Technical Writing Certifications

[Beth Agnew]

So do we, but I wouldn't claim it as providing Certification in Technical
Writing. We give excellent training, and a certificate in Technical
Communication. Perhaps people don't understand the distinction between
having a certificate and being certified. As writers, nuances of language
are our stock in trade. If you can get a government contract based on your
"certification" being that you hold a TW certificate, great, but that's
generally not what we're talking about. "Accreditation" isn't even a good
synonym. What we'd like is something on a par with professional engineers
being able to put P. Eng. after their names. 

 

What is NJIT's sanctioning body?

--Beth

 

Beth Agnew

Professor, Technical Communication

Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology

416-491-5050 x3133

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From: Jeanette Phillips [mailto:jzphillips at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 12:13 AM
To: Beth Agnew; 'TECHWR-L'
Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certifications

 

Excuse me! NJIT has an excellent program.

> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:22:20 -0400
> From: Beth.Agnew at senecac.on.ca
> Subject: RE: Technical Writing Certifications
> To: techwr-l at lists.techwr-l.com
> 
> 
> AFAIK, there are no officially-sanctioned TW Certifications available,
> anywhere. You can get a certificate, which is not at all the same as
> certification. If you do happen to come across a good certification
program,
> approved by a national and professionally-respected body, I'm sure we'd
love
> to know about it.
> --Beth