Bundle: Technical Author training course and Advanced Technical Communication course
The key skills you need in order to be a successful Technical Writer/Technical Author.
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You get access to:
Cherryleaf’s popular, and affordable, online Technical Author/technical writing course. This teaches the key skills of technical writing for IT and software user documentation.
- Access to the 15 modules and the related exercises from the Technical Author/technical writing online training course
- You send your answers to the exercises in the course back to us for review and feedback.
- You’ll also receive a certificate, once you’ve completed the assessments correctly.
Plus:
Access to all the modules from the Intermediate/Advanced Technical Communication course:- DITA fundamentals
- Single sourcing and content reuse training course
- Introduction to Content Strategy course
- Documenting REST APIs
- Managing Software Documentation Projects
- Writing and designing embedded Help
- Markdown
- Revising and Editing Content
- Trends in Technical Communication
Comments from delegates
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Who is this course for?
This course is ideal for you if need a solid understanding of the Technical Author’s role and the fundamentals of technical writing. This bundles also gives you access to all the modules from our Advanced Technical Communication course.
A lot of delegates are people changing careers, and looking to become a Technical Author (known as Technical Writers in the USA). This course is ideal for graduate and junior author induction training, as well as more experienced technical writers who’ve never had any formal training.
Reviewed assessments and certificate
The Technical Author/technical writing training course comes with a certificate at the end of the course. You send your answers to the exercises in the course back to us for review and feedback.
Please be aware
The Technical Author/technical writing training course doesn't cover the specialist requirements for aerospace, military, railway and automotive documentation, where documentation must be written to a specific XML standard. It also doesn't cover how to write technical API documentation for developers (this is covered on advanced course). If you are looking to start your career as a Technical Author, you also might need to learn how to use a particular Help authoring tool.Prices exclude VAT for delegates based in the EU.
What will I learn?
The course is organised around the technical documentation process, describing:
- The purpose and value of technical documentation
- The entire documentation process—planning, writing, editing, indexing, and production.
- The skills you need as a technical communicator.
- How to work more efficiently by writing and designing your information in a structured, useful, usable and informed way
Course outline
- The purpose of technical documentation
- The different models for technical documentation
- What is a technical author?
- Adopting a user-centred design approach
- Overview of the writing process
- Planning your content
- Researching the product and audience
- The Information Design stage
- Software tools
- Writing the topics – Overview
- Writing the topics – How to write and present different types of information
- Writing the topics – Using images and videos
- Writing the topics – Index, Search and Metadata
- Hyperlinking
- Reviewing and editing
Plus:
Access to all the modules from the Advanced Technical Communication course:- DITA fundamentals
- Single sourcing and content reuse training course
- Introduction to Content Strategy course
- Documenting REST APIs
- Managing Software Documentation Projects
- Writing and designing embedded Help
- Markdown
- Revising and Editing Content
- Trends in Technical Communication
Duration and delivery format
Prices are for 12 months access. If you want more than 12 months access, then you will be billed automatically for a second 12 months. You can stop when you want – just cancel your subscription when you’ve completed all the modules you want to take.
The Technical Author/technical writing training course is accredited by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators
TheTechnical Author/technical writing training course course’s content is accredited by the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators, the professional body for Technical Communicators in the United Kingdom. It is an independent assessment of the course’s quality. Note: This excludes the Advanced Technical Communication course modules.
Professional certification as a technical communicator
Cherryleaf’s training courses can help you become a Junior, Certified Member or Certified Fellow of the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicators (ISTC). The ISTC is the national professional body for technical communicators in the UK. It has members around the world. Junior Members, Members and Fellows are certified by the ISTC through a vetting process, with Members and Fellows entitled to use the initials MISTC or FISTC after their names. All ISTC members have a responsibility to maintain their professional competence through Continuing Professional Development (CPD). Cherryleaf’s courses can help demonstrate you are extending and updating your skillsYour Instructor
Cherryleaf is a technical writing services company formed in 2002 by people with a passion for technical communication and learning development.
Cherryleaf is recognised as a leader within the technical communication profession. Our staff have written articles for the Society for Technical Communication's (STC) Intercom magazine, the Institute of Scientific and Technical Communicator's Communicator journal and tekom's TCWorld magazine. They've also written books on technical communication. We've presented webinars for Adobe, Madcap Software or the STC, and we've spoken at various conferences around the world.
Today, organisations throughout Europe use Cherryleaf’s services so they can provide clear information that enables users and staff to complete tasks productively.