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Technical Writing Training
Technical Writing at a glance.
- Duration
- 2 days, 9:00am – 4:00pm
- Price
- $1398 per person, ex GST — purchase orders welcome
- Delivery
- In person, or live online with a facilitator
- Where
- Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney — or online
- Prerequisite
- None
- Class size
- Small — everyone practises out loud more than once
- You take away
- A printed workbook and your own notes
- In-house
- Available for teams of four or more, at your office or ours
What you'll learn.
- Purpose, audience and what "done" looks like
- Plain English, and AU/NZ conventions
- Structuring long documents and short-form SOPs
- Writing for the web against WCAG 2.2
Course overview.
Documents somebody else can actually follow — briefs, SOPs, manuals and web copy, in plain English that passes an accessibility check.
The 2 days works through 8 modules and 24 individual topics, from The technical brief to Review and finalising. Each one is taught then practised — you do the thing rather than watch it done — against situations from your own work.
Groups are kept small enough that everyone speaks more than once, and the facilitator is in the room the whole time rather than dropping in. You leave with the workbook and notes in your own words.
Full course outline.
Every module we cover, and the topics inside each one. This is the same outline as the downloadable PDF — expand a module to see what sits under it.
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1The technical brief3 topics
- Purpose, audience and what finished looks like
- Writing a brief somebody can work from
- Privacy and what not to put in writing
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2Structure and style3 topics
- Outlines, headings and summaries that hold up
- Cross-references, tables and captions
- Applying a house style consistently
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3Plain English and grammar3 topics
- Plain English for print and screen
- Australian and New Zealand conventions
- Editing for clarity, tone and accuracy
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4AI for writers3 topics
- Where AI helps with outlining, drafting and editing
- Human oversight and where the line sits
- Disclosing AI use honestly
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5Writing for the web3 topics
- Structuring content people can scan
- Meeting WCAG 2.2 in practice
- Labelling links, forms and documents
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6Short-form writing3 topics
- SOPs, checklists, policies and forms
- Shifting tone between formats
- Building a reusable kit of short pieces
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7Long-form content3 topics
- Planning and structuring a manual
- Versioning and review that does not collapse
- Docs-as-code, for teams that want it
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8Review and finalising3 topics
- Using AI to check style and accessibility
- Validating against WCAG and policy
- Preparing the final submission
Who it is for.
Anyone who writes the documents other people have to work from — engineers, analysts, policy officers, project staff and the people who inherit their drafts.
How it runs.
Two consecutive days, each roughly 9am to 4pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. It runs in a CBD training room in any of the six capitals, or live online in breakout groups.
Dates
Upcoming Dates
The next scheduled Technical Writing dates, soonest first. If none of these work, tell us the city and we will let you know when the next block is released.
| Course | Date | Location | Delivery | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Writing | Wed - Thu 9 Sep - 10 Sep 26 | Remote East | Online | $1398 | Book |
| Technical Writing | Wed - Thu 9 Sep - 10 Sep 26 | Canberra | In person | $1398 | Book |
| Technical Writing | Mon - Tue 5 Oct - 6 Oct 26 | Perth | In person | $1398 | Sold out |
| Technical Writing | Mon - Tue 5 Oct - 6 Oct 26 | Remote West | Online | $1398 | Book |
| Technical Writing | Thu - Fri 3 Dec - 4 Dec 26 | Perth | In person | $1398 | Sold out |
| Technical Writing | Thu - Fri 3 Dec - 4 Dec 26 | Remote West | Online | $1398 | Book |
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Reviews
What people said about Technical Writing
Wizard courses run on the shared Nexacu schedule, so these are reviews of this course from people who sat it. Collected by Nexacu after the course and published as written.
Richard was great and very clear when discussing topics. Very funny and enthusiastic.
Connor
16 December 2025
Course covered practical skill on how to make our documents more professional looking and consistent. We should also be able to make documents that are more focuses and clear.
Vincent
16 December 2025
Easy delivery, simple and relaxed feel.
Nick
18 May 2026
Ali provided very clear explanations of the important concepts and supported us to apply them to our own work
Ryan
19 August 2026
Source: nexacu.com.au, read 27 August 2026. How feedback is collected.
Questions
Questions People Ask About This Course
Anything not answered here, call 1300 886 190 and ask a person.
How long is the Technical Writing course?
It runs for 2 days, 9:00am – 4:00pm, with a facilitator in the room the whole time. Nothing is pre-recorded and there is no platform to log into afterwards.
How much does Technical Writing cost?
$1398 per person, excluding GST. That covers the course, the workbook and the room. If four or more people from one organisation need it, an in-house course usually works out cheaper — tell us the numbers and we will price both.
Do I need any experience before this course?
No prerequisite. The course is built around discussion and practice, so what you bring from your own work matters more than any prior training.
Can I do Technical Writing online instead of in a classroom?
Yes. Every date marked “Live online” runs over video with the same facilitator and the same practice, in breakout groups rather than around a table. It suits teams spread across states.
Which cities do you run Technical Writing in?
Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, plus live online. Every venue is a CBD training room. If your city and date are not paired on the schedule above, ask — dates are released in blocks.
Can you run Technical Writing just for our team?
Yes — that is in-house training. We come to your office, or you use one of our rooms, and the course runs for your people alone using your own scenarios. More on in-house training.
Four or more people? In-house is usually cheaper.
The same course, your people only, built around the situations they actually face.