This specialised Open Colleges (formerly Cengage Education) course first provides an introduction to the business of editing and proofreading, followed by training in core skill areas. Guided by a current industry practitioner, you will learn techniques for effective proofreading and structural and copy editing. Subjects such as copyright, computer editing and author relationships are addressed, and a complimentary style manual is included to help you with your work.
The course also includes a component on establishing a freelance business, covering the financial and promotional aspects of self-employment.
Extra learning materials included:
* Style manual for authors, editors and printers and
* Mark up pen.
Students are required to enroll via Cengage Education's website and pay for their course via Cengage Education's secured payment system.
Open Colleges is a dual sector Higher Education Institution and a Registered Training Organisation offering certificates, diplomas, and short courses via correspondence learning. As a Nationally recognised provider, the courses offered by Open Colleges are mainly nationally recognised and accredited. Many of Open Colleges courses are Austudy and/or Abstudy approved.
Open Colleges' courses allow you to undertake a self-paced educational journey with its fully online/correspondence education services.
Open Colleges has an affiliation with employment services company Adecco Australia. Students wishing to seek full and/or part time employment in their chosen field, can contact Adecco Australia on completion of their qualification.