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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Del Simcox
> Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 2:15 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Training alternatives
>
> ...What should I do to prepare myself to be qualified for tech writing
> work? Should I go back to school and get a minor in Technical
> Communications? Should I get certificate from an on-line institution
> (Brooklyn College has a certificate program - in fact they have links
> to TECHWR archives)? What might be an appropriate career path for a
> mature, versatile person like myself?...
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