New batch of "Technical Writing" starts in your neighbourhood. Anna Nagar
(Aminjikarai, near Ampa Skywalk)
Want to become a Professional Technical Writer?
What is Technical Writing?
Technical Writing is writing on a specific subject
for a specific purpose to a specific audience.
Technical Writers can be considered as a bridge
between people who know technology and people who use it. They understand the
intricacies and complications of technology and put it in simple words that
help the user understand and use the technology.
What do Technical Writers do?
A technical writer’s job will be to gather information
from various sources, comprehend the technology, and put it in simple and
easy-to-understand language for the end user.
The following are some of the documents a technical
writer creates:
- User Manuals
- Online Help Content
- Reports
- Brochures
- Process Documents
- Business Proposals
- Resumes
- Memorandum
- Minutes
- Feature Modules
- Release Notes
- Policies and Procedures
Who can be successful in Technical Writing?
Technical Writing is considered as both Science and
Art. It is a science because there is a methodical way of doing technical
writing. It is an art because it involves writing. People with inclination and
passion for writing can score as good technical writers. The following are the
attributes expected of a technical writer:
- Good written communication skills
- Flair for writing (Simple but good English is preferred)
- Inclination to learn new technologies
- Working knowledge of computers
What is the scope for Technical Writing?
With the advancements in the field of Information
Technology, the way any business happens has changed, and the emphasis on
quality has increased. Owing to this factor of attaining perfect quality, the
market needs professional Technical Writers who are masters in communicating
the right information to the right people.
The growing demand for Professional Technical
Writers is increasing exponentially
In order to maintain India’s competitive advantage
of technically skilled knowledge-workers with the right mix of technical,
business and functional skills, the workforce needs to increase by at least
10-fold by 2008
As per the Nasscom-McKinsey report 1999, India
needs to have at least 2.2 million knowledge workers in IT software and
services related areas by 2008
Technical Writers are a part of these knowledge
professionals and companies have started realising the importance of hiring
professional Technical Writers.
Technical Writing not only applies to the field of
Information Technology, but also extends to other fields like:
Pharmaceutical, Aeronautical, Automobile,
Mechanical, Chemical, and many other fields
What salaries do Technical Writers get?
Technical Writing proves to be a very good career
option. A fresher in the field of technical writing gets paid around Rs.12,000
per month. A technical writer with two years of experience is able to draw
about Rs.25,000 per month. Efficient and Experienced Technical Writers get
monthly salaries running to lakhs. For current figures you can refer to:
www.stc-india.org, the official website of Society for Technical Communicators
(STC) in India. Apart from these employment opportunities, technical writing
also provides lots of scope for freelancing.
The Author is working for KBufferIndia,
one of the premium Institutes in the field of Technical Writing.
Branch Offices:
Chennai: T.Nagar | Mandavelli | Anna Nagar (Aminjikarai)
Pune, Hyderabad.
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