Proofreader Training
Gain mastery in professional proofreading tailored for publishing needs. Develop top skills in punctuation accuracy, style guide application, markup techniques, and quality control processes. This enables you to identify every error, preserve the author's voice, and produce polished, publication-ready manuscripts with full confidence and precision.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with practical proofreading skills to spot errors confidently and quickly. You will master key American punctuation, grammar, and capitalisation rules, along with advanced comma usage and sentence clarity techniques. Gain hands-on experience with style guides, dictionaries, style sheets, and checklists. Learn expert markup, tracked changes, and develop strong quality-control practices for producing error-free, consistent manuscripts reliably.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Master precise punctuation by swiftly correcting commas, dashes, and quotes to match house style.
- Perform advanced consistency checks covering spelling, hyphenation, and style sheets for book projects.
- Apply professional markup using standard proof marks, tracked changes, and detailed logs effectively.
- Achieve style guide expertise by selecting and implementing Chicago, AP, and custom rules efficiently.
- Implement robust editorial quality control through sampling, error spotting, and meeting accuracy goals on time.
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