Mission and Vision

Mission

STC is an international association advancing technical communication by providing industry leading education, accredited certification, and other opportunities that promote industry best practices.

To achieve this mission, we focus our efforts in these areas:

• Offering continuing education that enhances the competencies and skills of our members and enables lifelong learning
• Fostering the means and opportunity for technical communication professionals to succeed in today’s workforce and to grow into related career fields
• Defining and publicizing the economic contribution of technical communication practices to businesses and governments
• Promoting the concept that technical communication training develops foundational skills and fosters in practitioners habits of analysis, discernment, and problem-solving that underpins their ability to successfully perform in many fields
• Managing the operations of the Society in a sound and sustainable manner, investing strategically to enhance our ability to deliver member value

Vision

The Society for Technical Communication strives to be the international authority in content design and delivery, advancing the professional development of our members and articulating the value of technical communication within industry and academia.