Technical author training courses

Armada offers a comprehensive range of training courses to technical authors and technical writers who need to produce first class user documentation in online or hard copy format.

What options are available?

We offer:

Scheduled courses - public courses attended by individuals.

On-demand courses - exclusive training for groups. Courses can be run at a location and on a date to suit you, and tailored to your specific requirements.

Why attend technical author training with Armada?

Expert trainers: courses are run by highly experienced technical authors and subject matter experts. All have at least 15 years' experience working in their respective fields.

ISTC-accredited: our Technical Authoring Training Programme, comprising Introduction to Technical Authoring, Intermediate Technical Authoring and Advanced Technical Authoring, is accredited by the ISTC.

Adobe-accredited: as an Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC), our FrameMaker training courses and Robohelp training courses are run by an Adobe Certified Instructors who are also an Adobe Certified Experts in the respective applications. This guarantees a high standard of training.

Small group size: training is provided in small groups meaning we can focus on the topics that are important to you.

Practical training: we place a great emphasis on making the training practical, getting you to practice the techniques for yourself as you work through the course. Trainers provide advice relevant to your circumstances and requirements based on their experience.

Pricing: courses are priced competitively.

After-course support: after attending training, you are entitled to 30 days email support from their trainer to help you through any post-training issues.

Where does training take place?

Scheduled courses are hosted in Bromsgrove in the Midlands. We are easily accessible by car from the M5, M6, M40 and M42 motorways. Bromsgrove train station is 2 miles away. We can provide details of excellent local accommodation from £45 per night.

On-demand courses can be held at either our training centre in Bromsgrove or your venue.

Past delegates' comments about technical author training courses

“Every aspect of the Introduction to Technical Authoring course was most helpful, especially the help and guidance of the trainer. I have been in contact with him since and he has been of the utmost help to me.”

“Thought I'd send you a quick mail to say thanks for a very enjoyable training course. I can honestly say the course was one of the best I've been on and I feel much more confident in my role as a technical author. Thanks again.”

“The Advanced Technical Authoring course was the best course I have been on and the only one where the accompanying documents will be referred to regularly. Many thanks.”

“The most helpful things about the course were the trainer's speed and awareness of trainees' progress and also his ability to add extra teaching components into the curriculum as necessary.”

“This was a well planned and delivered course by a knowledgable and approachable trainer. The content was extremely useful and left me wanting to put what I had learned into practice straight away! Many thanks for another first class training course.”

“More information was given than expected in more areas than expected - all very useful.”

“As the trainer had a great breadth of experience in the profession he was able to give us many handy tips and tricks. He was very willing to help us as well - he reviewed my documents which was of great use to me.”

“I've really enjoyed the course. The trainer is well informed and very good at presenting the information in an understandable format. I certainly feel a lot more confident in writing effective technical documents now. Many thanks all round.”

“The Online help development course works well with the Introduction to Robohelp course as it introduces the terminology used within online help.”

“The trainer of the Introduction to Robohelp course provided all the information I required in a relaxed and informative manner.”

“The Basic and Intermediate FrameMaker course brings all the minor tools inside FrameMaker together and provide tips that only the instructor's detailed knowledge and experience can provide.”

“I came to the [Introduction to technical authoring] course with an open mind not knowing if the content would be applicable. I found every aspect of the course both interesting and relevant. Since attending I feel my documentation has moved up a couple of levels - Thanks Nigel.”

“Just wanted to thank you for a really useful [Advanced Technical Authoring Techniques] training course. I've started to put in to place some of the techniques already, which is giving me a lot more confidence.”

“The trainer of the Introduction to RoboHelp course provided all the information I required in a relaxed and informative manner.”

“The Basic and Intermediate FrameMaker course brings all the minor tools inside FrameMaker together and provide tips that only the instructor's detailed knowledge and experience can provide.”

“I just wanted to say thank you for your guidance at the RoboHelp course. I found it really interesting, especially the section about planning.”