Copy-Editing 1 (Micro-credential)
Course details
| NZQF Level | 6 |
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About the course
Get copy-editing skills that are highly valuable in print-based and digital workplaces. Study flexibly by allowing this course to fit around your other commitments.
Flexible study options
This micro-credential and the Grammar and Punctuation micro-credential are worth five credits each. You can enrol in both or do them separately. If you plan to do both, the Grammar and Punctuation micro-credential will help to prepare you for the Copy-Editing one, so it’s a good idea to do it first.”
These micro-credentials have been developed for flexible self-directed study at your own pace. They are delivered online, and there are no classes to attend.
Study hours: Approximately 50 hours total (5 hours per week).
It is possible to complete each micro-credential in fewer than 10 weeks if you want to, as long as you complete learning activities, online discussions and three short assessments by the end of the course.
What you will learn
The Copy-Editing 1micro-credential covers:
The copy-editor's role and responsibilities
- The publishing process
- Working with authors and stakeholders
- Editorial judgement
Copy-editing skills and resources
- Tailoring texts to a range of audiences and formats
- Copy-editing by hand
- Copy-editing electronically
- Style guides
Special editing considerations
- Principles of clear expression and plain language
- Copy-editing te reo Māori and English-language texts
- Formatting and checking accuracy of bibliographic citations
Useful resources
Entry requirements
Open entry.
About the provider
Whitireia and WelTec have a history of over 100 years of
vocational education delivery. We are proud stewards of our whakapapa, owning
our collective histories and aspirations for the future through acknowledging
people, place, culture, and values.
Whitireia and WelTec is known for our high student success rates and culturally diverse ākonga. Every year we train over 8,000 ākonga who study at one of our campuses across Porirua and Petone. Our highly skilled staff will be with you every step of your journey, providing the best possible learning environment. We enable learners from every stage of life – school leavers, university graduates, those preparing to reenter the workforce and those wanting to retrain or upskill. Our learning environments are open and ready to welcome you all.
More and more New Zealanders are choosing a local study pathway through dedicated vocational education providers to gain the qualifications they need to get ahead and into their dream job. We offer a range of programmes of study at certificates, diplomas, degrees, and postgraduate qualifications. Our programmes have been developed in conjunction with industry to offer excellent vocational qualifications that are future-focused and provide ākonga with practical skills to pursue their career goals.
We are known for our Ahureitanga (distinctiveness), and we have special relationships with Iwi mana whenua as our campuses are in their rohe: Te Āti Awa and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Together, we are more than the sum of our parts.
Mā tātou, mō tātou ko WelTec ki Te Āti Awa, ko Whitireia ki Ngāti Toa Rangatira. E haere kōtui nei me kura-takahi-puni tātou. Together, we will lead and illuminate our communities through vocational education.