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Working flexibly, earning extra income, and calling the shots on your own career all start with the right skills. That’s where Knowadays courses come in!
We started out as Proofreading Academy in 2017 and were known for our respected flagship course Becoming A Proofreader. We rebranded as Knowadays in 2021 and expanded our offerings to include professional training courses in editing, content writing, copywriting, AI prompting, and more!
Whether you want to start a new career as a proofreader, earn extra income as a freelance writer, or offer specialist services such as formatting or fact-checking, our courses are designed by experts to expand your skill set, help you impress employers or clients, and open up new career paths. We even provide a work guarantee with our proofreading and editing courses to give you a head start in your new freelance career.
Our courses are delivered online, but your learning is backed by real-life support. You can contact our tutors to draw on their wealth of knowledge and experience. With their friendly guidance, feedback, and reassurance, you won't be alone in your learning journey, and you’ll graduate with the skills and confidence you need to kick off a new way of working.
Come and see what courses we offer, and get in touch at hello@knowadays.com if you have any questions. We'll be happy to help!
We started out as Proofreading Academy in 2017 and were known for our respected flagship course Becoming A Proofreader. We rebranded as Knowadays in 2021 and expanded our offerings to include professional training courses in editing, content writing, copywriting, AI prompting, and more!
Whether you want to start a new career as a proofreader, earn extra income as a freelance writer, or offer specialist services such as formatting or fact-checking, our courses are designed by experts to expand your skill set, help you impress employers or clients, and open up new career paths. We even provide a work guarantee with our proofreading and editing courses to give you a head start in your new freelance career.
Our courses are delivered online, but your learning is backed by real-life support. You can contact our tutors to draw on their wealth of knowledge and experience. With their friendly guidance, feedback, and reassurance, you won't be alone in your learning journey, and you’ll graduate with the skills and confidence you need to kick off a new way of working.
Come and see what courses we offer, and get in touch at hello@knowadays.com if you have any questions. We'll be happy to help!
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Skip the test--Buy half-price
The test is…questionable. I attempted it twice at the start of my career and was awarded low scores. Good enough to pass but too low to be enrolled in their partner agency, which was fair enough. However, interestingly, the feedback for my second attempt contradicted the feedback for my first.
Nevertheless, over the following two and a half years, I succeeded in joining three remote proofreading agencies. This year, I scrupulously attempted the Knowadays test a third time, as it's only wise to have access to more work. Surprisingly, I was awarded the same score as last. Furthermore, the feedback was quite fussy, to say the least, marking me down for obscure "stylistic" differences that the course doesn't seem to support.
Giving them the benefit of the doubt, perhaps their marking criteria are specific to a fault, less about proofreading ability and more about matching their preferred style.
The other possibility is that they keep an endless list of potential "errors" on hand so that people will pay up to £100 for repeat attempts. (Honestly, charging anything in this regard is quite telling.) Moreover, if every capable proofreader were to join their partner agency, the proofreaders would dramatically outnumber the available tasks.
In any case, the course itself is still informative. I advise waiting until it's on sale, working through it carefully, skipping the test, and working hard to break into the industry elsewhere. Proofreading is a terrific occupation—my current career offers me significantly more spare time and higher earnings than my previous jobs.
1 February 2025
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Reply from Knowadays
Hi there,
Thanks for sharing your thoughts about the Becoming A Proofreader final assignment.
We’re sorry to hear you weren’t happy with the testing process. We encourage you to reach out to the tutor team to discuss your feedback – for your early attempts or the more recent one. The tutors will be happy to answer your questions, clarify any points, and generally make sure that you are comfortable with the feedback. And that includes if you disagree with anything – the team is always open to discussion!
The tutors are contactable anytime via email, and every learner is invited to schedule a one-on-one video call after their assignment is marked. If you did not take us up on this offer at the time, you are still very welcome to do so.
We are transparent about our final assignment process, and the course provides a detailed explanation of how it all works, but we are happy to supply more information.
Each marking point in our final assignments directly links back to something taught in the course, and we state the relevant lesson with each item listed in the assignment feedback. The tutors mark tests according to a set marking scheme, and they regularly review and discuss grading to ensure they consistently follow the same approach.
The first assignment is included in the course price, and the two subsequent attempts are available at a cost of GB£50/US$75 each. This fee covers the tutor time involved in marking tests and providing feedback. We supply this information up front on the website and in the course so there are no hidden surprises!
We want every learner to succeed, whether that’s at Proofed or elsewhere. We provide practice exercises, mock assignments, detailed feedback, and on-hand tutor support – all with this aim in mind.
We appreciate your recommendation of the course and are glad to know that you found it informative. It’s great that you found work as a professional proofreader after completing Becoming A Proofreader, and we wish you continued success in your career!
Our door will always remain open if you would like to discuss the course or your assignment feedback further.
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Great experience so far!
I am so glad I decided to take the Becoming A Proofreader course. I have been constantly impressed with the quick response from everyone at the Tutor Team and grateful for the help and thorough explanations I always receive. The numerous practices throughout the modules have been very valuable, and I have enjoyed every step of the way so far. Thank you Knowadays!
29 January 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Emily,
Thank you for your wonderful review of Becoming A Proofreader!
We’re delighted that you’ve enjoyed your experience with Knowadays and your interactions with our wonderful tutors! They’re always happy to lend a helping hand, but your kind words are very much appreciated.
It’s great to know you’ve found the practical exercises in the course so helpful – as they say, practice makes perfect!
Thanks again for taking the time to write us a review, and we hope you enjoy the rest of the course!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
The Knowadays courses
The Knowadays course are pretty comprehensive. Not all that easy, but if one really is open to learning it's worth it.
26 January 2025
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Sabrina,
Thanks for leaving a review for How To Fact-Check (although it looks like you’ve completed Becoming A Proofreader as well)!
We’re glad to hear you found the course comprehensive! We hope our courses fall on the right side of challenging to give learners a rewarding and informative experience.
Don’t forget, you are welcome to reach out to the tutors at any time if you have any questions (about How To Fact-Check or your other courses), and they’ll be happy to clear up any hazy areas for you. If you’re finding anything difficult, help is just an email away!
Thank you again for taking the time to leave a review, and we hope you continue to find the material useful in your professional or personal endeavors!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Thank you for this course!
The Becoming a Proofreader course is comprehensive and well-structured. I liked the included quizzes because they helped me assess my grasp of the course content as I progressed through the lessons. The tutors are true teachers! Whenever I contacted them, one would promptly reply with a helpful, respectful, encouraging response. I always felt that they wanted me to learn and succeed, and I appreciate that they sent me so many mock assignments to work on to prepare for the final. The only improvement I suggest is that the course be made keyword searchable. This would have been helpful to me, and I believe it would be helpful to other learners.
10 January 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Roxanne,
Thank you for your positive review of Becoming A Proofreader!
You are absolutely correct in your feeling that the tutors want every learner to succeed, and it’s wonderful to know you found their assistance so helpful and supportive! Please continue to reach out if ever you have a proofreading conundrum, and the team will be happy to help.
We appreciate your feedback on the navigability of the content. Due to the workings of the platform, it’s not possible to embed a search feature in the course. However, we do provide a PDF contents list of all the modules, lessons, pages, and section headings in Becoming A Proofreader, and this document is searchable to help you locate the topic you need (you can find the download link in the last lesson of the course if you don’t have it already!).
It’s great to know that you otherwise found the content thorough and well laid out and that you liked the self-assessment aspect of the quizzes. Don’t forget – you can continue to return to these as often as you like if you need a refresher!
Thanks again for taking the time to leave us a review, and we wish you all the best in your proofreading career!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
A second great course from Knowadays
This is my second course from Knowadays after the proofreading course. The Freelance Writing course is beneficial and structured. I believe it is a very useful course.
17 January 2025
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Reem,
Thank you for your positive review of Becoming A Freelance Writer!
We take it as a compliment when a graduate returns for a second course, and it’s great to know you found the writing course useful and well structured. We hope you’re still benefitting from what you learned in Becoming A Proofreader and can combine the teachings of each course to craft articles that are both engaging and error-free!
Thanks again for taking the time to leave a review, and thank you for choosing Knowadays again!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
I’ll give it another go!
I work as a proofreader already, and have done for some years, with many comments on the quality of my work. I thought I’d try this, and did enjoy most of the course, but the final test left me bewildered. I did terribly! After some very kindly encouragement from Becca, I’ve decided to have another go, at some point.
14 January 2025
Unprompted review
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Jacinta,
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience of the Becoming A Proofreader course and final assignment.
It’s great to hear that you enjoyed the course, but we’re sorry to hear the assignment didn’t meet your expectations.
You took the final assignment in April 2022, and things have changed a lot since then!
The assignment used to involve a minor formatting component, but this was removed from the test more than two years ago. In terms of the proofreading aspects, every error in the original text relates to something taught in the course, and the detailed feedback we provide pinpoints the relevant lesson so you can brush up on the material. If you need a copy of the feedback from your first attempt, just get in touch, and the tutors can find this for you!
We’re so glad to hear that you’re going to try again! Since you completed the course two years ago, we have developed new and improved mock assignments to give learners even more practice – please reach out to the tutors when you’re ready to get started again, and they’ll be happy to help!
We wish you the best of luck in preparing for another attempt, and we hope it leads to your overall Knowadays experience becoming a five-star one!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
The Knowadays Courses Are NOT Worth The Money
I do NOT recommend taking the Knowadays proofreading or editing courses. You will not "become" a proofreader or editor with either.
If you are interested in academic proofreading and/or editing in the academic or scientific fields then you may be happy with the course materials. However, having a degree at a masters level and higher seems to be a prerequisite for obtaining work -- no matter what courses you take as a novice.
The quality of the online course material for both proofreading and editing leaves a lot to be desired. Both courses are filled with errors, especially the editing course which has to make one wonder! Perhaps they need to hire a proofreader for the editing course. They love their "ensures" and "e.g.s," and you will have your fill of them by the end of course/s.
The Try It Yourself and exam materials are infuriating. They ask for one thing in the instructions and then provide answers (or inline comments) that defy explanation. Do not attempt anything to do with fact checking because you will NOT be able to compete with the tutors who I swear, are out to make you look like a fool.
I understand that if you pass both the proofreading and editing courses with a score of 80+, you will be eligible to work for FREE for Proofed until you complete a ten-document trial period. Then you will be able to work at a cut-rate fee and compete with hundreds of other Knowadays graduates. The work will most likely include ESL resumes and academic documents for university students.
I thought I did enough research before I paid for the Knowadays "bundled" courses. Needless to say, I did not. I wasted my money. It would be much better to join an editorial or proofreading organization and get to know the industry from people who have established careers and are qualified to give good advice as to where to invest money for education to "become" a proofreader or editor.
Based on Knowaday's reply, below, I confirm that my review is accurate. No one will become a proofreader or editor by taking the Knowadays courses. If anyone would like to pay the money and experience the frustration, I invite them to do so. Buyer beware.
11 January 2025
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Hety,
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts about your Knowadays courses, but it’s a real shame to hear you are so upset about your experience.
We’re very sorry you weren’t happy with the quality of the course material and practical exercises. You emailed the team a few times while completing the course, and a tutor responded in detail each time to your questions and comments. It seems you only emailed regarding one of the Try It Yourself exercises, to which you received a thorough reply. You kindly flagged an issue with the answer options in one quiz question in Becoming A Proofreader, and we were able to correct the question for other learners because of this (for which the team sent their thanks!).
It doesn’t seem that you raised any other issues about the practical exercises or the accuracy of the course content with our team, although you were invited to send us any further questions.
Our tutor team works incredibly hard to answer queries, provide further information, and support learners’ progress through their courses. They are always on hand to help and do so with kindness, patience, and respect. If you feel this was not the case in any of the replies you received, please contact us directly, so we can investigate further and follow up if necessary.
Regarding the work guarantee with Proofed, new editors do not work for free during the trial period. All our materials, including our dedicated guaranteed work page, clearly outline the details of the offer and state that this is a paid trial. If you have found inaccurate information on another site, please let us know. Proofed does not expect editors to work for free, and we are proud to be able to offer distinction graduates the chance to access paid work soon after completing their training.
Yes, work at Proofed includes ESL texts and academic essays, along with every other type of document you could think of! As you scored over 80% in the final assignment in Becoming A Proofreader, you are halfway to finding out for yourself what work at Proofed entails.
It’s not clear why you think having a master’s degree is a prerequisite for obtaining work. Some proofreading agencies may ask for this level of education, but this is not a requirement of our courses or the work offer with Proofed.
When you first signed up to Knowadays, you had a lengthy call with a member of the tutor team, who discussed the courses with you, explained the processes involved, answered your questions, and described the value of the material in the context of your own experience and background. Further email conversations offered more information about the course and working as a professional proofreader.
The team will continue to answer your questions and offer support if you need it, and you are welcome to reach out to us anytime.
We wish you the best of luck in finding a suitable proofreading organization and in developing your career.
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Exceptional support and the encouragement that made all the difference
I honestly can’t thank Becca, Laura, and Emily enough for their incredible support throughout my journey. Becca was there when I needed her most, offering not only expert advice but also heartfelt encouragement that kept me going during the tough moments. Her belief in my potential really gave me the strength to push forward, and it made all the difference. Laura and Emily were equally amazing, always ready with thoughtful advice and genuine care. Thanks to their support, I passed the proofreading course with distinction and am now moving on to complete the editor course. I’m beyond grateful for everything they’ve done for me and can’t recommend this service enough to anyone looking for real, heartfelt support on their learning journey. Thank you all so much!
3 January 2025
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Catherine,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of Becoming A Proofreader!
Our team was thrilled to read your wonderful comments, and we’re so happy that you’ve had such a positive experience. Our primary goal is always to be there for our learners throughout their journey, so it’s great to hear that you felt supported and encouraged by our tutors.
We sincerely appreciate your recommendation and hope that you enjoy Becoming An Editor just as much as Becoming A Proofreader. We’re looking forward to seeing where your professional career takes you!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
I highly recommend it!
First of all, I loved the content of the course. Everything was explained clearly and throroughly. Almost every time I had a question, it would be answered in the next paragraph! This points to how well this course was written and layed out.
The tutors were extremely helpful and answered any questions I had (the few that were not answered in the course itself) within hours - if not minutes. I highly recommend this course to anyone dreaming of becoming an editor!
6 December 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Chelsy,
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review for Becoming An Editor!
We are bowled over by your kind words, and we’re so happy to know you had such a positive experience!
It’s great to hear that any questions you had were answered either by the course itself or by our fantastic tutor team (who gain great satisfaction from solving learner conundrums!).
We are very grateful for your hearty recommendation, and we wish you all the very best in your career as a professional editor!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Great experience
The course material was easy to understand without needed live instruction, and I liked that is you did need help, someone was always available. The tools needed to complete the course were free and easy to use. I enjoyed the whole experience.
13 September 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Adaobi,
Thanks for leaving a review for AI Prompting For Writers And Editors!
We’re so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the course and found the material accessible! We’re proud of being able to offer self-led learning but with that safety net of available tutor support – that way, everything is in your control.
We hope you’ll be able to use what you’ve learned about working with LLMs and enriching AI-generated content in your current work or in a whole new career – whatever your goals may be.
Thank you again for taking the time to write a review, and thank you for choosing Knowadays!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Highly recommended!
This course is highly recommended! I was able to study at my own pace. The material was extremely informative and the tutor team were amazing. And I did not, at anytime, feel like I was on my own.
12 September 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Phyllis,
Thank you for your wonderful review of Becoming A Proofreader!
We’re so happy to hear how much you appreciated the support of the tutor team! That’s exactly what we hope every learner feels – that online learning doesn’t have to be on your own.
It sounds like the self-paced aspect suited your learning style (coupled with the effective material, of course!), so we are really glad that you found, and chose, Knowadays.
Thanks again for taking the time to leave your feedback, and we wish you the very best of luck in your proofreading career!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
A comprehensive proofreading course
The Knowadays learning tool is structured and the content is comprehensive. The resources and reference materials are great. The lessons are clear, and specific references and proofreading rules are made for the language, whether US or UK English.
21 August 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Felicia,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Becoming A Proofreader!
We are so glad to hear that you found the course content so clear and comprehensive, and it sounds like you made the most of the practical exercises and extra downloads too.
We hope you get to use your newfound knowledge of US and UK dialect variations (and everything else!) in your new proofreading career!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Very thorough course
Very thorough course that provides all the information needed to become a proofreader.
21 August 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Mario,
Thank you for your review of Becoming A Proofreader!
It’s great to know that you found it to be thorough preparation for getting started as a professional proofreader.
Please get in touch if you need anything in the future, and best of luck as you launch your new career!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
High quality course content
High quality course content, user-friendly interface, and prompt and excellent support.
28 August 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Noel,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Becoming A Brand Ambassador!
We’re very happy to hear you enjoyed the course content and its delivery. And, of course, that you appreciated the support of the team. That’s what we’re here for!
We wish you every success in your brand ambassador journey!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Tutor Feedback
I felt more capable of editing smoothly after receiving feedback from the tutor.
14 August 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Elana,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Becoming An Editor!
We’re so glad to hear that you found the final assignment feedback valuable in developing your editing skills. (And learning from feedback is a skill in its own right!)
We wish you all the best in your editing career, and please get in touch if you need anything in the future!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Makes you do the hard work.
This program does more than just outline the principles of a freelance business. It makes you do the work. I had to consider how serious I was about freelancing as a career. Once I decided, I had to dig in to get the answers. (It was tough, but well worth it.) It also, brought things to my attention I hadn't thought about before. I read through the program once, then I decided to dig in. I am still working through it, applying all the applicable instructions.
All in all, I am glad I purchased the program and I believe my business will be built on a solid foundation.
13 August 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Denise,
Thank you so much for your review of Becoming A Freelancer! It’s fantastic to hear how much value you’re getting from the course.
It sounds like you’re engaging with the material in a really positive and productive way, and we’re so happy you feel it is helping build a strong foundation for your freelance business. That’s exactly what we aimed for!
We hope you continue to enjoy the process of following the toolkit exercises to set up your own business and that all your hard work pays off.
Please get in touch with us if you have any questions, and best of luck in your freelance career!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
The course was fine
The course was fine, but there were a lot of typos, which is odd, since they also have courses for proofreading and editing. I did let them know.
I'm glad to hear the course is cleaned up.
Cheers!
5 August 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Jennifer,
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review for Formatting In Microsoft Word.
We appreciated your letting us know last year that there were some minor errors in the lesson content. When we first released the Windows version of Formatting In Microsoft Word, there were some surprising glitches, but we got these ironed out as quickly as we could. Since you were one of the first people to complete the course, we may not have been quick enough for you to benefit from this!
We do hope this didn’t affect your learning experience and you’ve been able to apply your new formatting skills in your work!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Fantastic support from the tutor team
Working through the 'Becoming a Proofreader' course was a brilliant experience! The course is very engaging and covers a lot of information, so it's definitely great value for money (especially given that some other proofreading courses cost thousands!). I also appreciated the course's advice regarding the practical side of freelance proofreading (e.g. client communication).
The Knowadays tutors are also really supportive and helpful. When I emailed the tutor team to ask for clarification on some of the course material, I received a very detailed and friendly reponse (thanks Simon!).
I would definitely recommend Knowadays if you're thinking about working as a proofreader – or if you want to improve your communication/writing skills!
30 June 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Mary,
Wow! Thank you so much for that glowing review!
We are thrilled that you enjoyed your experience with Becoming A Proofreader and found it so comprehensive! And it’s great that you made the most of having access to our brilliant tutor team. It's not uncommon for people to find some element of the course a bit trickier than the rest, so you made the right choice in reaching out – that’s exactly what the tutors are there for. Please don't hesitate to get in touch if you need anything else.
We wish you all the best in your proofreading career!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
PROOF READING HARDER THAN I REALISED
Did not realise what was involved in proofreading professionally. I was a typist for 20 years plus, accurracy essential. The course IS harder than I expected, BUT, well written, easy to follow, quizzes. Began the course last year, stopped due to ill health, told to complete at my pace. The course is keeping me occupied (60% now complete) and could give me a part time income. GO FOR IT
2 January 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Audrey,
We’re so glad to hear you’ve found the course well written and easy to follow! And even if some parts are more challenging, you know you can work through them in your own time and reach out to the tutors if you need a hand.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, and we hope you continue to enjoy the remaining 40% of the course!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
Very satisfied, thanks
The feedback given on the tests was very detailed, which is of course very useful for future progress as well. Thanks!
15 May 2024
Reply from Knowadays
Hi Jamppa,
Thank you for leaving us a review! That’s great to hear you found the assignment feedback thorough and that you’ve logged it for future use. We’re really happy to be able to help learners in both their short- and long-term development.
We wish you the very best of luck in your proofreading and editing career!
Kind regards,
The Knowadays Team
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