Electronic publishing incorporated
by John Whitley
In the 2002 revision of the National Occupational Standards, the knowledge and skills required in electronic publishing were not covered in anything other than cursory detail. Budgets and timeframes did not allow for substantive revision of this critical but rapidly changing aspect of publishing. However, a new project was funded in 2004 and completed in 2005. Because electronic publishing is so all-encompassing it was decided that the changes and additions would need to be implemented across the existing standards rather than in a new unit. A steering group was formed with willing volunteers from book and journal publishing, and a consultant, Iain Brown, appointed to rewrite the Standards. The resulting changes were then widely tested by the industry before being submitted for acceptance to The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, who control and audit the National Occupational Standards for all industries. Their approval was forthcoming in December 2004 and the Standards published on this website early in 2005.
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