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Course schedule and booking

Use this page to find out about all our courses – just click a course name for a description of that course. When you're ready to book, follow the simple steps below. For specific information on course fees and course venues, click the relevant button.

As SfEP cannot be held responsible for travel or accomodation costs paid before a course has been confirmed, we strongly recommend that you do not pay for travel arrangements before you have received your confirmation email which states that the course is going ahead (or alternately, ring the SfEP Office on 020 8785 6155 to confirm that a course is going ahead). Please note that the confirmation email saying the course is going ahead is not the same email which you will receive acknowledging your booking.


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Step 1: Please select the booking option that's relevant to you from the drop-down menu below. What you choose will affect the fee you'll be asked to pay.

Step 2: Decide which course you want to take. If you want to find out more about a course, click its name and you'll be taken to a description of it. Only ONE course can be booked at a time.

Step 3: Click 'Book now' to begin the process of booking the course you want to take.

If you have any trouble booking your course, please email the .

Note: Booking with a credit card will attract a £3 handling charge. There's no handling charge for debit card bookings.

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Course Date Venue Fee (£)
inc. VAT		 Book this course Want to take this course but can't?
Exeter conference 31 August 2013 Exeter Various Book now Message form
Efficient copy-editing 31 August 2013 CONF, Exeter Select above Book now Message form
An Introduction to InDesign 3 September 2013 CONF, Exeter £99 Book now Message form
Brush up your copy-editing 26 July 2013 UL, London Select above Book now Message form
Brush up your grammar 22 July 2013 UL, London Select above Book now Message form
Copy-editing problems 19 June 2013 UL, London Select above Book now Message form
Introduction to copy-editing 23 May 2013 YTR, York Select above BOOKINGS CLOSED Message form
28 June 2013 TBH,Coventry Select above Book now Message form
Introduction to proofreading 22 May 2013 YTR, York Select above BOOKINGS CLOSED Message form
24 June 2013 UL, London Select above BOOKINGS CLOSEDMessage form
15 July 2013 UL, London Select above BOOKINGS CLOSED Message form
Introduction to web editorial skills 25 June 2013 UL, London Select above Book now Message form
1 October 2013 UL, London Select above Book now Message form
25 November 2013 UL, London Select above Book now Message form
On-screen editing 1 18 June 2013 TML, Glasgow Select above BOOKINGS CLOSED Message form
25 June 2013 CTR, Oxford Select above Book now Message form
29 July 2013 HC, London Select above Book now Message form
11 November 2013 HC, London Select above Book now Message form
On-screen editing 2 30 July 2013 HC, London Select above Book now Message form
12 November 2013 HC, London Select above Book now Message form
Proofreading problems 5 June 2013 UL, London Select above BOOKINGS CLOSEDMessage form

Course times

All SfEP courses run from 9.30am to 4.30/4.45pm except for On-screen editing 1 and 2 and the York-based courses, which run from 10am to 5pm, and the Belfast courses, which run from 10.15am to 5pm.

Course Fee
Brush up your copy-editing C
Brush up your grammar B
Brush up your proofreading B
Copy-editing problems B
Editing and proofreading music C
Efficient copy-editing B
Getting work with non-publishers C
Going freelance and staying there B
Introduction to copy-editing A
Introduction to proofreading A
Introduction to web editorial skills C
Negotiating effectively C
On-screen editing 1 D
On-screen editing 2 D
Professional copy-editing B
Project management C
Proofreading for Accreditation B
Proofreading problems B
Training for trainers C
Fees A B C D
SfEP associate/member £ £ £ £
Corporate subscriber £ £ £ £
SI member £ £ £ £
NUJ member £ £ £ £
ALPSP member £ £ £ £
PI member £ £ £ £
AFEPI member £ £ £ £
Non-member £ £ £ £
Code Venue address and contact number
AH Apsley House (SfEP Office), 176 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, London SW15 2SH, tel: 020 8785 6155.
AJP AJP, IT Training Suite, 18 Park Row, Bristol BS1 5LJ, tel: 0118 929 1509.
BMA The British Medical Association (BMA), 14 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1LL, tel: 0131 247 3015.
CAC The Crescent Arts Centre, 2–4 University Road, Belfast BT7 1NH, tel: 028 9024 2338.
CC Cass Centre, Shaftesbury Road, Cambridge, CB2 8BS, tel: 01223 765129.
CH The Conservatory, The Windmill at Tabley, Chester Road, Tabley, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 0HW, tel: 01565 625 885.
CONF Exeter University, Streatham Campus, Streatham Drive, Exeter EX4 4QJ, tel: 01392 725202.
CTR Computer teaching room at Ewert House, Ewert Place, Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7DD, tel: 01865 280800.
ETCV Edinburgh Training and Conference Venue, 16 St Mary's Street, Edinburgh EH1 1SU, tel: 0131 538 8333.
GBTC Go Business & Training Centre, 2nd Floor, Mercantile Chambers, 53 Bothwell Street, Glasgow G2 6TS, tel: 0141 222 9514.
HC Happy Computers, Cityside House, 40 Adler Street, London E1 1EE, tel: 020 7375 7300.
HGI Hilton Garden Inn, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6BF, tel: 0117 925 1001.
PS Pioneer Suite, 3 Canal Street, The Village, Manchester M1 3HE, tel: 0161 242 7859.
QUB Queens University Belfast, McClay Library at Queens, 10 College Park, Belfast, tel: 028 9097 6185.
TBH The Britannia Hotel, Fairfax Street,Coventry CV1 5RP tel: 024 7663 3686.
TCC Taunton Conference Centre, Wellington Road, Taunton, Somerset TA1 5AX, tel: 01823 252 934.
TML The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow G3 7DN, tel: 0141 287 2870.
UL University of London, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU, tel: 020 7862 8127/8.
YTR York Theatre Royal, St Leonard's Place, York YO1 7HD, tel: 01904 658 162.