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SUMMARY:Asia Pacific (APAC) Online | Precision & Proofing: Mastering ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English for High-Stakes Documentation & AI-Ready Inputs
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n		\n			\n				Write effective user manuals & instructions with Simplified Technical English\n				\nAPAC | Online Certified ASD-STE100 Training Workshop Programme \nDates: 26 & 27 October 2026 (Alternative slot: 9 & 10 November 2026) \nTime: 09:00 to 16:00 UTC/GMT+8:00 [APAC]\nLength of training: 2 days \nGroup Size: Strictly capped at 5 participants for tailored\, hands-on feedback \nCourse registration ends one week before training commences. \nRegister \n\n			\n			\n		\n	  \nWhat’s Included: Course materials\, practical exercises\, learning aids\, a certificate of completion\, and 120 days of post-training support. \nGroup Discount: Save up to €500 when two or more colleagues register for the same cohort. \nBundle Offer: Receive a €210 discount when you also register for 🆕 Certified STE Masterclass | Asia Pacific (APAC) Online. \nWhy upstream standardisation matters\nSimplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) is the internationally recognised controlled language specification designed to make complex technical manuals clear\, unambiguous\, and easily understood by a global audience. In today’s environment—where automated translation engines and generative tools can rapidly scale output but also multiply linguistic errors—upstream standardisation is more critical than ever. Consequently\, by eliminating ambiguity and enforcing strict syntactic control\, STE protects your documentation pipeline\, cuts translation costs\, and prevents operational risks. \nApplicable across aerospace\, defence\, engineering\, and high-compliance industries\, this foundational training is led by Shumin Chen. Designed for technical managers\, directors\, and senior writers\, the programme ensures participants learn how to correctly and effectively apply STE rules in practice\, navigate common writing pitfalls\, and avoid frequent misinterpretations. Furthermore\, you will learn how to correct guidelines that undermine technical quality. \nApplicable across aerospace\, defence\, engineering\, and high-compliance industries\, this foundational training is led by Shumin Chen. Designed for technical managers\, directors\, and senior writers\, the programme ensures participants learn how to correctly and effectively apply STE rules in practice\, navigate common writing pitfalls\, and correct the frequent misinterpretations of core guidelines that undermine technical quality. \nWhat customers are saying..\nI am giving this training a 10/10. There was a good introductory and explanation to describe the 2-day training seminar. Rule 1.1 0 lets me use words that are: approved in the dictionary / technical names / technical verbs and is one rule I like very much because of its flexibility. \nI think rule 1.1 is the most critical and important for STE dictionary. Sometimes I have to use non-approved words as an exception\, but I will try to keep this rule 1.1 in my documents for good measure. \nAlthough some of the exercises were tricky\, they remind me of each rule application at that time. So they were practical for my role as a technical writer. \nI want to recommend this course to current technical writers in Korea or engineers who are interested in writing their own documents effectively. Seung Eun Lee\, Technical Writer\, DB HiTek \nOnline STE Workshop Outline*\nWe’re committed to providing the highest quality learning experience in all our online workshops. Therefore\, we’ve made the decision to cap all our online workshop session sizes at just five participants\, starting 5 May 2025. \nThis intimate virtual environment fosters richer discussions\, more personalised feedback\, and a greater overall impact on your understanding and application of key technical communication standards like Simplified Technical English. Learn better\, communicate better\, across all our courses. This two-day Online STE Workshop includes interactive training\, exercises\, and a 120-day post-training consultation. \nDay 1: Classroom Training \n\nPractical overview of Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) and why strict structural control is essential for modern technical documentation.\nHow STE ensures absolute clarity for both native and non-native speakers across global audiences.\nThe direct risk-mitigation and cost benefits of adopting the STE international writing standard in high-compliance environments.\nCore writing rules and how to apply them systematically in daily practice.\nMastering the general vocabulary lexicon: Approved and unapproved words\, and the strict structural rationale behind them.\nEliminating ambiguous phrasing\, noun clusters\, and syntactic drift that undermine technical accuracy.\nEstablishing a rigorous baseline for clear\, human-readable documentation that withstands automated review and translation workflows.\n\nDay 2: Application\, Review\, & Exercises \n\nHow to deal with industry-specific terminology and integrate specialized nouns safely into controlled writing.\nHow to apply STE across various documentation types (such as maintenance manuals\, service bulletins\, and operating procedures).\nHow to implement STE frameworks with minimal disruption to ongoing production and existing documentation archives.\nPractical hands-on workshop session for applying strict STE rules directly to your own company documents.\nReview\, edit\, and discuss participants’ own documents to reinforce learning through actual correction.\nCollaborative review of common error patterns and alternative phrasing solutions.\nFinal classroom presentation and editorial breakdown of your documents to establish a repeatable\, high-integrity quality standard for your team.\n\n* Shufrans also offers customised ASD-STE100 training solutions tailored to meet your specific requirements. These courses are normally provided at the customer’s premises. \nWhy select a Simplified Technical English training with Shufrans?\nShumin is a very knowledgeable STE instructor. She kept the course interesting and was always open to our questions/feedback. The introduction to Simplified Technical English has been greatly beneficial for my understanding of what the specification entails. In terms of preferred rules\, I cannot pinpoint a specific set of STE writing rules as they are all valuable. This was my favorite part of the course as I enjoyed analyzing how other writers went about using STE to best apply it to their line of work. \nThe rewriting workshop was my favorite part of the course as I enjoyed analyzing how other writers went about using STE to best apply it to their line of work. I would highly recommend this course to all technical writers. Shumin Chen takes the time to clearly explain the rules of STE. A very attentive instructor\, indeed. If given the chance\, I would really enjoy working along side her. Michael Palmieri\, Documentation Specialist\, AON3D | The Advanced Additive Manufacturing Platform \nWhat technical writing outcomes to expect?\nOur interactive training\, exercises\, and practical workshops will equip participants to standardise content and achieve measurable operational outcomes: \n\n\nEnhanced Communication & Global Efficiency: Authors will master the structural discipline required to create clear\, consistent\, and easily translatable technical documentation\, facilitating seamless communication across international markets and streamlining the authoring process. \n\n\nImproved Operational Safety & Reduced Downtime: By applying rigorous STE principles\, teams will eliminate ambiguity\, minimise procedural misunderstandings\, and directly safeguard operational safety while reducing costly equipment downtime and service delays. \n\n\nOptimised Lifecycle Support & Cost Reduction: Structured drafting enables modular writing and efficient content reuse\, maximizing long-term consistency\, optimizing product lifecycle support\, and significantly reducing the overall cost of creating and maintaining technical publications. \n\n\nDownload the STE training curriculum \n\n\n\nReady to eliminate ambiguity in your documentation?\nSpeak to us today or view the schedule for our upcoming Online STE Workshops here. \nLearn more \n\nCertified STE workshops online\nBrowse our convenient line-up of Simplified Technical English workshops scheduled at different timezones. \nSign up today \n  \nASD-STE100 Trainer’s qualifications\n\n\n  \nMs Shumin Chen will show participants how to correctly and effectively use Simplified Technical English (STE) in practice. She will also address some of the mistakes commonly found in technical writing and the frequently incorrect use of common STE writing rules. \nAccording to Ms Chen\, the benefits of STE are manifold – audience engagement through high-quality content\, improved product safety\, lower life cycle cost and reduced logistics footprint.  \nLearn more about how you can create sustainable STE content and reap substantial cost-saving benefits as a result here.
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SUMMARY:Americas | Mastering Simplified Technical English: Ensuring Clarity and Compliance in Technical Documentation
DESCRIPTION:Write effective user manuals & instructions with ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English\n				\nAmericas | Online Certified ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English Workshops \nDates: 11 to 13 November 2026 (Alternative slot: 25 to 27 November 2026) \nTime: 08:00 to 12:30 Eastern Time (ET) or 15:00 to 19:30 Pacific Time (PT) \nLength of training: 3 days \nCourse registration ends one week before training commences. \nRegister \n\n			\n			\n		\n	  \n*Course fee includes exercises\, learning aids\, certificate of completion\, and 120-day post-training support. \n⁺⁺A group discount of up to €500 is applicable when two or more participants sign up for the same event. Send us your questions: enquiry@asd-ste100.net. \n🏷️ A €210 fee discount is applicable when you also sign up for 🆕 Certified STE Masterclass | US Canada Online. \nSummary\nSimplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) is a controlled language designed to make technical manuals clear\, unambiguous\, and easily understood by a global audience. Mandated or recommended by key military and commercial specifications\, STE reduces translation costs and serves as a vital upstream grounding layer for automated translation engines and AI workflows. \nLed by Ms. Shumin Chen (Shufrans TechDocs)\, this training guides participants through the correct and effective practical application of STE\, addressing common writing errors and the frequent misapplication of core rules across all technical industries. \nFor enquiries and registration: enquiry@asd-ste100.net \nCourse outline*\nWe are committed to providing the highest quality learning experience across all our online workshops. To ensure richer discussions\, deeper document reviews\, and maximum individual impact\, all online workshop sessions are strictly capped at just five participants. \nThis intimate virtual environment fosters precise feedback and mastery of key technical communication standards like Simplified Technical English. Each three-day online workshop includes interactive training\, hands-on exercises\, and a dedicated 120-day post-training consultation period. \nDay 1: Classroom Training & Foundations \n\n\nPractical overview of Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100) \n\n\nHow STE ensures absolute clarity for both native and non-native speakers across global networks \n\n\nStrategic risk-mitigation and cost benefits of adopting the STE standard \n\n\nCore writing rules and systematic daily application \n\n\nDay 2: Application & Vocabulary \n\n\nNavigating the general vocabulary dictionary \n\n\nApproved versus unapproved words and the structural rationale behind them \n\n\nHandling industry-specific terminology and specialised nouns safely \n\n\nApplying STE across diverse manuals\, service bulletins\, and operating procedures \n\n\nDay 3: Review\, Implementation\, & Exercises \n\n\nHands-on workshop session applying strict rules to your own corporate materials \n\n\nLive editorial review\, breakdown\, and discussion of participant texts \n\n\nImplementing frameworks with minimal disruption to ongoing production and legacy documentation \n\n\nClassroom presentation and restructuring of participant documents to reinforce mastery \n\n\n*Shufrans also offers customised ASD-STE100 training solutions tailored to meet your specific corporate requirements\, normally delivered on-site at customer premises. \n\n\nWhat customers are saying..\nI was looking forward to the training and was not disappointed. I think that the training was valuable and would recommend that my colleagues take the training either on line or in person. Being able to send a sample document and then working on it together using my new STE skills was very helpful and valuable. Shumin was extremely knowledgeable and gave many practical examples. I hope to be able to make use of the support period post-training. Deborah Tonkin\, Technical Information Engineer\, Komatsu \nWhy select a Simplified Technical English training with Shufrans?\nThe introduction to ASD-STE100 was good and informative for someone like me with zero knowledge of the STE standard before. Rule 6.3 in STE writing summarizes the best of what I can take with me. There was quite a lot from the STE exercises to consume regarding grammar. Nevertheless\, the worksheets were very good and helpful. I gained quite a lot of knowledge from them and they were the best part of this training workshop. Shumin was very professional and sharp as a razor. The best takeaway for me from her workshop is to give more thought to how I build my sentences rather than focussing on specific ‘allowed’ or ‘approved’ words. Jeppe Friis\, Technical Inspector\, Maersk Drilling Maintenance Support \nWho should attend this ASD-STE100 workshop?\n\n\n\nExecutive & Strategy: CIOs\, CTOs\, COOs\, Compliance and Quality Managers\n\n\nDocumentation & Editorial: Documentation Managers\, Editors\, Technical Writers\, Technical Illustrators\, and Graphics Specialists\n\n\nEngineering\, AI & Technical: Engineering Managers\, SMEs\, Software Research Engineers\, AI Integration Specialists\, Prompt Engineers\, and Engineers who create documentation\n\n\nOperations & Support: Maintenance\, ILS\, Operation\, Product\, and Project Managers\, plus Customer Support Managers\n\n\nTraining\, Translation & Content: Translation Managers\, Translators\n\n\n\n\nWhat ASD-STE100 workshop training outcomes to expect?\nOur interactive training\, exercises and workshop\, will teach participants to standardise content to: \n\nEnhanced Communication & Efficiency: Authors will gain the skills to create clear\, consistent\, and easily translatable technical documentation\, facilitating effective communication with a global audience and streamlining the writing process.\nImproved Operational Safety & Reduced Downtime: By mastering STE principles\, teams will produce unambiguous documentation that minimises misunderstandings\, directly contributing to improved operational safety and a reduction in costly AOG/downtime.\nOptimised Lifecycle Support & Cost Reduction: Training will enable modular writing and content reuse\, leading to maximised consistency\, optimised product lifecycle support\, and a significant reduction in the overall cost of creating and maintaining technical publications.\n\nASD-STE100 Trainer’s qualifications\nMs. Shumin Chen\, principal trainer & consultant at Shufrans TechDocs received her professional on-the-job training in the field of STE under the tutelage of Dr Frans Wijma\, a linguist and documentation expert. Together as an experienced global team\, they provided their combined knowledge and dedication to benefit customers worldwide. To date\, they have provided training and consultancy services to over 180 companies. Shufrans TechDocs is the only company with such vast experience in providing certified STE training. \nShumin has supported various companies with their STE and other documentation needs\, based on standards where possible. Although STE was developed for the aerospace industry\, more specifically for aircraft maintenance documentation\, Shumin 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. \n\n\n  \nDownload the STE training curriculum
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