Role-based training in S1000D, the Integrated Product Support (IPS) S-Series specifications and ASD-STE100, built for the people who must apply them. Practitioners, managers and authors each learn the part of the specification that applies to their work.
TIM Consulting is an independent Australian technical data management consultancy that trains technical publications teams in S1000D, the Integrated Product Support (IPS) S-Series specifications, XML authoring and ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. Courses are delivered in the classroom, virtually, or as customised programs built around a specific team and project and are taught by consultants who deliver the same work on projects.
The people teaching these courses deliver this work for clients. Business Rules are written, legacy content is converted, publications are reviewed against real contractual requirements, and the courses are built out of that.
That shows up in what gets taught. Where the specification is ambiguous, the course says so and explains how the decision usually gets made on a real project. Where a rule matters more than it looks, the course explains what breaks downstream when it is ignored. Exercises use the kind of content teams have, not clean examples written to demonstrate the specification.
The aim is people who can make judgement calls on their own project, not people who can recite the specification.
Four course families, each aimed at a different job. Most people complete more than one over time, and the order matters less than starting in the right place for your business needs.
Managers, project leads, engineering support staff and anyone who must understand what an S1000D requirement means without authoring it themselves.
How the specification is structured; data modules and reuse; Business Rules and where they come from; and how S1000D deliverables are produced, reviewed, and accepted.
Classroom, virtual, private.
None.
The ability to interrogate and apply the specification to a project environment while understanding and comprehending contracted requirements.
Authors, technical writers, and anyone directly producing or editing data modules.
Hands-on XML authoring, working within Business Rules and BREX, structuring content for reuse, common authoring errors and how they surface at review.
Classroom, virtual, private.
Basic understanding of XML-based authoring environments.
Author compliant data modules and understand why the rules are shaped the way they are.
IPS managers, logistics and sustainment staff, and teams whose contract reaches beyond S1000D into the wider S-Series.
How the S-Series specifications relate to each other and to S1000D, where each applies across the support lifecycle, and how the requirements land on a real program.
Classroom, virtual, private.
None
Understand which specifications a program is bound by and how they fit together.
Authors, reviewers and anyone writing procedures where the contract calls for Simplified Technical English (STE).
The STE rules and controlled vocabulary, rewriting real procedural content, and the practical activities that make the rules stick.
Classroom, virtual, private.
None
Write and review procedures to ASD-STE100 without needing the rulebook open.
The most common question before booking is which course a particular person should take. The short version.
| Role | Start with |
|---|---|
|
Project or program manager |
S1000D Theory |
|
IPS or sustainment manager |
IPS S-Series Specifications |
|
Technical author or writer |
S1000D Theory, then S1000D Authoring plus ASD-STE100 |
|
Reviewer or approver |
S1000D Theory, plus ASD-STE100 |
|
Engineering support staff |
S1000D Theory |
Mixed-experience teams are normal, and they are not a problem. Very few teams arrive with everyone at the same level. Courses can be split by role, run at different levels for different groups, or built as a single customised program that takes the whole team from where it is. Working out that split is part of the enquiry, not something to resolve beforehand.
Courses run through the year in the classroom and virtually, with private and customised delivery arranged to suit a team’s timing.
The current schedule is available on request. Sending through the roles involved and the specifications the project works to will usually get a course recommendation and available dates back in the same reply.
Where several people need training at once, a customised program is usually better value and a better fit than sending everyone to a scheduled course.
Customised training is built around the specifications a team works to, the content it produces, and the mix of experience already in the room. It can be delivered on-site, at a training venue, or virtually, and split across sessions so it works around delivery commitments rather than against them.
Send through the roles involved, the specifications the project works to, and roughly how many people need training.
TIM Consulting recommends the course or combination that fits those roles, including where a team is better split across two levels than pushed through one.
Scheduled seats are priced per student. Customised programs are quoted against the agreed scope and delivery mode, with no hidden costs.
Courses run in the classroom, virtually or on site, with course materials and exercises included.
Training is where capability changes hands. The aim is a team that no longer depends on one or two people who happen to know the specification.
Technical data developed as both supplier and customer provides practical insight into how deliverables are created, reviewed, and accepted.
Recommendations are based on project requirements, not software partnerships, reseller agreements, or commissions.
Consultancy, training, or a combination of both helps organisations develop long-term capability while retaining ownership of technical data and processes.
Clearly scoped engagements, straightforward quotations, and no hidden costs.
Courses are written and delivered by the consultants doing this work on live programs, so what gets taught reflects how the specifications are applied in practice rather than how they read on the page.
Technical data capability doesn’t have to remain with an external consultant. Practical, role-based training helps organisations develop the knowledge and confidence to manage technical publications, S1000D, Integrated Product Support (IPS) S-Series specifications, Simplified Technical English (ASD-STE100), and technical data management in-house.
Courses are available in the classroom, virtually, or as customised training programs tailored to organisational and project requirements.
You’ll find courses recommended based on common roles higher on this page. Where a role spans several jobs, or a team is split across levels, the recommendation comes from the inquiry rather than a fixed rule.
No. The relevant theory of the specification is incorporated into the S1000D Authoring training, so participants don’t need to sit through multiple training courses to become proficient in authoring. The authoring training covers only the information relevant to the authoring role.
Both, plus private delivery for a single organisation and fully customised programs. Virtual courses run the same exercises as the classroom versions.
Yes, course participants will require access to an XML authoring tool configured to author S1000D-compliant content. [GF3.1]If XML tools are not available, TIM Consulting can provide access to a training tool.
Hands-on. S1000D Authoring works in XML, ASD-STE100 rewrites real procedural content, and every course includes exercises and supporting materials. The measure of a course is whether someone can apply it within their own business setting.
Normal, and workable. Courses can be split by role or level or built as a single customised program that starts where the team is currently.
Choosing between S1000D Theory, authoring, the wider S-Series, and ASD-STE100 is easier with a short conversation about the roles involved and what the project requires. There is no cost to asking.
