Stepping up to the plate
In all fairness, do you really want to read anything else about pandemics, the global inability to respond, and that this particular tunnel has yet to reveal the light at its end? Chasing the pot of gold at the end…
Feeling the effect of coronavirus
The ATC’s first Coronavirus Pulse Survey asked the UK’s language service companies how the pandemic has affected their business, and what financial support measures offered by the UK Government they have accessed. Below, we share the initial results; the reality…
ATC launches Coronavirus Pulse Survey
The ATC has launched a new monthly Coronavirus Pulse Survey to track the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on UK language service companies, and to gauge the financial support measures accessed by them. The survey will provide continuous, valuable information…
The ATC calls for support for self-employed translators and interpreters
It is an uncertain, unprecedented time for the UK’s language services industry, and the Association of Translation Companies (ATC) welcomes the measures announced by the UK Government to support small and medium-sized businesses. However, more needs to be done to…
The ATC’s Immigration Analysis
The UK is no longer in the EU and a new, stricter immigration system will be put in place in stages from January 2021. The ATC and its members have actively campaigned to secure continued access to the linguistic skills…
ATC Public Sector Manifesto
The ATC’s newly published Public Sector Manifesto sets out the association’s objectives towards sustainable development within the procurement and provision of language services in the UK’s public sector. The “ecosystem” of language service procurement and provision within the UK’s public…
Certification of translations in the UK
New research initiated by the ATC highlights the lack of standardisation in how UK public sector organisations accept certified translations, and the diverging practices adopted by producers of certified translations in the UK. David Gray’s Dissertation from Leeds University’s Applied…
ATC to launch Associate Membership category
In January 2020, the ATC is excited to launch an Associate Member category. This new category aims to increase the ATC’s impact on improving standards and widen its reach as a representative of the language services industry in the UK…
Cintra leads the way with ISO interpreting
ATC Member Cintra Language Services has been awarded certification to interpreting services standard ISO 18841 and legal interpreting standard ISO 20228 by the ATC’s ISO Certification Service. Cintra is the first company in the UK to be certified to these…
ATC’s No-Deal Brexit Guide for Language Service Companies
The Association of Translation Companies has published a No-Deal Brexit Guide for Language Service Companies, complementing a series of webinars aimed at UK-based language service companies and freelancers, and their EU suppliers. ATC’s Brexit Consultant Doug Lawrence says, “In our…