Courses & Certifications
Technical writing courses, university certificate and degree programmes, professional certifications and self-study material.
Technical Writer HQ
An online training provider offering technical writing certification programmes and career resources aimed at people entering the field.
UW Professional & Continuing Education
The University of Washington's continuing education arm, whose certificate catalogue includes writing and communication programmes for working professionals.
Documenting APIs
Tom Johnson's free online course on writing API documentation, working through OpenAPI, reference material, conceptual guides and developer portals.
University of Kentucky Graduate Certificate in Professional and Technical Writing
An online nine-credit graduate certificate in professional and technical writing, with electives in areas such as visual and legal communication.
Google Technical Writing Courses
Google's free technical writing courses for engineers and writers, covering grammar and clarity fundamentals plus self-editing and illustration.
UC Berkeley Extension
The continuing education division of UC Berkeley, offering professional certificate programmes including writing and communication coursework.
ASU Online Graduate Certificate in Technical Communication
Arizona State University's online graduate certificate in technical communication, with credits that can be applied toward a master's degree.
Cherryleaf Training
Cherryleaf's catalogue of self-paced and instructor-led technical writing courses covering core skills, API documentation and policy writing.
Instructional Solutions
A US business and technical writing training company offering individual and corporate courses with instructor feedback on real work samples.
University of North Texas Technical Writing Certificate
An online technical writing certificate from the University of North Texas, delivered as a four-course sequence in eight-week sessions.
Hurley Write
A US training company delivering customised technical, scientific and business writing workshops for corporate and government teams.
UW-Eau Claire Technical Writing Certificate
An online technical writing certificate and set of individual classes from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Continuing Education.
Master TCLoc
A distance-learning master's degree in technical communication and localisation from the University of Strasbourg.
Docs for Developers
A practical book on documentation written by working technical writers, walking through the documentation process from planning to maintenance.
BGSU Online Graduate Certificate in Technical Writing
A fully online graduate certificate in technical writing from Bowling Green State University, requiring twelve hours of graduate coursework.
Oregon State University Technical Writing Certificate
An online technical writing certificate from Oregon State University aimed at working professionals building career-ready writing skills.
CSU Dominguez Hills Technical Writing Certificate
An online technical writing certificate programme from the College of Continuing and Professional Education at CSU Dominguez Hills.
Write the Docs Documentation Guide
The Write the Docs community guide to software documentation, collecting practices for writing, structuring and maintaining docs.
UTEP Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Writing
An accelerated, fully online graduate certificate in technical and professional writing from the University of Texas at El Paso.
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