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I'm going to be a technical editor - now more than ever!

I'm going to be a technical editor - now more than ever!

The job description of a technical writer seems less attractive to many school leavers, the number of students on degree courses is falling - and at the same time, the shortage of skilled workers is becoming increasingly apparent. This is precisely why there is enormous potential in this career! Silent heroes of digitalization Technical editors are the silent heroes of digitalization. They make complex content understandable, write precise instructions and [...]

Volker Granacher2025-05-07T14:48:14+02:0007.05.2025|Kategorien: General, Technical Communication, Training|Tags: profession, digitization, technical writer, tekom, training|0 Comments

Are you a translator? Then use your language skills and become a technical editor

Are you a translator? Then use your language skills and become a technical editor

Skills shortage as an opportunity: lateral entry into technical documentation In times of skills shortages, many industries are struggling to fill vacancies - a problem that naturally also affects technical documentation. So what do you do if there are no technical writers available on the job market? Exactly - train them yourself! As the market leader for training and [...]

Heinz-Günter Halstenberg2025-05-15T08:53:45+02:0018.07.2024|Kategorien: General, News from the educational institute|Tags: language competence, tekom certificate, tekom certification, translator, translator, further education|0 Comments

Blended learning on the rise

Blended learning on the rise

With an increase in turnover of over 16% compared to 2019, the German e-learning industry continued to grow in 2020. This is one of the findings of the latest edition of the "E-Learning Economy 2021" industry monitor published by MMB Institut GmbH in Essen. When face-to-face teaching is only possible to a limited extent The coronavirus crisis has significantly accelerated sales growth in the e-learning industry, [...]

Volker Granacher2024-05-15T15:29:04+02:0029.04.2022|Kategorien: General|Tags: Blended Learning, E-Learning, Continuing Education|0 Comments

Can you see anything yet? - My online training as a technical editor

Can you see anything yet? - My online training as a technical editor

There are many ways to become a technical editor, including virtual ones. I found my way to becoming a technical editor through further training that did not take the form of classroom teaching, but - apart from the internship - took place exclusively online. The Internet makes it possible! Each participant in the course was equipped with a computer at a location of their training provider [...]

tecteam guest author2025-10-08T14:53:06+02:0002.12.2020|Kategorien: Training|Tags: experience, online seminar, technical writing, technical documentation, technical writer, virtual classroom, training|0 Comments

Hohe Frauenquote in der Technischen Redaktion

Hohe Frauenquote in der Technischen Redaktion

Everyone is talking about the women's quota, at tecteam it is a reality. The editorial team consists of 40 specialists, 18 of whom are women, which is a quota of 45%. The 35 technical editors are supported by five technical illustrators. In the further training of technical editors, the proportion of women in [...]

Heinz-Günter Halstenberg2025-10-08T14:33:34+02:0013.07.2020|Kategorien: Working at tecteam, Training|Tags: women's quota, information management, communication, technical writing, training|0 Comments

Further training in technical documentation - with funding from the Ministry of Labor

Further training in technical documentation - with funding from the Ministry of Labor

Digitalization has long since reached the field of technical documentation. Around two thirds of all employees in TD are career changers. This is a good opportunity - especially now - for specialist further training, as in future it will no longer just be the unemployed, low-skilled and older employees who will receive focused support, but also everyone else - regardless of [...]

Jürgen Sapara2025-09-10T12:54:14+02:0017.10.2018|Kategorien: Weiterbildung|Tags: Arbeitsagentur, digitaler Wandel, Förderung, Weiterbildung|0 Kommentare

Als Best Ager in die Technische Redaktion

Als Best Ager in die Technische Redaktion

Trotz Rückgangs der Arbeitslosenzahlen haben es ältere Menschen überdurchschnittlich schwer, einen Job zu finden. Beim Weg zurück ins Arbeitsleben fangen viele wieder ganz unten an – selbst, wenn sie eine gute berufliche Qualifikation mitbringen. Einige bleiben sogar ganz auf der Strecke. Es entsteht schnell ein gewisser Grundverdacht: „Mit dem kann was nicht stimmen!“ Die [...]

Verena Gorzolnik2025-10-07T14:28:08+02:0012.07.2018|Kategorien: Allgemein|Tags: 50+, 50plus, best ager, Quereinstieg, Technische Dokumentation, Technische Redaktion, Weiterbildung|2 Kommentare

Traineeship for technical editors: theory and practice perfectly dovetailed

Traineeship for technical editors: theory and practice perfectly dovetailed

Two views on in-service training Here, Anja Schiel, trainee at parson AG, and Ulrike Parson, CEO at parson, report on their view of the traineeship for technical writing. parson AG is a service provider for technical communication and documentation technology in Hamburg and Berlin. From the perspective of trainee Anja Schiel, [...]

Verena Gorzolnik2025-10-07T14:21:45+02:0023.04.2018|Kategorien: Technische Kommunikation, Weiterbildung|Tags: ausbildendes Unternehmen, beruflicher Neuanfang, Quereinsteiger, Technische Dokumentation, Technische Kommunikation, Technisches Volontariat, Weiterbildung|0 Kommentare

On the way to mobile technical documentation

On the way to mobile technical documentation

In discussions with technical writers and e-learning managers responsible for documentation, we are repeatedly asked how we see the future development of technical documentation due to the moving and audio media that are now available virtually everywhere. Can mobile or multimedia documentation replace the printed form? What added value does such documentation have? These and [...]

Verena Gorzolnik2025-10-07T14:08:35+02:0027.02.2018|Kategorien: Technische Kommunikation, Weiterbildung|Tags: 360° Video, Animation, App-Erstellung, Augmented Reality, HTML, Mobile Technische Dokumentation, Virtual Reality, Weiterbildung|0 Kommentare

Tips for successful further training at tecteam

Tips for successful further training at tecteam

The blended learning concept at tecteam offers learners a good opportunity to stay in contact with lecturers and peers during the learning process. The personal contact offers all participants the opportunity to clarify questions and problems directly. Through discussions with some of the participants from recent years, we have also discovered that the perspective of former participants is still a [...]