skip to page contents

Careers | Courses | Company Support | Standards | Qualifications | Research | Strategy | Funding | Nations & Regions | About Us
Advertising | Animation | Computer Games | Facilities | Fashion and Textiles | Film | Interactive Media | Photo Imaging | Publishing | Radio | TV
Text size: A A A

Standards

Courses Search

Search the BFI/Skillset Media Courses Directory of over 8,000 UK television, film, publishing, radio, animation, interactive media and photo imaging courses.


  • Select a sector

  • Where do you want to train or study?

Publishing

The Standards provide a description of the skills, knowledge and understanding necessary to perform the main roles and responsibilities for occupations within the creative media industries.

Developed by industry practitioners, employers and other key stakeholders the Standards show exactly what is required of professionals in the industry.

Originally developed by the Publishing Training Centre, the Publishing Standards are used as an HR tool and for developing job profiles by book and journal publishers in the UK and internationally. The Standards are being reviewed in 2011 to bring them up-to-date with digital developments and to include journals publishing.You may wish to download the complete documents or download individual units.

Download the entire suite of standards:

Adobe Acrobat DocumentNational Occupational Standards for Publishing

Download individual units:

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB1 Identify and evaluate markets, publishing priorities and resources

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB2 Develop publishing proposals

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB3 Develop and maintain a plan of publishing

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB4 Collaborate with authors, contributors, developers and providers of material for publication

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB5 Establish potential for rights sales

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB6 Sell primary rights prior to publication

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB7 Sell secondary and subsidiary rights after publication

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB8 Negotiate rights agreements

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB9 Administer and monitor rights agreements

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB10 Review and prepare contracts

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB11 Control internal administration of contracts

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB12 Advise on legal and contractual matters

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB13 Formulate and present visual design proposals

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB14 Produce a visual design specification

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB15 Implement visual design specifications

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB16 Manage editorial projects

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB17 Manage editorial budgets

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB18 Control editorial quality

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB19 Formulate and present structural design proposals

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB20 Produce a structural design specification

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB21 Implement structural design specifications

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB22 Edit text

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB23 Edit tables, academic apparatus and indexes

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB24 Edit images

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB25 Proofread text and collate corrections

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB26 Estimate and control production costs

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB27 Estimate and control electronic publication costs

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB28 Create and control production and publication schedules

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB29 Control new title production

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB30 Control reprints

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB31 Purchase print and materials

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB32 Control electronic publications

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB33 Investigate opportunities for publishing

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB34 Plan marketing for publishing products

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB35 Create appropriate marketing tools for publishing products

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB36 Organise publicity and public relations for publishing

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB37 Organise and run a direct marketing campaign for publishing products

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB38 Organise a marketing events and demonstrations to promote publishing products

Adobe Acrobat DocumentPUB39 Direct sales and customer care and support



For further details please contact our Standards Team on 020 7713 9800.




Home |  Sector |  Nations & Regions |  About Us |  Search
Copyright 2001-11 Skillset |  Data Use Policy |  About This Site |  Accessibility

Skillset, Focus Point, 21 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9GB. Tel: 020 7713 9800