Who Are These Programs For?
The Continued Competence (CC) Series is a collection of online training modules aimed to serve as professional development courses. The training modules cover a number of
specialized topics relevant to working with specific service providers or in specific settings.
The modules are open to everyone, and you can register by completing the application forms below and paying the associated fees built into the form.
Managing A Translation Business
This is a professional development module designed to provide freelance translators tips and strategies on how to start, manage and market a translation business. This course is designed to provide freelance translators with tips and strategies on how to start, manage and market a translation business.
The online course is approximately 12 instructional hours (2-3 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour from students to complete the course quiz. Upon completion of this 5 module course, students will be able to:
- Identify and complete steps needed to start a translation business
- Understand the difference of working as a staff or as a freelance translator
- Identify career resources and options available
- Define and execute steps in a standard translation project workflow
- Topics:
- Starting a Translation Business
- The Career of a Translator
- Translation Project Management I & II
- Marketing a Translation Business
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $259 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
Avts: Introduction To Audiovisual Translation - Subtitling
This is a professional development course designed to provide freelance translators with the information about various forms of audiovisual translation, focusing on practicing principles and strategies used in subtitling.
This online course is approximately 5 instructional hours (1-2 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour for students to complete the course quiz and 5 hours on average to complete the subtitling project. Upon completion of this 3-module course, students will be able to:
- Distinguish between modalities of audiovisual translation in regards to principles, constraints and translation strategies
- Have a clear understanding of the work methods, skills and strategies required in professional translation for subtitling, and
- Apply work methods and strategies discussed to the translation of subtitles
- Topics:
- Types of Audiovisual Translation
- Building Blocks of Subtitling
- Working on Subtitling Projects
- Subtitling Software Demonstration
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $95 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
Trxn: Introduction To Transcription
This is a professional development course designed to provide freelance translators with the opportunity to look at the field of transcription, its different types and purposes as well as to practice transcribing audio/video recordings using different types of transcription guidelines.
This online course is approximately 3 instructional hours (1.5 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour for students to complete the course quiz and 5 hours on average to complete the transcription project. Upon completion of this 2-module course, students will be able to:
- Have a better understanding of similarities and differences between monolingual and cross-lingual transcription and the role of the translator providing them
- Apply your knowledge of general requirements for providing transcription services in your transcription practice.
- Topics:
- Introduction to Transcription
- Different Types of Transcription
- Key Concepts in Transcription
- Following Transcription Guidelines
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $95 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
Advt: Introduction To Advertising Translation
This is a professional development course designed to provide freelance translators with the opportunity to look at the field of advertising translation, its key components, text types and techniques as well as the function of translation of advertising and promotional texts. We will also identify the main challenges translators of such texts face and provide strategies for overcoming them.
This online course is approximately 4 instructional hours (2 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour for students to complete the course quiz and 3 hours on average to complete the transcreation project. Upon completion of this 2-module course, students will be able to:
- Identify key components, text types and techniques used in advertising and their impact on translation
- Topics:
- Overview of advertising
- Types of Advertising Materials
- Techniques Used in Advertising
- Skills for Translation of Advertising Texts
- Coping with Common Difficulties in Advertising Translation
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $95 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
L10N: Introduction To Localization
This is a professional development course designed to introduce freelance translators to principles and processes involved in localization as well as the requirements that translators providing localization services need to meet.
The online course is approximately 4 instructional hours (2 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour for students to complete the course quiz and 4-5 hours on average to complete the localization project. Upon completion of this 2 module course, students will be able to:
- Define localization and related concepts
- Understand its relationship to translation and the role of the translator in localization
- Topics:
- Key Concepts in Localization
- The Role of the Translator in a Localization Project
- Specific Skills and Tools Required for Working on Localization Projects
- Localization Tool Demonstration
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $95 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
Busn: Introduction To Translation In Business Settings
This is a professional development course designed to introduce freelance translators to the translation of business correspondence, specifically looking into different types of business letters, their structure, functions and level of formality. The course also offers practice in translation and composition of letters for difference purposes.
The online course is approximately 3 instructional hours (1.5 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour for students to complete the course quiz and 3 hours on average to complete the business letter assignment. Upon completion of this 2 module course, students will be able to:
- Identify the functions of translation of business correspondence
- Identify common problems and difficulties in this field
- Use strategies to manage translation difficulties
- Topics:
- Overview of Translation of Business Correspondence
- Different Types of Business Letters
- Levels of Formality in Business Letters
- Challenges and Solutions in Translating Business Correspondence
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $95 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
Fin: Introduction To Financial Translation
This is a professional development course designed to introduce freelance translators to the field of financial translation by looking into different types of financial texts, such as invoices, financial statements, balance sheets, insurance policies and annual reports, their structure and functions. The course offers practice in translation of these documents as well as compiling a glossary of financial terms.
The online course is approximately 4 instructional hours (2 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour for students to complete the course quiz and 3 hours on average to complete the translation of a financial document. Upon completion of this 2 module course, students will be able to:
- Identify common types of financial documents
- Identify common problems and difficulties in this field
- Apply strategies to deal with translation challenges
- Topics:
- Overview of Financial Translation
- Types of Financial Documents
- Challenges in Financial Translation
- Strategies to Cope with Difficulties in Financial Translation
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $95 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
Tech: Introduction To Technical And Scientific Translation
This is a professional development course designed to introduce freelance translators to the field of technical and scientific translation by looking into similarities and differences between technical and scientific fields. The course offers practice in translating technical documents and using strategies for coping with challenges.
The online course is approximately 3 instructional hours (1.5 hours per module), plus an additional 1 hour for students to complete the course quiz and 3 hours on average to complete the technical translation assignment. Upon completion of this 2 module course, students will be able to:
- Differentiate between scientific and technical translation
- Identify types of technical documents
- Recognize the common problems and difficulties involved in technical translation
- Apply strategies to cope with the problems
- Topics:
- Defining Scientific and Technical translation
- The Process of Technical Translation
- Common Challenges in Technical Translation
- Strategies to Cope with Difficulties in Technical Translation
- Enrollment Details:
- Cost: CAD $95 + HST
- The course is asynchronous, and it takes place entirely online
- Students have 30 days to complete the training
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