Professional Editing and Proofreading - Online Course

Join a growing industry where the demand for copy editors and proof readers are essential for business success including for magazines, newspapers, online media and advertising agencies.

If you would like to work for yourself or contract to a number of businesses, then working in editing and proofreading can be a rewarding and challenging career option.

With media and technology advances, editing has changed somewhat in the last 50 years. Now at the click of a button, clients will have access to your work. To showcase your talents, undertake the Professional Editing and Proofreading course today, and find out how rewarding it is to achieve your goal.

At the end of the course are industry contacts for job opportunities!

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Course Outline
Course Code: 
LLDEP
Duration: 
100 hours - Access for 12 months
Delivery: 
Online & Correspondence
Certificate: 
Statement of achievement
Lesson Structure: 
  1. Introduction to professional copy editing
  2. This includes a detailed look at proof-readers symbols and how to use them. We teach you how to read proofs and encourage you to practise. We also look at house styles, reference systems, dates and times.
  3. Editing symbols and skills
  4. This includes a detailed look at proof-readers symbols and how to use them. We teach you how to read proofs and encourage you to practise
  5. An introduction to proofreading
  6. Learn how to read, revise and mark up an author's typescript as a copy editor. Content and layout are addressed.
  7. Grammar and spelling
  8. Common problem areas - like apostrophes - are covered. Rules and guidelines are given, including tips on when to break them
  9. Punctuation and capitalisation
  10. We look at the critical role of the main punctuation marks (full stops, ellipses, semicolons, colons, commas, apostrophes, dashes, hyphens, inverted commas, exclamation and question marks) with examples.
  11. Setting up in business
  12. You are introduced to basic required skills, including HTML and flowcharts. Included are industry contacts for job opportunities.
  13. How to sell your services
  14. Includes ten tips for getting more work in copy editing and proofreading
  15. Implications of new technology
  16. We look at the implications of new technology for freelance editors and proof-readers: the impact on current practices and emerging job opportunities
  17. Electronic publishing
  18. The three main electronic media are examined.
  19. Other avenues for freelancers
  20. We look at how you can continue polishing and developing your professional skills, including ten tips for getting more work in copy editing and proofreading. Common causes of student confusion are reviewed and clarified
Aims - the learning objectives of the course: 
  • Examine the industry of professional copy editing
  • Learn the skills of editing
  • Enhance your grammar and spelling
  • Develop stronger punctuation and capitalisation skills
  • Learn how to set up your own business
  • Learn how to sell your services to prospective clients
  • Determine the implications of new technology
  • Introduction to electronic publishing
  • Research and determine other avenues for freelancers