Registrations have now closed for the first Australian accreditation exam, which will be held on Saturday 18 October 2008 at capital city venues around the country: Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.

The accreditation program aims to create a scheme comparable with registration/accreditation schemes already well established in many professions, such as accounting, engineering, law, psychology and public relations. Accreditation of editors will help members of our profession gain recognition of their skills.

This first exam - which earns successful candidates the title of Accredited Editor, or AE - is the result of many years of hard work by dedicated and highly skilled editors from all societies, all committed to serving the best interests of the editing profession. We believe that serious professional editors will regard the achievement of Accredited Editor status as an essential step in their careers.

A higher level of accreditation - Advanced Accredited Editor, or AAE - will be developed as a second stage and will require candidates to submit a portfolio of their work for assessment.

Our long-term aim is to create a situation where accreditation is seen by editors as a normal step in their careers and by clients and potential clients as an indication that they can expect a good job from an accredited editor.

Our journey towards an agreed program is documented in the regular CredAbility [0] reports from the Accreditation Board [0], in reports from the Assessors' Forum [0], and in the other related documents.

Links to relevant information can be found below:

• The Accreditation Board [0]
• The Assessors [0]
• The first Australian editing exam [0]
• Archived documents [0]