Certified Professional Editor (CPE)

Course Info

Length: 1 Week

Type: In Classroom

Available Dates

Venue

  • Jan-27-2025

    London

  • Jan-27-2025

    Dubai

  • Mar-31-2025

    Istanbul

  • Mar-31-2025

    Barcelona

  • Mar-31-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Mar-31-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Mar-31-2025

    Singapore

  • Mar-31-2025

    Paris

  • Apr-07-2025

    London

  • Apr-07-2025

    Dubai

  • June-02-2025

    Dubai

  • June-02-2025

    London

  • June-30-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • June-30-2025

    Amsterdam

  • June-30-2025

    Paris

  • June-30-2025

    Singapore

  • June-30-2025

    Istanbul

  • June-30-2025

    Barcelona

  • July-28-2025

    London

  • July-28-2025

    Dubai

  • Sep-15-2025

    London

  • Sep-15-2025

    Dubai

  • Sep-29-2025

    Barcelona

  • Sep-29-2025

    Paris

  • Sep-29-2025

    Amsterdam

  • Sep-29-2025

    Istanbul

  • Sep-29-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Sep-29-2025

    Singapore

  • Nov-10-2025

    London

  • Nov-10-2025

    Dubai

  • Dec-29-2025

    Istanbul

  • Dec-29-2025

    Barcelona

  • Dec-29-2025

    Singapore

  • Dec-29-2025

    Kuala Lumpur

  • Dec-29-2025

    Paris

  • Dec-29-2025

    Amsterdam

Course Details

Course Outline

5 days course

Introduction to Editing  


  • Definition and purpose of editing 
  • Discovering types of editing 
  • Introduction to professional editorial standards and their focus areas 
  • Discussing error correction and productivity rates 
  • Understanding editing principles:


  • Using conscious language 
  • Ensure accessibility 
  • Error-free materials  



  • Techniques for understanding and considering audience needs 
  • Discussing legal and ethical considerations in editing

The Editing Process 


  • Understanding the editorial process, stages and activities 
  • Determining the importance of clarifying the editorial scope 
  • Strategies for working with design and production 
  • Explaining the dynamics of editorial teams 
  • Exploring different editorial resources and the purpose of using them 
  • Techniques for productive communication with editorial team members

Structural Editing Standards 


  • Definition and purpose of structural editing 
  • Techniques for developing organized and well-structured materials 
  • Discussing content issues and related standards 
  • Understanding the principles of plain language 
  • Best practices for applying plain language principes in structural editing

Stylistic Editing Standards


  • Definition and purpose of structural editing 
  • Techniques for enhancing clarity, coherence and follow  
  • Methods for Improving Content Language 
  • Determining the significance of using conscious language 
  • Understanding the stylistic editing approach of narratives 
  • Discussing the application of plain language principles in stylistic editing

Copy Editing and Proofreading Standards~


  • Definition and purpose of copy editing 
  • Describing the standards of copy editing:


  • Correctness 
  • Consistency 
  • Accuracy 
  • Completeness 



  • Discussing techniques for ensuring compliance with copy editing standards 
  • Definition and purpose of proofreading  
  • Analyzing different proofreading strategies and practices 
  • Discovering error correction techniques 
  • Discovering sources for continual learning and ongoing professional development 
  • Recap and lesson learned