Publishing Training Centre Courses

With courses including Metadata Power, Working with Authors and Re-Writing and Substantive Editing, here are the upcoming events:

Start growing your business ambition today with help from the experts Great editorial skills are essential in all jobs. Make sure your skills are ready for the challenges ahead. Our introduction to editorial skills course is ideal for those starting out. Whereas Progress in Editorial Skills is aimed at those with prior experience of working in book or journal publishing, wishing to build on existing copy-editing and proofreading skills. Introduction to Editorial Skills Two-day course, 11 December 2017 Learn how to… use the key skills of copy-editing and proofreading for various different types of content understand how different methods of working impact the modern editorial workflow appreciate how the roles of the copy-editor and proofreader fit within today's publishing process. Learn more and book here. Meet the expert Progress in Editorial Skills Two-day course, 27 February 2018 This intermediate-level three-step course takes print and digital copy-editing and proofreading knowledge to the next level, instilling confidence in dealing with the trickiest of editorial challenges. Learn more and book here. Meet the expert Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom

Start growing your business ambition today with help from the experts             Our courses provide specific learning outcomes that are designed to make an immediate, positive difference back at the office. All PTC tutors are practitioners first and foremost, which means that they bring their real-world experience with them to the courses they teach, enriching the experience for students and making the courses more practical. Metadata Power Half-day course, 7 February 2018 Who will benefit from this course? The perfect introductory course on Metadata for anyone that is involved in creating and confirming information about publications including: Acquisition Editors, Commissioning Editors, Marketing, Publicity, Sales and Production. This course is not aimed at members of a specialist data team. Learn more and book here. Meet the expert Working With Authors One-day course, 8 February 2018 Find out how to get the best from your authors, and get your manuscript on time, on budget and on brief. Learn how to… get the best from your authors understand the dynamics of the publisher/author relationship anticipate and prevent problems before they happen Learn more and book here. Meet the expert Rewriting and Substantive Editing Two-day course, 11 December 2017 A one-day masterclass to help editors rewrite text and restructure a manuscript, while retaining the author's voice. Learn more and book here. Delegate feedback from previous courses: "The tutor, venue and food were all excellent." Jolly Learning delegate "There was just the right amount of theory and practice to make it interesting and interactive." Discovery London delegate "Teaching style was very informative and relaxed and the opportunity to discuss topics with industry colleagues was very helpful." Cambridge University Press delegate Meet the expert Copyright © 2017 The Publishing Training Centre, All rights reserved.             Our mailing address is: The Publishing Training Centre 6 Bell Yard London, England WC2A 2JR United Kingdom