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Basics of Proofreading

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

This free online course explains how to become a skilled proofreader that keeps paper and digital documents error-free. This course is a good starting point if you want to become a professional proofreader as it lays out the basics and provides the skills you need to edit digital and printed materials before publication. Proofreaders catch the mistakes missed by copy-editors and are a crucial part of the publishing team. This course teaches you how to confidently proofread text to ensure error-free copy, which can also help you avoid mistakes in your own writing.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID188536
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Identify the personal attributes and professional competencies of a good proofreader
• Outline the responsibilities and duties of a proofreader
• Lay out each step of the publication process
• Define the most important terms used in proofreading
• Identify the purpose of a style guide
• Describe the various methods and techniques used to correct grammatical errors
• Recognise the editing marks and notations used to edit and proofread documents
• Explain how to make corrections to copy
• List the fundamental strategies and procedures of proofreading
Course Code5167

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