atw: Re: Accreditation at AMWA
- From: "Jill Nicholson" <jpnicho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2004 12:02:35 +1000
If someone is interested enough to persue this - I suggest that the
accreditation model used by the Aus Medical Writers Association is worth a
look.
I think they need to do x courses (there is a choice) that are provided as
an adjunct to the annual conference. This conference moves around the states
(only Eastern??) and a committee chooses the courses and the presenters. I
did a course last year on Editing - I had to give pre-course 'homework' and
mark it in class so there was work related participation. Anyway, at the
time I was quite inpressed with their organisation and also the fact that I
had more than 30 participants at my session.
They do pay the presenters - a nominal fee.
Jill
Jill Nicholson
N&H Communications
2 Park Ave
ROSEVILLE, NSW 2069
61+2+94174302
jpnicho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.nhcommunications.com.au
----- Original Message -----
From: "bja" <bashley@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 11:03 AM
Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation
Hi Jill,
I agree. Swinburne should not be involved at all.
The ASTCs should be running the accreditation debate IN CONSULTATION WITH
their members and I agree that those sitting in 'judgement' should be
industry experts and NOT simply well intentioned volunteers with the time
and the inclination.
Much as I'm against the concept of the local chapter of the STC (sorry Jill,
nothing personal), I would even rather they did it than Swinburne but I know
the ASTCs have been looking at this issue for a while so why the push for
Swinburne involvement?
Any survey from Swinburne will only give them a level of prominence in the
debate that they do not deserve and as such, the survey should be ignored.
My 0.02 - it's been a while.
Regards,
Bruce Ashley
Senior Technical Writer
> -----Original Message-----
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Jill Nicholson
> Sent: Saturday, 21 August 2004 11:44 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation
>
>
> Anyone who knows me knows I feel very strongly about the
> difficulties of
> accreditation.
> If a 'group' take on accreditation and you can only get accredited by
> belonging to that group - looks like a money making venture to me.
> There are a lot of tech writers around who are as good, and
> better, than
> those active in groups - how do they become accredited?
> I think accreditation is assuaging us not the market place.
> Yes, I once belonged to a much larger group (not technical
> writers) who went
> through all this and it landed in the too hard basket for many of the
> problems that are coming up with tech writers.
> If the 'gift' of accreditation is a judgement of competency -
> I don't want
> someone who is not what I would consider competent to be in a
> position to
> grant me accreditation. And believe me they will be.
> Is the Swinburne study restricted to Victoria?
> Jill Nicholson
> N&H Communications
> 2 Park Ave
> ROSEVILLE, NSW 2069
> 61+2+94174302
> jpnicho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.nhcommunications.com.au
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ana Young" <ana_young2000@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2004 7:53 PM
> Subject: atw: Re: Accreditation - non Sydney based technical
> communicators
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> It is always such a pity that the other states seem to
> be too far away / remote. In Queensland, there are a
> number of TCs - I know that for a fact. In Tasmania,
> there is at least one that I know (hi, Geoff). And I
> have seen a number of posts from WA TCs.
>
> Why can't our profession be nation-wide? The USA
> managed it (and look at the number of members they
> currently have).
>
> Cheers,
> Ana
>
> --- Andrea Tappe <Andrea.Tappe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > If you are interested in the accreditation issue,
> > but can't make the Sydney
> > meeting:
> >
> > The ASTC (Vic) has been working with Swinburne
> > University since May to
> > conduct a study to find out:
> >
> > * what technical communicators think about
> > accreditation (helpful? not
> > helpful? irrelevant?)
> >
> > and;
> >
> > * what they think an accreditation scheme 'looks
> > like' (run by a university?
> > run by a professional body? State based? National?
> > etc).
> >
> > The survey will be run across Australia and New
> > Zealand (thank you to all at
> > TCNZ for your help and support!), and the results
> > will be published in the
> > Australia and New Zealand Journal of Technical
> > Communication.
> >
> > If the concept received sufficient support, the ASTC
> > (Vic) were planning
> > work further with Swinburne to develop an
> > accreditation scheme for ASTC
> > (Vic) members based on current best practice. Any
> > other groups who would
> > like to collaborate on the development of a scheme
> > are most welcome!
> >
> > Thanks and regards
> > Andrea Tappe
> >
> > pp ASTC (Vic)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Janet Taylor [mailto:jtaylor@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Friday, 20 August 2004 15:06
> > To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: atw: If you're interested in discussing TC
> > Accreditation and
> > live in S ydney....
> >
> >
> > The next ASTC members and friends meeting is next
> > Wednesday (25 August)
> > and the subject to be discussed is Accreditation
> > Should technical communicators be certified or
> > accredited?
> > Will either help us get better paid work and will it
> > help to control the
> > quality of people who call themselves technical
> > communicators?
> >
> > This debate has been raging for a long time and we'd
> > really like to finalise
> > it. (Accreditation, or whatever we call it, is
> > intended for Australia-wide
> > implementation.)
> >
> > The "Westies group" has discussed this subject at
> > length and reached a
> > conclusion. Not everyone agrees.
> >
> > So please, come along and share any ideas you may
> > have on the subject.
> >
> > Where? Sydney Mechanics School of Arts, Level 1, 280
> > Pitt Street, Sydney
> > (between Bathurst and Park Sts).
> >
> > Time? 6.00 - 8.30pm
> >
> > Cost? $15.00 for ASTC members who book and $20.00
> > for all others
> >
> > How to book? email: info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx , voicemail
> > 8250 7056 or fax 9252
> > 0441 by 23 August (Please book, so that we can
> > organise sufficient
> > refreshments.)
> >
> > I look forward to seeing you there.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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