Get Training

Department of Personnel offers many workshops on written communication. Contact Colleen Bray at (360) 664-1937 about ongoing classes or arranging a workshop at your agency.

Here are some of the classes that are available:

Writing Skills

• Editing Skills Review (1 Day)

• Grammar Review - Part 1 (1 Day)

• Grammar Review - Part 2 (1 Day)

• Proofreading Skills Review (1 Day)

• Punctuation Skills - Part 1 (1 Day)

• Punctuation Skills - Part 2 (1 Day)

• Writing Documents in Plain Talk (1 Day)

• Writing Skills (1 Day)

Technical Writing

• Clear Rule Writing (2 Days)

• Technical Writing: Editing Techniques (1 Day)

• Technical Writing: Proofreading Techniques (1 Day)

• Technical Writing: Tricks of the Trade (2 Days)

• Writing for the Web (1 Day)

• Writing Minutes & Meeting Notes (1 Day)

• Writing Policies & Procedures (1 Day)

Online training resources

• Writing for the Web Online Training by the Federal Aviation Administration

• NIH Plain Language Online Training by the National Institute for Health

More training opportunities

• Writing Programs and Courses, University of Washington
  The University of Washington provides a number of writing courses, including Technical Writing and Editing.

• The Writing Center, the Evergreen State College
  The Writing Center at the Evergreen State College offers General Writing Series, Grammar Rodeo Series and Scientific Writing Series.