CredAbility 9
The Accreditation Board is delighted to announce that 112 out of 170 of exam candidates - just over 65 per cent - passed the exam and earned the rank of Accredited Editor, or AE. Successful candidates represented the full spectrum of editing; most pleasingly, a significant number really shone.
The board offers its warmest congratulations to all new AEs on this distinguished achievement. By passing, they have shown that they not only understand but can successfully apply the principles of editing set out in Australian Standards for Editing Practice.
Certificates are now being distributed in each state, with some societies planning presentation ceremonies
The overwhelming response after the exam was that it had been a fair and appropriate one. The Accreditation Board has also received feedback regarding the length of the exam and the time allotted, and will consider this in planning the 2009 exam.
Results are being analysed to identify common areas of weakness, to guide future training and generate useful tips for those sitting next year. A preliminary review indicates that the most common problems were:
- failing to follow instructions in Part 3 (answering too many questions or ignoring the brief provided in the question)
- producing an inadequate style sheet in Part 2 and applying it inconsistently
- selecting questions in Part 3 that were clearly outside the candidate's area of competence.
If you are one of the 35 per cent who did not get through, please do not be disheartened: sitting the very first Australian editing exam took considerable courage, and there is every chance that the experience you gained on this exam will see you sail through the next one with flying colours.
After a full year of fortnightly teleconferences, the board met face to face for the first time in Adelaide over the weekend of 16-18 January to debrief, discuss the entire exam process and map out plans for improvement on a number of fronts. Future issues of CredAbility will keep everyone up to date as planning for the 2009 exam progresses.
Right now, however, it is time to celebrate the achievements of so many successful editors. To all those who have earned the new postnominal, AE, we say CONGRATULATIONS!
