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CERTIFICATE COURSE IN CONTENT WRITING

Don’t you wish you could write better? Don’t you wish you could write text books, newspaper articles and add to your income? Don’t you wish your students valued your notes more than text books? Why keep wishing? It’s time to do something! You can do all of this and more! And that too, while sitting in the comfort of your home!!

To fulfill your needs, yet cater to your convenience, Skillzip has launched a program entitled the "Certificate Course in Content Writing" - A Distance Participation Program that helps you develop your skills without moving out of your home. You don’t go to the course or classroom. The course material and classroom come home to you!

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Certification Course in Content Writing

Course Description

Content writing involves creating written descriptions in a way that is informative, yet interesting. Gone are the days when the consumer was satisfied with taking things at face value. Today's audience wants information, and that too information that is both correct and easy to read, before making important decisions. As a tool for satisfying today's content-hungry consumer, Content Writing plays a pivotal role in making or marring the fortunes of a product.

Content writing is a very rewarding and fascinating field. Content Writers are in enormous demand in all the areas. If you want to acquire the expertise of a successful and an efficient writer all you need is the right training.

Skillzip provides you with the expert training you need in order to develop your writing skills. If you are enthusiastic to become a writer, SkillZip is the place to begin…

Career Opportunities in Content Writing

Content writing offers immense career opportunities to those who have the talent, skills and the expertise to write. There are approximately 50,000 newspapers and magazines published world-wide in English language. In addition, there are ample opportunities for content writers in various other industries and of course on the web.

One of the greatest needs of the industry today is people who can write grammatically correct, error-free, interesting and factually correct content. People satisfying this need will never be able to complain of dearth of work! The range covered by this field is tremendous, because no matter how good the product, it still needs to be advertised and explained. We mention just a few sectors that need Content Writers:

Insurance Companies
Companies dealing in food and beverages
Companies dealing in Fast Moving
Consumer Goods (FMCG)
Knowledge Process Outsourcers (KPOs)
Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs)
Web Development based companies
Software Companies
Publishing Houses
Advertising Agencies

The list is endless…

Once you specialize in content writing, you can upgrade to any of the following types of writing.

Technical Writing
Scientific Writing
Copywriting
Publication Writing
Instructional Designing
Medical Writing

Salient Features of the Certificate Course in Instructional Designing:

Three months of intensive content writing training
Well structured course content
Extensive exercises, assignments and quizzes based on course content
Starts from basic expression and builds up to professional content writing

Course Objective

The course aims to accomplish the following objectives:

The candidate must see a marked difference in the level of English usage and vocabulary
An easy flow of ideas must be generated so that writing becomes as effortless as possible
Development of the ability to think logically in a sequential progression
and present material that flows logically and is structured logically
Finally, inculcation of those skills that are necessary to become a professional Content Writer in the corporate world

Course Progression

We start by covering the basics of grammar, and strengthening your language skills by explaining commonly used idioms and correcting common errors in English usage
A comprehensive word-list of approximately 1,500 words enriches your vocabulary by introducing words that are most commonly used in good written English
The general level of understanding of written English is enhanced through exercises in Reading Comprehension
We then guide you gently into the sphere of written communication, and make you write short essays, letters and applications.
Once you are adept at writing short passages, longer and more involved passages are introduced
Your writing style is then refined by detailing the process of writing structured content using bullets, numbering, white space etc.
Once we find that you are comfortable in these, we equip you in the tasks that most content writers are expected to perform such as writing company b r o c h u r e s, flyers, tag lines and press releases.

Target Audience

The course is targeted at a wide range of candidates, right from students to working professionals, because it begins from the basics of the English language and ends at the level where we teach you the nuances of professional communication. The course would be helpful for professionals from a gamut of fields, because of the general and widespread need for good written communication.

Who Should Join the Course?

We strongly recommend this course to working professionals seeking some of the following:

A valid Certificate for work they engage in the workplace
Prepare and deliver training for their companies
Further develop their technical language and communication skills
Improve and update their writing knowledge and skills
Preparation for teaching professional communication
A new direction with a career
Advance into documentation management positions
Advance career objectives and increase salary in the workplace
- Immediate increase in employability and efficiency because of enhanced language, communication and written skills.
- For those who want to become professional content writers
- Better corporate communication skills, leading to better performance in interviews and tests.
- Immediate improvement in classroom performance and better understanding of foreign-author books and hence the subject matter being taught in the college because of enhanced English language skills.
- Printed study material: generated by a dedicated team of in-house experts, delivered at your door-step
- Online learning: Access the online supplementary section side by side and take up the interactive online activities.
- Basic English usage
- Basic Vocabulary
- Common spelling errors
- Common usage errors
- Fundamentals of Structured Presentation (Using indentation, bullets, lists etc.)
- Writing structured and chronological descriptions
- Writing common applications and submissions
- Letter Writing
- Resume’ Writing
- Reading and Comprehension – Level I
- Essay Writing
- Story Writing
- Article Writing for Magazines and Newspapers
- Reading and Comprehension – Level II
- With over a decade of excellence in e-learning and quality training, NSTC is the best place to learn Instructional designing
- Revolutionary course content
- Dynamic teaching methodology
- Learning at college, office or at home!
- 24/7 LMS(Learning management System) Access
- Easily adaptable schedules that put no pressure on the normal course of studies/work
- Up to date information and knowledge
- Regular assignments, quizzes and tests, scheduled in such a way that they do not interfere with college examinations and test schedules
- Instant feedback of exercises, assignments & quizzes
- Check grades anytime and anywhere just by accessing
- Close interaction with the course coordinator on one-to-one basis guidance
- 100% placement assistance
- NSTC & SkillZip Joint Certification, that is valued by the industry and academia alike

We also strongly recommend this course to graduates and students as it offers following benefits:

Study Methodology:

SkillZip offers its students world class course delivery methodology. Our program incorporates an innovative approach to learning. It is a unique combination of:

1: Calendar

The course calendar keeps you on track regarding the upcoming chat sessions and due date of assignments.p>

2: Chat Sessions

3: Email

Instructors use email to communicate any relevant information ad all important administrative circulars with the class as a whole you can also use email to obtain one - to - one help from your instructor when you have queries about material / assignment.

4: Discussion Forums

Discussion Forums are an excellent way for you to interact with your class and share your thoughts and ideas. In order to stimulate the sharing of ideas between students, you are encouraged to post items to the discussion board during the program. A student can post a question to the class via the discussion board. In some classes, the discussion board is used to post work items so that they can be shared by your course mates.

5: Quizzes

To guide the performance of the students during the course of the program regular quizzes are added. Creating a little mini-test for each reading assignment encourages students to do the reading so they can do well on the quiz. It also gives the students feedback on how well they understood the reading assignment.

6: Course Glossaries

Glossary will provide a list of definitions related to the program, like a dictionary. This will facilitate quick reference to any term related to the course content.

7: Assessments and their Evaluation:

The assignments, exercises or question papers, other relevant information and all the important administrative circulars etc. are provided to the candidates online/ offline. These are conveniently made available in the 'Candidate's Corner' at our web site, http://elearning.skillzip.com