Roundup: Training Resources for Editors and Proofreaders

This latest Roundup features links to some key international professional bodies that offer training (or guidance on training) for editors and proofreaders, as well as a recent article in which publishers give their views on the matter.

Society-based training information

• UK & Ireland: Society of Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP) and the Publishing Training Centre (PTC)
• Australia: Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd)
• Canada: Editors’ Canada (EAC) including specific information about EAC certification
• South Africa: Professional Editors’ Group
• USA: Editorial Freelancers Association (EFA)

Articles about editorial training

• Does Training Matter? What Publishers Say about Proofreading & Editing Courses
• Proofreading: How to Choose the Right Training Course
• Editorial Training and Industry Consensus? A View from the UK
• Proofreader Beware! The Challenges of Diversifying Your Client Base
• Spotlight: Insights from a Publishing Training Provider

Resources

• The Copyeditors’ Knowledge Base offers an extensive list of training resources, including college programmes, for US editorial freelancers
• Link of the Week: SfEP's Online Course Schedule and Booking
• Link of the Week: Introduction to Web Editorial Skills (SfEP course)

​Feel free to add your recommended training providers in the Comments section so that other readers can benefit from your experience.

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Louise Harnby is a fiction copyeditor and proofreader who specializes in helping self-publishing writers prepare their novels for market.
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