Course description
Technical Author Core Skills Training
5-day Live Online Training course has been designed to equip delegates with the skills, knowledge and expertise needed to excel in technical authoring.
Live online training lets you participate in a real course from your place of work or home.
Over five days, this comprehensive Technical Authoring course, teaches delegates skills in analysing your audience, structuring and designing documents, designing an effective layout and avoiding common errors.
This is an ISTC-accredited course. It is practical and 'activity-based' course that makes extensive use of practical exercises to give candidates the opportunity to gain experience in the techniques taught. They are invited to submit a sample of work to receive feedback as progress through the following three stages of the technical author programme:
- Introduction to technical authoring (1 day)
- Intermediate technical authoring (2 days)
- Advanced technical authoring (2 days)
More experienced professionals may choose to move directly to the intermediate or advanced stage, which can be taken as standalone courses, to meet their requirements.
For over two decades Armada has been a leading provider of technical authoring services. We employ and work with some of the most talented and knowledgeable technical authors in the UK. Our experience and expertise makes us ideally suited to offering technical author training.
Our approach to live online technical authoring training
We do everything possible to make your online training experience as close as possible to actually being in the classroom…
- You’ll see and hear your trainer and the other delegates, and see our trainer’s screen.
- Your trainer and the other delegates will see and hear you.
- We’ll provide your training materials, and make the course files and resources (checklists, job aids to focus each stage of the writing process, templates that incorporate best practice) available for you to download.
- Your training is hands-on - you’ll practice and carry out exercises throughout.
- If you need assistance, you can share your screen with your trainer, and pass control to them.
- You'll receive an e-certificate from confirming successful course completion.
- You’re entitled to 30 days’ email support.
All you need is an internet-connected computer running Microsoft Word. The setup is simple, but if there’s anything you’re not sure about we’re always here to help.
If you haven’t got Word installed on your computer, we’ll send you a link to fully-functional trial software that you can download and install.
Upcoming start dates
Suitability - Who should attend?
This Technical Authoring Training Programme has been designed for new technical authors and writers looking to develop advanced technical authoring skills. It may also be highly beneficial for professionals on a different career path who have been asked to carry out technical authoring work or are considering a career in technical authoring.
Pre-requisites
Candidates must complete the introduction and intermediate stages to approach the advanced course respectively, or have equivalent knowledge.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Technical Authoring e-certificate
Upon completion of this Comprehensive Technical Authoring Training Programme, delegates receive an e-certificate confirming that they have attended and successfully completed an ISTC-accredited course.
Training Course Content
Our Technical Authoring Training Programme is structured as follows:
Day 1: Introduction to technical authoring
- Introduction
- Know your audience
- How to structure your documents
- Write from a design
- Skills of writing - 12 golden rules
- Punctuation and grammar
- Document layout
- Reviewing and proof reading
Days 2 and 3: Intermediate technical authoring
- Basics of technical writing
- The technical writing process
- Creating effective content and structure
- Clarity in technical writing
- Consistency and correctness
- Putting it all together
Days 4 and 5: Advanced technical authoring
- Defining readability
- Business and design standards for technical documentation
- Creating better graphics
- Checking document integrity
- Writing for multiple platforms
- Grammar issues
- Editing and writing with others
Why choose Armada
4.9 stars Google Review rating
Over 96% delegate experience rating on our Autodesk courses in 2021
5 locations across UK and live online courses
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Expenses
Course fees are inclusive of all relevant course documentation, including comprehensive courseware.
Delegates are also entitled to 30 days' after-course support via email.
On-request training
We can also provide an on-request course (one-to-one or for a group) Remotely, or at one of our training centres in Bromsgrove (near Birmingham), Bristol, Reading, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, or at your venue anywhere in the UK.
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