Completing the training and working with us
When you’ve finished the course
Please email us your completed workbook, ideally within two weeks of finishing your training.
You’ll also need to send us the material you worked on for session 4. Both the ‘before’ version of the communication, plus your draft Plain Numbers version.
We’ll then be able to accredit you as a practitioner and send you a certificate plus logo.
Find out more about the following topics
Joining our community
Here are some great ways to be part of our Plain Numbers community.
Celebrate becoming a Plain Numbers Practitioner on social media and spread the word! (We’ve created some templates to make it quick and easy to write a post)
Follow us on LinkedIn to keep up to date with our work.
Sign up for our newsletter for useful insights
Continue your learning with our community events
Top-up training
You can refresh and enhance your learning at our top-up training sessions, which are ideal for about a year after your training. These sessions run four times a year and when dates are available you can book on here.
Applying the Plain Numbers Method day-to-day
Using the techniques in your work
Having done the training, you’ll have a new lens through which to see your everyday work. You’ll be able to use the tools and techniques to approach anything relevant that comes across your desk.
Informal support from the Plain Numbers team
If you’d like an expert eye on something you’re working on, get in touch with the Plain Numbers team.
It could be help with the best way to explain a concept to readers, or more detailed input into something you’ve drafted using the Plain Numbers Method. All we ask is that you have a go at applying the method first, then we’re here to help!
Just get in touch with the Plain Numbers Partnership Manager for your organisation, there’s no extra cost– it’s all included in your partnership.
If you’re not sure who your Partnership Manager i, either contact your organisations Plain Numbers lead or email us here and we’ll put you in touch.
Certification
Most organisations have certification credits included in the partnership. This means we work with you to make sure a communication reaches the highest level of clarity from a Plain Numbers perspective. This could be letters, emails, websites or any other form of communication, including videos and customer service scripts.
When you’re preparing a piece for certification, the first step is to write down the communication intent. You can use the worksheet here. Being clear about your organisation’s objective and your reader’s aims is essential.
You’ll then use the Plain Numbers techniques you’ve learnt to make sure the piece is as clear as possible.
We’ll give you feedback about things you can adjust to help the communication reach the highest possible standard.
Once you achieve certification, you’ll be able to add a unique Plain Numbers Certified logo to your communication.
You can read more about the certification process here.
Do contact your Partnership Manager if you have questions about how certification works.