Competencies: Documentation & Technical Writing
Documentation & Technical Writing
Overview
Documentation encompasses the authoring, publishing, engineering, and visual communication practices that make technical knowledge accessible, maintainable, and discoverable. This domain covers markup languages, publishing platforms, docs-as-code workflows, and diagramming tools.
Industry Frameworks
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ITCQF (International Technical Communication Qualifications Foundation) — technical writing
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Google Technical Writing courses — industry practices
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Docs-as-Code movement — engineering-driven documentation
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Society for Technical Communication (STC) — professional standards
Subdomains
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13 |
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