Hi Mark, I thought Swinbourne ran a course... I've finished the coursework on line for the Grad Dip Info Design through Christchurch Polytech (CPIT) and loved it! Learned heaps. Quite rigorous. Anne Deane -------- The best pointer I can give for technical writer > courses (disclaimer: none of which I've completed) is > on the NSW and Vic branch websites of the > Australian Society of Technical Communication. > They provide an up-to-date listing of available > courses at: > > http://astcnsw.org.au/courses > > http://astcvic.org.au/courses/index.html > > Aside from the courses listed on these websites, there's not a lot > available. Be careful of commercial companies offering > certificates in technical writing using long distance education, > they may have lower standards and some may be operating just to > make money, i.e. and not necessarily to help prepare people to > do technical writing in the real world. > > Jill Nicholson, who is on this list, runs courses in NSW and Vic > (I think, Jill can correct me if this is wrong). If you would > like to contact her, her email is: > > jpnicho@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Others on this list may be able to advise any courses they have > recently completed or are involved in running. > > Neil. > > > On 21/05/2013 2:47 PM, Mark Cummings wrote: > Hi all, My name is Mark Cummings and I am interested > pursuing a career as a technical writer. I hold an > Applied Science degree, a Graduate Diploma in Engineering > and have over twenty years work experience across > manufacturing, technical sales and service. All these > have required a degree of "technical writing", such as > quotations, tender responses, work instructions etc. i > quite enjoy the writing process but as yet I have no > formal training. As such, I am looking for some > recommendations for an introductory level course that > might straighten me up a bit and give me some credibility > in the field. I am based in Melbourne, so if anyone has > any recommendations, I would appreciate your feedback. > Regard, Mark. Sent from my > iPad************************************************** To > view the austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, > send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). > To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST > and VACATION modes) go to > www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list > administrator, send a message to > austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** > ************************************************** To view the > austechwriter archives, go to > www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a > message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in > the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription > (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to > www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list > administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ************************************************** ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************