atw: Re: Accreditation - non Sydney based technical communicators
- From: Ana Young <ana_young2000@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 02:53:42 -0700 (PDT)
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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