Professional Course In Copyediting & Proofreading Training

No takers for e-publishing?" Copy editors / proofreaders with an eye for detail are in great demand in many MNCs.
Persons with a professional training and certification in copy editing are desirable candidates as an organisation is saved from making significant investments to train them. Moreover, they will be productive from the first day on the job.
Our professional copy editing and proofreading course will help you land your dream job and also command a competitive pay package.

Course Schedule

Bangalore: Nov 3 – 11, 2017 (28 hours, Fridays & Saturdays)

Chennai: Dec 2 – 10, 2017 (28 hours, Saturdays & Sundays)

Course fees: Rs. 14,000/- NOW only Rs. 10,000/- + GST (18%)

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WHY A COURSE IN COPY EDITING AND PROOFREADING?

You are a fresher hoping to enter the corporate world or an experienced professional looking for a change in career; and you possess reasonable writing skills.This in-depth certificate course in copy editing and proofreading will hone your basic grammar skills and make youa desirable candidate for MNCs and publishing houses which require candidates with copy editing knowledge that can be productive from the first day on the job.

Other opportunities for copy editors and proofreaders are in the newspaper industry, magazines, and small businesses.
If you do not want to pursue a full-time job, this course will help you project yourself as an experienced freelancer.

ABOUT THE COURSE

Our copy editing and proofreading course consists of a series of modules covering various aspects of copy editing and proofreading. At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Spot typographical errors.
Investigate and verify facts.
Edit for style and language.
Review for grammar, spelling, punctuation, style, and readability.
Express ideas clearly and logically while adhering to editorial policy.
Preserve the voice of the original writer throughout the process of copy editing.

WHO CAN APPLY?

The copy editing and proofreading course is designed for freshers and professionals, at any level, in different fields, such as publishing, journalism, marketing, management, education, sociology, and the sciences.

Persons interested in developing specific copy editing skills or updating their abilities to produce professionally written documents in any industry will benefit from the program’s detail-driven approach to copyediting.

Eligibility Criteria

Participants must possess a bachelor’s degree in any stream.
Basic (school-level) knowledge of English grammar is essential.

Module 1: Basic Grammar

The purpose of this module is to provide the participants with the opportunity to revise and refine their grammar skills. The module covers:

Parts of speech: noun, pronoun, adjective, verb, preposition, conjunction, adverbs, etc.
Basic Sentence structure, Phrases and clauses.

Module 2: Proofreading

The purpose of this module is to introduce participantsto the basics of proofreading. The module covers:

Editing for style: Elements of style including spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, and numbers.
Punctuation for professionals: Commas, colons, quotation marks, ellipses, and hyphens.
Proofreading marks.
Tools for exploring required information.
Standard proofreading.
Comparison proofing.

Module 3: Copyediting

The purpose of this module is to introduce participants to copy editing. The module covers:

Difference between copyediting and proofreading.
Preparing Style Sheets.
Editing skills: Editing for Conciseness and absence of bias.
Types of editing: Light, Substantive, Technical.
Referencing styles: APA, Chicago, Harvard, MLA, Vancouver.

Each module contains several exercises to enable the participantsto practice the concepts covered in the module.

Certification

Each participant’s performance will be evaluated at the end of each module. Successful participants will be awarded a professional* certification in proofreading and copy editing at the end of the course.

*Please note that Rehoboth Academic Services is an autonomous institute and is not affiliated to any university.

Careers in Copyediting

Careers opportunities for copy editors include:

Content writing/editing.
Web content development/editing.
Publishing (book, newspaper, magazines, etc.)
both electronic and print.

Why choose us?

Guaranteed satisfaction
High academic standards
Highly qualified and experienced Trainer
Job-oriented training
Enjoyable learning experience

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How to Apply?

Interested candidates can contact Dr A. Ganasoundari at Rehoboth Academic Services.

Phone numbers: +91 97418 71657, +91 97319 88227, 080-41515166.
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