IPEd sets date for next editors’ accreditation exam [15.03.2011]
The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) will hold its next accreditation exam for editors on Saturday 21 May 2011.
IPEd, the profession’s peak organisation in Australia, introduced the accreditation scheme in 2008. The scheme is intended to assure employers that editors meet industry quality standards. It is the first uniformly applied national editing standard.
After two exams, in 2008 and 2009, 155 editors around Australia are qualified to use the postnominal AE (Accredited Editor). The exam is designed for competent editors with at least three years’ full-time editing experience or equivalent; it is not intended as an entry-level exam.
Rosemary Luke AE, IPEd Council chair, said accreditation made it easier for employers to select editors to work on their publications. “It assures employers that the editor is competent to improve their communication, whether it be a website, report, brochure or book.”
Ms Luke said accreditation also raises professional editing standards in Australia by allowing editors to identify any gaps in their knowledge.
The exam is based on the Australian Standards for Editing Practice, which were published in 2001. “The standards are a guide to the depth and breadth of knowledge that a professional editor requires today,” Ms Luke said. “The role encompasses everything from proofreading to advising on the structure and content of a document for clarity and ease of understanding.”
For more information, see http://www.iped-editors.org. Registration closes on 21 April.
About IPEd The Institute of Professional Editors Limited (IPEd) exists to advance the profession of editing, by planning and implementing national initiatives—an accreditation scheme, promotion and communication campaigns, training and mentoring—and other activities to support Australian societies of editors and their members, and editors in general. See www.iped-editors.org
Further information: Rosemary Luke AE, chair, IPEd Council
Mobile: 0408 811 731
Email: [rtluke@bigpond.net.au](mailto:rtluke@bigpond.net.au)
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