Certificate of Publishing

Unit 1 – The publishing world

• What is publishing?
• The publishing world
• The publisher
• Production manager
• Editor
• Designer
• Marketing staff

Unit 2 – Publishing procedures and techniques

• Overview of the publishing process
• The Production schedule
• Page design
• Page layout –consistency, variety, simplicity, direction, white/blank space, headings, graphics, balance/propagation, contrast, etc.
• Establishing the skeleton of a document
• Pull quotes and side bars
• Typography –fonts, other settings
• Public Lending Rights

Unit 3 – Desktop publishing

• Word Processing
• Alternative publishing methods
• Printing on a Computer Printer
• Supplying a “Master” to a commercial printer
• Publishing electronically (eg. Internet or CD)

Unit 4 – Desktop publishing

• Software options
• Use of colour
• Black and white
• Use of graphics,
• Putting it together, etc.

Unit 5 – Illustration: graphics

• Line illustrations
• Cartoons, photos etc.
• Freehand work
• Computer graphics, etc.

Unit 6 – Illustration: photography

• Photographic Equipment & Materials
• Composition
• Development of Photographic Style
• Portraiture
• Posing for Photographs
• Planning a Photo Session
• Studio Photography
• Fault Finding, etc.

Unit 7 – Researching

• Types of Research (Exploratory, Experimental etc)
• Primary & Secondary Data sources,
• Planning a survey,
• Conducting an interview.

Unit 8 – Marketing in publishing

• Understanding marketing & publicity
• What makes a publication succeed or fail,
• Launches
• Press releases, etc.

Unit 9 – Publishing: ethics and the law

• Public attitudes
• Accuracy of writing
• Bias
• Monopolies
• Media ownership concerns, etc.

Unit 10 – Publishing project

• Here you will actually publish something.

• Professional development that is widely recognised and respected;
• Improve your employment opportunities;
• Study online, anywhere via our elearning system;
• High-quality professional development programs written by industry experts;
• No entry requirements;
• All course materials provided online – no textbooks to buy;
• Unlimited tutor support;
• Easy to understand course content;
• We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply);
• Certificate of Attainment/Completion issued for your CV (hard copy provided); and
• Course may be tax deductible; see your tax advisor.

The approximate study hours for this course is 100 hours. We offer twelve (12) months’ access, with extensions available upon application (fees apply).

While printed materials are not available for purchase, PDF copies are available for download and self-printing for this program.

You can start within 60 minutes during business hours when you enrol and pay in full with a credit card!

Credit card: Within 60 mins during business hours.

BPAY: Within 1-2 working days.

Internet Banking: Within 1-2 working days.

Cheque/Money Order: Upon receipt of mailed cheque.

Yes! You will receive a Certificate of Attainment upon successful completion of your assessment.

No. All courses are delivered online via our e-learning system and there are no work placement requirements in this course.

Unlimited tutor support is available throughout your studies via email during business hours Monday to Friday. Our Administrative team are available Monday to Friday via email, live chat and telephone.

Yes! We accept enrolments from individuals both within Australia and internationally; location is no barrier to entry into our programs.