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Educational Opportunities:    

Brainbench

Check out the web site at www.brainbench.com for training and certificates in a variety of technical areas. Cal Poly Pomona—Technical Communications Certificate For information contact the College of the Extended University at Cal Poly Pomona at (877) 398-8648 or check out the web site at www.cact.csupomona.edu.

California State University, Long Beach—Technical and Professional Writing Program

For information contact the Department of English at (562) 985-4223 or check out the web site at www.csulb.edu/programs/tpw/.

Malaspina University-College—Continuing Education Certificate Program

Malaspina University-College's main campus is located in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island. This publicly funded U-C offers a part-time, non-credit certificate program in Technical Communication completely online. The curriculum follows the guidelines of the Canadian Interest Committee (1997) which was formed from STC professionals to determine just what a technical communication program should cover. Details of the program can be found at www.pr.mala.bc.ca/techcomm.htm.

UCLA Extension—Online Technical Communication Certificate

Grow your career from the comfort of your own home. Enroll by visiting www.uclaextension.org/online_tech_.com or contacting Helen Williams at hwilliam@unex.ucla.edu, tel: 310-825-7729. As an STC member, you are entitled to a special $50 discount on all Technical Communication courses.

UC-Riverside Extension—Technical Writing Classes

For information contact University of California, Riverside Extension at (909) 787-4111 or check out the web site at www.UCRExtension.net. You may also contact Deidre Stowell, UCR Extension, at (909) 787-3806 x1631.

International, Regional and Chapter STC Sites:   

STC Sites

STC International
STC Region 8 (includes California)

Southern California STC Chapters

STC Inland Empire Chapter
STC Los Angeles Chapter
STC Orange County Chapter
STC Santa Barbara Chapter
STC San Diego Chapter
STC San Fernando Valley Chapter

Related Organizations with Local Chapters:    

Writing and Editing

Editorial Freelancers Association
International Association of Business Communicators-LA Chapter

Training

American Society for Training and Development-LA Chapter
International Society for Performance Improvement-LA Chapter

Computers and Technology

LAWebGroup.com
Pasadena IBM User's Group

Online Sites:    

Writer's Reference Sites

CEO Express
Dictionary.com
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
RefDesk
Specialty Dictionaries (by topic)
Webopedia (computer dicitonary)
Your Dictionary.com

Technical Writing

Help Authoring Tools & Techniques, or HATT
HyperTexas
Information Mapping
Newbie Tech Writer
Technical Writing at Writer's Write
Techwr-l

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