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A range of business and technical writing training courses
Many people need to create instructions for end users, but they’ve never had any proper training in how to do this. They might need to develop online Help, procedures, API reference, UI text, user guides or training courses.
Are they doing a good job? How could their content could be better? Often, they don’t know.
You can choose from affordable online courses, classroom-based training courses, podcasts or workshops in technical communication, content strategy, and written business communication.
You’ll improve your skills, and become more confident in your abilities.
If you’ve been involved in technical writing for some time, our advanced courses are an ideal way to develop your skills, and keep them up to date. They are a great way to keep learning and improving yourself.
Technical Author/Technical Writer/technical writing training course
Our foundation course
Learn to write like a professional technical communicator. This course teaches you the fundamentals of technical writing, and helps you understand your role as a Technical Author (or similar position).
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Two course bundles
Two courses at a discounted price
We offer bundles that contain two courses at a discounted price.
Each bundle contains the technical Author/technical writing online training course – with reviewed assessments, feedback and a certificate.
Other technical communication courses
Using generative AI in technical writing
This online course teaches technical communicators how to use generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude to improve their efficiency and deliver better technical documentation. The ISTC, the leading professional body for technical communicators in the UK, conducted a rigorous independent assessment of our course. Their accreditation underscores our commitment to providing high quality educational resources for Technical Authors/Technical Writers looking to use AI tools in their work.
Planning and creating content for customer onboarding
Cherryleaf’s elearning course on content for user onboarding gives you the foundations for onboarding new customers in an effective way. The course includes exercises and model answers for the delegates to complete and review.
Creating screenshots and images for user guides (free course)
Trends in technical communication (free course)
This course covers the new trends emerging in software-related technical communication.
Writing courses for developers
- Technical writing for developers training courses (with Google’s or Cherryleaf’s course material options)
- Technical writing for developers: elearning course
- UI writing for developers
Writing courses for Support staff
This course teaches Support staff the key skills of technical writing. This enables you to create content that helps users solve problems for themselves.
Client testimonials
Citrix
Thank you very much for an interesting and thought-provoking course. The content and themes are very relevant to Citrix Technical Publications as we regularly look at trends and how we can respond and innovate.
The way in which customers consume our content is changing, as are the different expectations customers have regarding user assistance and support. Your course provided further insight and ideas regarding how to review and adapt to ensure content is relevant and appealing to our customers.
MyScience
As an IT team, we had an array of support documentation for systems and services that we’d always struggled to have a consistent format, style and structure for. The course delivered by Ellis Pratt really clarified the best practices to use and answered many of the questions we had.
We were so satisfied with the service provided by Ellis that we contacted Cherryleaf to create an exemplary piece of documentation for one of our systems, with an aim to using the documentation as a template for our other services going forwards. Ginny Critcher was always punctual, polite and efficient in all her work. Where there were any doubts or suggestions, Ginny would provide insight into what the best approach would be in an eloquent and thoughtful manner.
Cherryleaf Technical Author/technical writing online training course (Emma)
There is something new to learn for most technical authors who are in the early stages of their career. Overall, I would say that the course did benefit me, and I can see myself revisiting parts of it in the future.
Cherryleaf Technical Author/technical writing online training course (Amber)
I attended a job interview which included a written exercise where I had to jot down how I would go about designing and presenting information for the users of the service unit I was applying to. I could not believe my luck, it was as if the interviewer had designed it with the contents of this course in mind, and, as a result, I got the job!
Technical Author/technical writing online training course (Karl)
I thought it was an excellent course – very thought-provoking and useful. The exercises were enjoyable and really helped, far beyond simply reading from a book about the tasks involved in the job. And I greatly appreciate all your advice and support.
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Course administration
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Where we teach our public classroom courses
Cherryleaf’s classroom courses are held at Savoy Place, London WC2R. This is close to the Strand and Waterloo Bridge.