Proofreaders working for publishing companies earn up to £21 an hour and copy-editors up to £24. They have few expenses and work from home. They only need a telephone and a place to work quietly. You may earn more working for non-publishers, and on specialist books; up to £40 an hour can be achieved.

No. Unlike some providers of training courses, we won't charge you for postage and packing, for any of your assessments provided as part of the course or for your certificate.

Through our extensive experience we show the best way to market and promote yourself and how to make the best of your particular skills. You must be prepared to take the business seriously to get work. Nothing is easy these days, but we have many certificated students who report on excellent careers since taking the course. Whether you want to work for publishers or a wide variety of other organisations we show you how to succeed.

Yes. Freelancers have always been an important part of the book industry and their importance is growing as the cost of employing people full-time increases. More books have been published in the UK in recent years than ever before, which has produced more work for freelancers. Many former students have been successful in establishing careers working for non-publishing clients. Any company or organisation which produces brochures, pamphlets, documents, reports or booklets may need your services.

Recession? Previous experiences shows that freelancers are used extensively in recessions. They form a flexible work force for publishers and others who are hard-pressed, or cannot afford full-time staff.

Most freelance editors and proofreaders work on paper. Some freelancers work on screen, and need specialist training. If you prefer to work in the traditional way on paper, our courses provide full training. Access to email is very useful as is access to the internet for research into potential areas of work.

Yes, and many of our students do. Indeed, living abroad may even give you an advantage. It is possible to work for UK publishers from abroad, but you may do better to work for local businesses publishing in a mixture of the local language and English; the quantity of material published in the corporate and publishing sectors in English is huge.

Obviously there are some spelling differences between the UK and the USA, but these are easily learned, and it is easy for a proofreader or copy-editor to adapt between the two countries.

No. Most freelancers work through the postal system or courier services, and it doesn't matter where you live. Publishers usually pay your despatch costs.

Yes. Look at our sample comments from ex-students! We can't guarantee success, but the course is well respected and doing it shows application and seriousness.

You can finish the Proofreader Plus distance learning course in as little as six weeks, and the Proofreading and Editorial Skills in just ten, but you’re welcome to take up to a year if you want to work at a more leisurely pace!

The seminars are the fastest way to learn, in just a single day or four days.

On the correspondence courses, your tutor will mark your assessments and return them to you with a form which will highlight your strengths and weaknesses and indicate what you need to work on next. There is also support always available via telephone and email. Your seminar tutor is always on hand for advice and individual help.

Yes. The Chapterhouse course is well respected in the UK and internationally, and to achieve a certificate of competence on our courses is significant evidence of your ability.

Yes. For two years after you complete the course there is a free email advice service available. We want you to succeed and will help in any way we can with technicalities, marketing or establishing your business.

For the first ten days you can, as long as your course is unmarked and in unused condition when you return it. After the first ten days we don't offer refunds, but that should give you plenty of time to inspect the course thoroughly. Regrettably, it's not possible to offer refunds on seminars after attendance, and no-one in 18 years has asked for one!

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