Become a wildly successful Editor
Your Editing Career Launched
Your Editing Career Launched is the only program of its kind. This comprehensive online course teaches you everything you need to know to perform high-quality copyediting, helps you establish your own thriving freelance editing business and guarantees you your first job.
- Launch or develop a lucrative career in editing
- Learn how to perform comprehensive, high-quality copyediting
- Acquire the skills needed to become a successful freelancer
Editing Skills for Academics
This course will teach you how to edit scholarly writing to ensure it is clear, concise and consistent and can be readily understood by its target audience. You’ll also learn how to correctly prepare your own documents for publication and assist your colleagues and students to do so more quickly and efficiently.
- Improve your editing skills as an academic or postgraduate student
- Learn the core skills needed to edit and format documents
- Gain an understanding of editing principles and best practices
Mini-courses and individual masterclasses
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0% interest finance is available
We offer payment plans for up to A$5,000
To make our editor training affordable and accessible, we have partnered with Humm, Payright, Afterpay and PayPal Pay in 4 to offer interest-free payment plans.
- affordable instalments (over up to 12 months)
- fast and easy to apply
- flexible payment terms to suit your needs
- interest-free with no early-exit fees
- no hidden fees or charges
Before I commenced the YECL course, I thought I had a reasonably firm grasp of grammar, punctuation and basic editing practices How wrong I was! The YECL course has been fantastic for me to reinforce some aspects of editing I was already familiar with, but most importantly, it has already taught me so much about the finer points of written English…
I was already working as an editor when I enrolled in the Your Editing Career Launched course The company I was working for was very niche, and I was only editing scientific articles in subjects I was already knowledgeable on I really enjoyed that work, but I felt like I could expand on my training and increase my opportunities for work From…
Before I got started with this course, I thought I had a fairly good understanding of the technicalities of the English language, but Your Editing Career Launched taught me lessons I didn’t even know I was missing The modules and units are well divided and make for a seamless learning experience These units refresh ideas we’ve learned back in…
Like many of us with a career based in language and writing, I have accumulated plenty of editing skills over the years through experience gained while focusing on something else––including a PhD in an area in which it’s pretty much impossible to earn any money This course is providing me with the targeted knowledge, support and practice I…
I gained skills for life through the YECL course I use these skills in daily life, writing to teachers and healthcare professionals as I advocate for my daughter with extra needs I use them in my role as research manager for a not-for-profit organisation, and I use them in my side gig as a freelance editor Your Editing Career Launched taught me…
At last, I have found the editing course I’ve been looking for Capstone’s ‘Your Editing Career Launched’ is fully comprehensive, providing online audio/video lectures in a relaxed style, in-depth notes, resource lists and specialist advice Their staff are also generous with support and feedback I’m loving this course! It’s challenging,…
The act of signing up for YECL has been a life-changing decision for me I had spent years agonising over the fact that, after a decade of pursuing a career in retail and having two beautiful children, I had not been able to use my bachelor’s degree in English and Communications After completing the YECL course material, I felt confident in my…
The YECL course is an inspiring and comprehensive course The Capstone team is extremely well qualified, knowledgeable, professional and helpful I was a little overwhelmed by the task of learning the intricacies of grammar construction and rules but by the end of the course, I feel I’m ready to tackle the final exam and begin working as an editor…
Your Editing Career Launched
Your Editing Career Launched will give you all the skills, knowledge and unparalleled support you need on your journey to becoming a professional editor. By completing this comprehensive course, you will gain a full and in-depth understanding of grammar, learn industry best practices, master all the tasks of an editor and obtain a solid introduction to many editing specialisations. You’ll also gain all the skills and knowledge required to set up your own successful freelance business and market your services successfully.
This course is right for you if…
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You want a successful career as an editor
Gain all the skills you need to launch your dream career
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You would like to improve your skills as an editor
Ensure you have all the skills required to develop your career in any direction
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You would like to complete an industry-recognised course
Demonstrate your skills and knowledge to future clients and employers
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You need a course that you can begin at any time
Enjoy the flexibility to prioritise your professional development
Editing Skills for Academics
The communication of ideas and research is a fundamental skill for academics and researchers. What is often overlooked is that while writing comprises one set of skills, editing comprises another distinct set.
Whether you’re an academic or a student, this course will teach you both the core skills needed to edit and format scholarly writing and an understanding of editing principles and best practices (including how to give useful and actionable feedback to students and colleagues).
This course is right for you if …
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You’re an academic or postgraduate seeking better editing skills
Gain the editing skills you need to excel as an academic in any field
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You would like to learn editing skills that will make your job easier
Increase your chances of publication and funding success
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You would like to learn how to correctly prepare your own documents
Feel confident in the quality of your submitted manuscripts, articles and applications
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You need a course that you can begin at any time
Enjoy the flexibility to prioritise your professional development
Australia’s premier academic editing company and course provider
Capstone Editing offers world-class editing training to editors, writers and academics from Australia, New Zealand and globally. We have a longstanding reputation for providing exemplary training to our own editors, as well as freelance editors and communicators, students and academics through our various course offerings.
When you choose to invest in yourself through Capstone Editing training, you’re placing your trust in the right place. We are dedicated to helping you achieve your career goals!
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