| Australian editing exam |
| The cost of the exam will be $490 (with no GST applicable) for financial members of the societies of editors and $650 for non-members or those who are not financial at the close of registrations. Registrations for the exam will open in the first week of July and close on 18 September. All registrations must be accompanied by a non-refundable deposit of $100, with the balance due by 3 October. |
| |
| The fee, although slightly higher than the Accreditation Board had hoped, is the minimum required to cover exam costs. It is based on a target number of 150 applicants, and in the unlikely event that this target is not reached, the Board will have to postpone the exam until early next year. As some 200 editors have previously indicated their intention to sit the first exam, the Board is reasonably confident that the target will be met. There will be no limit placed on the number of candidates who may sit the exam: all candidates who register and pay the fee will be accommodated. |
| |
| As soon as registrations reach 150, the Board will place an announcement on the IPEd website confirming the 18 October date; if the target is not reached by 18 September, a new exam date for 2009 will be announced on the website and all candidates advised by email or telephone within a couple of days of the decision being made. |
| |
| A revised sample exam will be available on the IPEd website by 1 July. It will be a very good indicator of what you can expect in October, and trialling it will help you decide whether you are ready for the real thing. As has been stated throughout, an editor with two to three years’ full-time editing experience should be able to pass the exam. All societies will be organising pre-exam activities to help prepare candidates. |
| |
| As a successful candidate, you will have the honour of joining the first cohort of Accredited Editors, to be formally acknowledged at the 2009 IPEd national conference in Adelaide. The ‘AE’ will be recognition by your peers of your editing competence, and a valuable asset in the marketplace. |
| |
| To obtain further information, contact your Accreditation Board delegate or check the IPEd website (from the first week of July), where you will find the exam guidelines, an application form and a Q&A. |
