Specialist Training in Technical Writing

[Nora Merhar <merhar -at- ALENA -dot- SWITCH -dot- ROCKWELL -dot- COM>]

Hey, everybody:

For some really strange reason, I have been identified on the WWW as someone
who actually KNOWS something about the American Society of Training and
Development (ASTD). I've never actually accessed the Web, so I have no idea
how this came about. However, I have received the following inquiry. I'll
respond to this guy as best I can, but I wondered if any of you have any ideas.
If you do, please e-mail me personally--I will compile and send to Ireland. Let
me know if you want me to include your e-mail address, etc.

I will post to the list if anyone else is interested.

Nora
merhar -at- alena -dot- switch -dot- rockwell -dot- com


> From nbedford -at- staffmail -dot- rtc-tralee -dot- ie Fri Mar 24 04:06:57 1995
> From: Neil Bedford <nbedford -at- staffmail -dot- rtc-tralee -dot- ie>
> To: ASTD <merhar -at- alena -dot- switch -dot- rockwell -dot- com>
> Cc: Mike <moconnor -at- staffmail -dot- rtc-tralee -dot- ie>
> Date: Fri, 24 Mar 95 10:08:00 PST
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> I am an Engineering Lecturer in Tralee Regional Technical College, Ireland.
> Together with a colleague who shares an interest in writing I am putting
> together a proposal for a top-off course in Technical Writing for engineers
> and scientists.

> In general can you tell us what ASTD offers.

> In particular can you point us towards references to justify specialist
> training in Technical writing rather than the Engineer (or anyone else
> available) doing the manuals, application notes or whatever as a last minute
> rush-job. What we need is an industrial guru or major figure who has
> identified the need for specialist Technical Writers since it is unlikely
> that College management and external accrediting bodies will simply take our
> word for it.

> Greetings from Ireland.

> Got your name + e-mail address through WWW.