Certification Study Guides
EAC Certification recognizes editors who have demonstrated a high level of knowledge and skill in their profession. The program consists of four tests: Structural Editing, Stylistic Editing, Copy Editing and Proofreading. (From 2006 to 2009, a different testing framework was used and the four tests offered were Elementary Knowledge of the Publishing Process, Proofreading, Copy Editing, and Structural and Stylistic Editing.)
Currently, EAC is adapting its certification program to reflect the revised Professional Editorial Standards (PES) that came into effect on January 1, 2010.
Two of the new study guides that will replace the old four-volume guide based on PES-1999 [link to box below] are now available. By July 2012, the old study guide will be replaced completely by guides based on PES-2009:
- Proofreading Study Guide (available now)
- Copy Editing Study Guide (available now)
- Stylistic Editing Study Guide (available July 2011)
- Structural Editing Study Guide (available July 2012)
Order one of the new study guides now.
Proofreading Study Guide: Editors' Association of Canada Certification
PDF file, $55
Loose-leaf printout, $75
The Proofreading Study Guide is the primary resource for anyone who wants to become a Certified Proofreader. Whether you use this guide for independent study or in a workshop setting, you will learn more about the knowledge, skills and judgment required to earn your Certified Proofreader credential. The guide includes the following valuable content:
- Overview of EAC Certification
- Advice on how to prepare for the tests
- Introduction to the Proofreading test and advice on how to use the study guide
- Proofreading Practice Test for you to try
- An answer key and blank marking sheet so you can review and assess your performance
- Two completed Practice Tests and corresponding marking sheets—one test showing the work of a successful candidate and the other test showing the work of an unsuccessful candidate
- EAC's 2009 Professional Editorial Standards, the statement of editorial competencies used to develop the tests
- EAC's Operational Policy 7, the document governing test development and administration
Copy Editing Study Guide: Editors' Association of Canada Certification
PDF file, $55
Loose-leaf printout, $75
The Copy Editing Study Guide is the primary resource for anyone who wants to become a Certified Copy Editor. Whether you use this guide for independent study or in a workshop setting, you will learn more about the knowledge, skills and judgment required to earn your Certified Copy Editor credential. The guide includes the following valuable content:
- Overview of EAC Certification
- Advice on how to prepare for the tests
- Introduction to the Copy Editing test and advice on how to use the study guide
- Copy Editing Practice Test for you to try
- An answer key and blank marking sheet so you can review and assess your performance
- Two completed Practice Tests and corresponding marking sheets—one test showing the work of a successful candidate and the other test showing the work of an unsuccessful candidate
- EAC's 2009 Professional Editorial Standards, the statement of editorial competencies used to develop the tests
- EAC's Operational Policy 7, the document governing test development and administration
Special Offer!
Order a subscription for all four volumes of the new study guides and you'll be eligible for a 20% discount on Meeting Editorial Standards. This predecessor to Meeting Professional Editorial Standards contains valuable study materials on knowledge of the publishing process, proofreading, copy editing, stylistic editing and structural editing.
Catalogue description of Meeting Professional Editorial Standards (new)
Catalogue description of Meeting Editorial Standards (previous edition)
Four-volume study guide based on PES-1999
Until all four PES-2009 study guides are available in 2012, Volumes 1 and 4 of the original PES-1999 study guide may be purchased by those doing advance preparation for the Stylistic Editing and Structural Editing tests or by those wishing to improve their editing skills and knowledge.
Please note that although the two volumes from the PES-1999 study guide described below will allow you to do advance preparation for EAC Certification tests and will help you improve your editing skills and knowledge, they are based on professional editorial standards that are no longer in effect. (See "Does it matter whether I prepare using the original four-volume PES-1999 study guide or the new PES-2009 study guides?".)
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Volume 1: Introduction and Elementary Knowledge of the Publishing Process (Note: Anyone using Volume 1 to prepare for the EAC certification tests must also consult the 2009 Professional Editorial Standards and the current policy document, which is available as a free download at www.editors.ca/certification.)
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Volume 4: Structural and Stylistic Editing (Note: Anyone using Volume 4 to prepare for the EAC certification tests must also consult the 2009 Professional Editorial Standards and the current policy document, which is available as a free download at www.editors.ca/certification.)
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Online orders
Order the new Proofreading or Copy Editing study guides or the Elementary Knowledge of the Publishing Process or Structural and Stylistic Editing study guide based on PES-1999 from Captus Press Inc.