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Skills development

Courses to equip you with the essential skills for publishing today.

Advanced Copy-Editing

A masterclass for experienced copy-editors that hones their skills in comprehension, structure and consistency.

Advanced Copy-Editing in Dublin

Advanced Copy-Editing in Dublin

A masterclass for experienced copy-editors being held in Dublin

Advanced Proofreading

A masterclass for those who want to apply their existing proofreading skills to challenging texts and learn advanced decision-making strategies.

Advanced Proofreading in Dublin

Advanced Proofreading in Dublin

A one-day masterclass for those who want to apply existing proofreading skills to challenging text, and learn advanced strategies for decision-making.

Copy-Editing Skills

This course has been replaced with the revised and updated Introduction to Editorial Skills and Progress in Editorial Skills.

Copywriting for Publishers

Explore when, where and how smart copywriting can boost the performance of your book marketing projects.

Digital Proofreading

Learn how to proofread on-screen effectively and efficiently, employing best practice.

Editing Digital Products

A practical course on effective editing within the digital environment whether that’s websites, e-books or other emerging platforms.

Editing in Word

Learn how to edit on-screen with greater efficiency and effectiveness.

Editing in Word in Dublin

Editing in Word in Dublin

Learn how to edit on-screen with greater efficiency and effectiveness.

Editing Scientific, Technical and Medical Texts

Learn how to deal with the language of science found in STM books and journals, plus scientific units, typographic conventions, jargon, tables, equations and references. 

Editorial Skills for Business

Editorial Skills for Business

Editing and proofreading designed specifically for non-publishing organisations

Essentials of Text Editing

This course has been superseded by Editorial Skills for Business click here

Getting into Grammar

Getting into Grammar

A one-day introductory grammar course.

Grappling with Grammar

Grappling with Grammar

Enhance your understanding of common problem areas, such as relative clauses and split infinitives.

Introduction to Editorial Skills: Copy-Editing and Proofreading

Introduction to Editorial Skills: Copy-Editing and Proofreading

26349 PTC logo editorial skills V1150x43Brand new! Entry-level, three-step course that offers a thorough introduction to the key publishing skills of copy-editing and proofreading.

 

Progress in Editorial Skills: Copy-Editing and Proofreading

Progress in Editorial Skills: Copy-Editing and Proofreading

26349 PTC logo editorial skills V1150x43Brand new! This intermediate-level, three-step course takes print and digital copy-editing and proofreading knowledge to the next level.

Proofreading for Editors

A practical proofreading course for those working in book and journal publishing.

Rewriting and Substantive Editing

A one-day masterclass to help editors rewrite text and restructure a manuscript, while retaining the author’s voice.

 

Working with Authors

Working with Authors

Find out how to get the best from your authors, and get your manuscript on time, on budget and on brief.

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