Overview of technical writing courses

The following table summarizes the technical writing courses:

Title and course details	Summary	Pre-Class	In-Class
Technical Writing One	Learn the critical basics of technical writing. Take this course before taking any of the other courses.	2 hours	2 to 2.5 hours
Technical Writing Two	Practice four intermediate topics in technical writing.	1 hour	2 to 2.5 hours
Tech Writing for Accessibility	Develop skills for making documentation more accessible to all.	none	1.5 hours
Writing Helpful Error Messages	Write clearer, more effective error messages, whether they appear in IDEs, command lines, or GUIs. This course is online only.	1.5 hours	none

The pre-class components introduce topics; the in-class components help students integrate and practice those topics. That said, the pre-class work, by itself, provides significant educational value.

Google provides all the materials needed to run the in-class sessions at your own organization. If you'd like to facilitate the in-class sessions for your organization, please see Facilitating Technical Writing Courses.

Note: Google occasionally provides free, in-class sessions open to the general public. For details, see Announcements.

We've aimed Technical Writing One and Technical Writing Two at the following audiences:

• software engineers
• software engineering or computer science students

Additionally, many people in engineering-adjacent roles (such as product managers) have also benefited from these courses.

We've aimed Tech Writing for Accessibility at anyone who writes technical documents or creates technical websites, including:

• engineers
• engineering managers
• product managers
• technical writers

Note: Google doesn't provide a certificate for completing the courses.

Note: These technical writing courses are only available in English. True, many of the lessons in this course are relevant to other languages. However, certain recommendations that are helpful in English become culturally or grammatically incorrect when translated.