TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
I think you should research at the market value of a "certificate" as opposed to a degree of some kind. Frankly, I wouldn't enter any certificate program unless there is a guarantee that I could later progress to at least an AA degree. I admit this is colored by my experience. Back in the late 80s, I got a certificate as an electronics technician, and found out the hard way that it was so much waste paper. Employers wouldn't even consider me for an assembly line job unless I had an AA, which I had to go back and get after several months of fruitless job hunting. Your mileage with a certificate may be better in your area, but I think you should check into it first anyway. Just in case.
--- On Fri, 4/17/09, seawin22 -at- aol -dot- com <seawin22 -at- aol -dot- com> wrote:
From: seawin22 -at- aol -dot- com <seawin22 -at- aol -dot- com>
Subject: Technical Writing Certificate
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 10:20 AM
Marge A.
Does anyone know if there is a school in Las Vegas, NV that offers a technical writing certificate program that I can attend physically?
Are there any GREAT online certificate programs that anyone can recommend?
Thanks from a newbie.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. http://www.doctohelp.com
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as klhra -at- yahoo -dot- com -dot-
ComponentOne Doc-To-Help 2009 is your all-in-one authoring and publishing
solution. Author in Doc-To-Help's XML-based editor, Microsoft Word or
HTML and publish to the Web, Help systems or printed manuals. http://www.doctohelp.com
Help & Manual 5: The complete help authoring tool for individual
authors and teams. Professional power, intuitive interface. Write
once, publish to 8 formats. Multi-user authoring and version control! http://www.helpandmanual.com/
---
You are currently subscribed to TECHWR-L as archive -at- web -dot- techwr-l -dot- com -dot-