Honorary president: Judith Butcher Honorary vice-president: David Crystal OBE

Which course?

Complete novice?

For people with no publishing background or contacts, Introduction to proofreading and Introduction to copy-editing will give you the opportunity to find out what proofreading or copy-editing for publishers is about, to test whether you have the necessary aptitude before investing in any further training and to ask our tutors for advice.

We also recommend the Publishing Training Centre's distance learning courses: Basic proofreading by Gillian Clarke and Copy-editing by Barbara Horn. These courses allow you to learn at your own pace, and the course texts are good reference books.

Learning paths

The flow charts below show two sequences of courses, one of which, we believe, will be most appropriate to your needs.

Beginners	Returners/improvers
Introduction to proofreading	Brush up your proofreading
Brush up your grammar	Brush up your grammar
Proofreading problems	Proofreading for Accreditation
Introduction to copy-editing	Brush up your copy-editing
Copy-editing problems	Efficient copy-editing
Going freelance and staying there	Professional copy-editing
Negotiating effectively	Working for non-publishers
Internet for editors	On-screen editing 1
	On-screen editing 2
	Negotiating effectively

To top