Health literacy roadshow

Limerick was the most recent stop on the NALA/MSD Ireland health literacy roadshow. On 30 May 22 health professionals attended a health literacy event, two hours of which focused on plain English training. This training, delivered by one of our most senior Plain English Editors was well received as were other similar events this year in Dublin, Cork and Galway.

To learn more about health literacy go to www.healthliteracy.ie.

May plain English training - a great success

On Wednesday 30 May, 22 people attended our one-day training programme on plain English in Dublin. They came from organisations such as the Pensions Ombudsman Office, the Road Safety Authority of Ireland and the Health Service Executive. The training covered why plain English is important and how best to use it. Participants also practised their newly learned plain English editing skills with practical examples and exercises. The feedback from the day was really positive with many wanting more training. Thanks to all the participants. We wish you well sharing your knowledge of plain English with colleagues and friends. If you are interested in plain English training contact Claire O'Riordan on (01) 412 7922 or by email at coriordan@nala.ie.

NALA Plain English Editor Training 2012

NALA seeks to train new Plain English Editors and invites suitably qualified applications
Deadline for applications: 3 April 2012
Training dates: 19 and 20 April and a day in October
NALA is the national leader in plain English editing and training. To meet demand, we are looking for a small number of suitably qualified applicants to participate in our NALA Plain English Editor training programme. The training will be over three days and will require 60 hours out of course assignments.
NALA invites applications for suitably qualified and or experienced people who would like to be NALA Plain English Editors.

Ideal candidates are those who have:

• a qualification in English such as journalism, editing or English language,
• experience of writing a wide range of documents and leaflets for different audiences and purposes,
• strong organisational and time management skills, and
• an understanding of plain English.

All selected trainees will have satisfactorily completed an initial NALA assessment of their competence in written English. Successful completion of our training programme means you can join our NALA Plain English Panel. Currently our editors are self-employed.
Applicants will be selected based on NALA's discretion and will be strongly influenced by the small number of training places available. NALA does not guarantee regular editing jobs to those who successfully complete training. This course is free to those who successfully complete it and become NALA editors.

If you are interested in applying for this programme, call or email Claire O'Riordan, (01) 412 7900 or coriordan@nala.ie