STC is the world's oldest professional association that is dedicated to the advancement of the fields of technical communication. They produce a wide variety of educational events as well as award-winning publications. It has more than 4,500 members worldwide. They also host an annual international conference, called the STC Technical Communication Summit.
STC has a lot of online seminars, which makes it more accessible for people worldwide to learn more about the fields in technical communication. They also have their own jobs listings, which shows many jobs in the technical communication field. They also have an interesting offer, which they call "communities". These are groups you can join in your geographical area that connect you with other technical communicators.
They pride themselves on transparency, communication, inclusion, professionalism, and integrity. They hope to communicate the value of technical communication, improve the practice of technical communication, and define the profession of technical communication.
Overall, STC seems to do a lot of educating and community building through their mission. They have a lot of community building aspects to their site and through their education programs. Their education is not very accessible in the sense that most everything needs to be paid for, and that you need to be a paid member to join and communicate within the groups they have established.
What kind of information is accessible for the general public (without paying) through this site?
This site offers a certification to become a "professional technical communicator". What does that mean according to them and what kind of benefits does it bring into the technical communication world?