Join a 2-day Simplified Technical English training workshop in Soest, the Netherlands

Shufra Consultancy and Triview, a market leader in the field of technical documentation creation will jointly organise an ASD-STE100 open training class on 13 and 14 April 2015.

Shufra's certified ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English training course provides participants with highly objective, practical and achievable steps towards writing in a concise, clear and consistent manner. 

Course outline

·         Practical overview of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English

·         How STE helps both native & non-native speakers of English

·         Writing rules and how to apply them in practice

·         How to use the general vocabulary

·         How to deal with industry-specific terminology

·         How to use STE for various documentation types

·         How to implement STE with minimal disruption to on-going production and existing documentation

·         Hands-on STE editing and review

Training outcome

Our interactive training, exercises and workshop will teach technical writers to standardise content to:

·         Author more efficiently

·         Communicate more effectively with a global audience

·         Improve operational safety

·         Reduce AOG / downtime

·         Facilitate modular writing and reuse

·         Facilitate teamwork

·         Facilitate translation

·         Maximise consistency

·         Optimise product lifecycle support

·         Reduce the cost of creating and maintaining technical publications

STE is not an easy language to learn by self-study. This open training class will provide trainees with a great opportunity to learn and then apply each individual rule in a practical context.

To learn more about the relevant training outcome of this widely applied controlled language standard:

www.shufrans-techdocs.com for all technical documentation and publication needs.

www.asd-ste100.net for Simplified Technical English expertise.

www.asd-ste100.solutions for Simplified Technical English training & consultancy services.

International training workshops can be found here:

http://www.shufrans-techdocs.com/upcoming-ste-training-locations/

ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English training workshop in Pune, India

On 29 - 30 April 2015, Shufra Consultancy in partnership with Metapercept Information Solutions & Consulting will jointly organise a shared ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English training and workshop session in Pune, India.

STE is not an easy language to learn by self-study. This open training class will provide trainees with a great opportunity to learn and then apply each individual rule in a practical context. Ms Shumin Chen, principal trainer and consultant at Shufra. will explain not only what the rule says, but also why it is useful, and how best to apply it.

Originating from the aviation and defence industries, where its use is often mandatory, the ASD-STE100 specification is widely used for all types of documents in a broad range of industries, such as automotive, machinery, IT, electronics, maritime and medical equipment. 

STE standardises vocabulary, grammar and style, while letting companies control their specific terminology (Technical Names). Benefits of using STE include:

• Compliance with a regulated and well-established standard
• Improved efficiency
• Improved readability
• Improved consistency
• More efficient and effective training
• Less downtime
• Improved safety
• Suitable for global use
• Easier to translate

Writers, editors and other users will need training to start writing in STE. The training comprises explanation of the rules and vocabulary, exercises and tests, as well as writing and editing workshop, dealing with your own documents where possible. 

To learn more about the relevant training outcome of this widely applied controlled language standard or to register, please contact us at info@metapercept.com for customers based in India.

This site is no longer maintained

You may be interested in the following links:

www.shufrans-techdocs.com for all technical documentation and publication needs.

www.asd-ste100.net for Simplified Technical English expertise.

www.asd-ste100.solutions for Simplified Technical English training & consultancy services.

International training workshops can be found here:

http://www.shufrans-techdocs.com/upcoming-ste-training-locations/

Simplified Technical English Training for Compliance & Optimum Readability

ASD-STE100 training, Soest, the Netherlands

On 1, 2 December 2014, Shufra Consultancy, a market leader in the field of technical documentation creation organised a succcessful ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English open training course in Soest, the Netherlands.

This two-day professional training course is intended for technical authors to familiarise themselves with the ASD-STE100 controlled language specification through a series of classroom- and workshop-type instruction and interaction. 

Said Ms Shumin Chen, trainer & consultant at Shufra Ltd., "Our trainees come from a wide spectrum of industries ranging from packaging machinery to aircraft ground support equipment (GSE). Although STE was developed for the aerospace industry,  it made a lot of sense to apply the same principles to other industries and types of documents as well. "

Shufra's certified ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English training course provides participants with highly objective, practical and achievable steps towards writing in a concise, clear and consistent manner. The balance between compliance and optimum readability is the primary objective for any technical writing professional who wants to write proficiently in STE. 

This site is no longer maintained

You may be interested in the following links:

www.shufrans-techdocs.com for all technical documentation and publication needs.

www.asd-ste100.net for Simplified Technical English expertise.

www.asd-ste100.solutions for Simplified Technical English training & consultancy services.

International training workshops can be found here:

http://www.shufrans-techdocs.com/upcoming-ste-training-locations/

International Standards and why we adopt them at Shufra Consultancy

Safety starts with quality. The best product is only as good as its documentation and technical data allow the customer to make optimum use of it.

Formerly known as Simplified English, Simplified Technical English (STE) is an international standard (ASD-STE100) that helps to make technical documentation easy to understand. Simplified Technical English standardises vocabulary, grammar and style, while letting users control their specific terminology. Although Simplified Technical English originates from the aerospace and defence industries, it can easily be customised and applied to any other industry.

Using guidelines from the ASD-STE100 specification, writers and editors can take document clarity and consistency to the next level. Text written in Simplified Technical English shows improved readability and translatability. These benefits should not be overlooked as products and their accompanying documentation are increasingly shipped to many countries worldwide where English is not the main language used. Consequently, whether the majority of your audience is made up of native or non-native speakers of the English language, getting your message across clearly becomes faster and easier. Text based on Simplified Technical English is also cheaper and faster to translate. Users of your documentation will benefit from higher translation quality, and mistranslations become less of a concern.

Injuries, losses and costly legal liabilities can happen as a result of unclear documentation and ambiguous translations. Simplified Technical English is based on standardised terminology and simple grammar rules. Consistent terminology facilitates your task of indexing and helps users to find pertinent information faster by eliminating unnecessary synonyms and spelling variants.

To learn more about Simplified Technical English, please visit: 

www.shufrans-techdocs.com for all technical documentation and publication needs.

www.asd-ste100.net for Simplified Technical English expertise.

www.asd-ste100.solutions for Simplified Technical English training & consultancy services.

International training workshops can be found here:

http://www.shufrans-techdocs.com/upcoming-ste-training-locations/

Shufra offers shared ASD-STE100 training class in Soest, the Netherlands

Shufra offers its certified, fully compliant shared ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English training in Soest, the Netherlands on 1 and 2 December 2014. STE improves quality, both in the aviation and defence industries, where it is often mandatory for safety reasons, and in any other technical industries. The Shufra team trained over 160 companies worldwide in the correct and effective use of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English.

Background information on Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100)

Simplified Technical English is an international aerospace and defence standard that helps to make technical documentation easy to understand and to manage. STE standardises vocabulary, grammar and style, while letting users control their specific terminology.

Benefits of using Simplified Technical English include compliance, quality, consistency and efficiency. This results in a shorter time-to-market, less downtime and considerable cost savings.

Training type

Day 1 – classroom-type instruction with exercises and tests.

Day 2 – workshop-type instruction and interaction, with exercises and tests. Attendees are encouraged to bring some of their own materials if possible.

Further information / registration

Please see www.shufra-consultancy.com or e-mail to info@shufra-consultancy.com.

This site is no longer maintained

You may be interested in the following links:

www.shufrans-techdocs.com for all technical documentation and publication needs.

www.asd-ste100.net for Simplified Technical English expertise.

www.asd-ste100.solutions for Simplified Technical English training & consultancy services.

International training workshops can be found here:

http://www.shufrans-techdocs.com/upcoming-ste-training-locations/

Webinar: A practical overview of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English

• Date: 19-03-2014
• Location: Online
• Audience: LSPs and freelancers
• Price: € 40.00 (ex. 21% VAT)
• Organised by: 4TA Academy

Description: 

ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE) is a controlled language that is used to write technical manuals that can be more easily understood by an international audience. STE helps to make translations cheaper and more accurate. STE can easily be adapted to all technical industries and beyond. Dr. Frans Wijma will discuss how STE works in practice.

Programme:

Dr. Frans Wijma from Shufra Ltd. will provide the audience with a practical introduction of ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English (STE).

Frans will explain the situation that caused major aerospace manufacturers to work together in order to develop a standardised, controlled form of English to be used for aircraft maintenance documentation. Frans will discuss how the vocabulary and syntax were restricted while making sure that the remaining vocabulary and syntax would be sufficiently versatile to write meaningful documents about complex equipment.

Given the success of STE and its adaptability, it was over time applied to various document types, and increasingly also in other (mainly technical) industries. Where in the aerospace and defence industries, safety and readability are the main considerations for the use of STE, in many other industries the main consideration is to save on translation cost without compromising on translation quality.

Frans will detail the essential steps of an STE implementation and discuss how STE can be gradually introduced without disrupting on-going production or affecting existing documentation.

Frans will share the feedback received from many companies and individual participants and tell about his experiences with some initial resistance, criticism of some of the rules and the gradual “conversion” to becoming true STE practitioners. Frans will also tell about the different ways in which STE helps technical writers with English as their native language as well as those for whom English is a second language.

Frans will be happy to take and answer your questions towards the end of the webinar or any time thereafter.

Speaker profile:  

Dr. Frans Wijma, CEO and senior trainer & consultant at Shufra Ltd., has a background in electrical engineering and linguistics. He worked as a technical translator and multilingual technical writer before he became involved with large aerospace documentation projects and thus with STE around 15 years ago.

Frans has supported various aerospace companies with their STE and other documentation needs, based on standards where possible. Customers included Boeing, Eurocopter, EADS, Rolls-Royce, Embraer, TAI, Beriev and SAAB. 

Although STE was developed for the aerospace industry, more specifically for aircraft maintenance documentation, Frans found that it made a lot of sense to apply the same principles to other industries and types of documents as well. Few if any changes to the specification are necessary to adapt STE to industries ranging from machinery to IT, automotive to medical equipment.

Meanwhile, Frans provided training to people from more than 160 companies worldwide, mostly on-site with the customer. Non-aerospace customers include Kubota, Rheinmetall, Samsung, Tetra Pak and Volkswagen.

This site is no longer maintained

You may be interested in the following links:

www.shufrans-techdocs.com for all technical documentation and publication needs.

www.asd-ste100.net for Simplified Technical English expertise.

www.asd-ste100.solutions for Simplified Technical English training & consultancy services.

International training workshops can be found here:

http://www.shufrans-techdocs.com/upcoming-ste-training-locations/