Virtual Learning
CIEP virtual learning courses provide both aspiring and experienced editorial professionals with the opportunity to learn, connect and collaborate from anywhere in the world.
Upcoming courses are available to book here. Courses run multiple times throughout the year, so if your chosen course is fully booked, check back for the dates of the next iteration or get in touch by emailing [email protected].
Read more about all virtual learning courses on offer below:
Coaching Skills for Fiction EditorsThis course is designed for fiction editors who are looking to diversify their existing services and offer coaching to authors and clients. Delivered over four live, weekly sessions, the course aims to help you understand what coaching is, how you can adapt approaches to coaching to suit your way of working, and how you can introduce coaching for fiction authors to your services. |
Copyediting 1: IntroductionThis course is for you if you're thinking about a career in copyediting, if you've been working as an editor for a while but without any formal training, or if you'd like to find out about how to move from proofreading to copyediting. |
Editing Romance FictionThis course is designed for experienced editors who want to add romance to their existing repertoire or newly qualified editors who either want to specialise in romance or want to generalise and include romance. It is intended for those who have previously completed general editorial training. |
Efficient Editing: Strategies and TacticsThis virtual learning course, delivered over four live webinars, including opportunities for delegates to learn from both their tutor and their peers, explores best practices which can be applied to editing to ensure professionals are able to produce the best possible publication in the time available to them. |
Introduction to Fiction Developmental EditingDevelopmental editing involves evaluating how well everything hangs together across the whole of a text to help the author deliver their message as clearly and effectively as possible. In fiction, the focus is on narrative craft and style or ‘voice’, ensuring cohesion across these in draft texts. This course is suitable for editors who are interested in introducing fiction developmental editing to their services. |
Non-Fiction Developmental EditingThis course aims to give an introduction to the process of developmentally editing non-fiction, and is designed for professionals with existing knowledge and experience of copyediting. It is suitable for experienced editors who wish to expand their skillset into developmental editing. |
Proofreading 1: IntroductionThis virtual learning course is ideal for you if you're thinking about a career in proofreading, you've been working as a proofreader for a while but without any formal training, or your job involves some proofreading and you would like to understand this part of your role better. |