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  Documentation (technical writing)
Abelard Consulting provides the full spectrum of documentation services: from editing a single document written by others to managing fully out-sourced project teams writing user documentation of many types, in many media, and in many languages.

We have a large team of technical writers, editors, illustrators and translators for work you want to outsource. (Their experience ranges across finance, accounting, telecommunications, software, engineering and electronics.) Alternatively, our recruitment division can provide you with the documentation specialists you need for projects you want to manage in-house. [more]

  Courses
Our training division offers public and custom courses in technical writing, business writing, scientific writing and Adobe FrameMaker (structured and unstructured). Prices start at $495. Training can be delivered at our offices or yours.

Click here to see a list of the topics in our popular technical writing course.

Early-bird discounts apply to bookings made at least two weeks in advance. [more]

Courses coming soon    [Click a title or red arrow to see the course brochure]
Brisbane, July 23–24  [Early-bird discount closing soon]   Melbourne, August 6–7   Adelaide, August 13–14 More courses in September.     Sydney, July 16–17  [Early-bird discount ends 9 July] More courses in August.     Sydney, July 20–21  [Early-bird discount closing soon]   Melbourne, August 11–12   Canberra, August 31–September 1 More courses in October.		Melbourne July 28–29  [Early-bird discount closing soon]   Brisbane July 30–31 More courses in August.     Sydney, July 23–24  [Early-bird discount closing soon]   Melbourne, August 13–14   Canberra, September 3–4 More courses in October.
Brochures      Booking form      Full list of courses

  Recruitment
Abelard Consulting's recruitment division specialises in the placing of technical writers. Our service is unique in a number of ways. For a start, our consultants are themselves experienced technical writers and so are especially adept at accurately profiling job roles. Secondly, through our own longstanding documentation consultancy work we have built up a vast network of technical writers. Thirdly, our peer-to-peer assessment methodology — assessment of applicants by practising technical writers — gives us the edge in filtering applicants, that is, in seeing quickly who really does fit a particular role. Taken together, our approach is designed to give you, the client, a short-list that is the cream of the available talent. [more]

New |  50% reduction in placement fees for trained graduate-entry technical writers. [more]

  Jobs
If you are looking for a technical writer position — contract or permanent — visit our jobs page.

  Bulletin
New |  To read our quarterly bulletin Words, visit our bulletin page. Words has articles of interest to those whose work involves writing and communication (such as articles on language, writing tools, authoring methodologies, professional ethics, and so on).

  Forum
Visit our forum page to learn about austechwriter, the email and web-based discussion forum for Australian technical writers.

  Resources
Our resources page lists numerous online resources that technical writers are likely to find useful.

  technical writing
  writing courses and workshops
  technical writer placements
  project management
  technical editing
  technical indexing
  technical illustration
  localisation and translation

Online editing and indexing quotes

You can now get a quotation for editing or indexing a document by sending it to us online. Click here to learn more.

Words: A bulletin for technical writers

The May 2009 issue of Words, a quarterly bulletin for technical writers and communicators, is now available. Click here for details.

Professional societies

Abelard Consulting encourages all practising technical writers to join a professional society, such as the Australian Society for Technical Communication (Victorian branch or NSW branch) or the Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand.

Members of Australian Society for Technical Communication or Technical Communicators Association of New Zealand are entitled to discounts on Abelard Consulting training courses.

  For more information, call 1800 601 116 (a free call).