODLQC. Write to: Learner Support, ODLQC, 16 Park Crescent, London W1B 1AH and we will look into your case.
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 (Training Course), Blades Enterprise Centre, John Street, Sheffield S2 4SU or email admin@indexers.org.uk.