In the UK, there’s a lot of talk about a new “Global Britain”, post-Brexit. It’s not entirely clear what that is yet, but it sure isn’t going to go global without language services enabling multilingual communication. So far we’ve established…
ATC has been at the forefront in the development of language industry standards since the inception of the European translation services standard, EN 15038, published in 2006. The standard, in whose development ATC experts’ work was instrumental, was the first…
A new report from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has given further focus to our call for urgent Government action to be taken to improve UK language learning to help secure the economic future of a post-Brexit Britain. The…
We need your support for a unique PhD project aiming to prove that language skills are vital for UK businesses planning to expand into competitive global markets. Everyone in the translation industry knows language communication capabilities are essential for any…
We are proud to introduce you to ATC’s new leadership and Council, experts in the language services industry who are taking the Association of Translation Companies forward. Ruth Partington, Chair, RP Translate Dan Peachey, Vice Chair, Intonation Raisa McNab, Chief…
The new Chair of the Association of Translation Companies (ATC) is Ruth Partington, who replaces Roy Allkin after he formally stood down at our recent AGM. Ruth, who steps up from Vice Chair, founded long-standing ATC member RP Translate in…
Dear ATC Members, My time as ATC Chair is drawing to a close. I’ll be stepping down at the upcoming AGM, which coincides with our Summit in Cardiff, packed with speakers and delegates making a difference and making a business…
The Government needs to recognise the vital importance of language skills to the economy, according to the ATC, as today’s GCSE results show a fall in the number of students studying French and German across the past decade. The number…
The ATC believes action is needed on European language learning after today’s A level results reveal another drop in the number of pupils studying modern languages, with German and French – the languages of our key European trading partners –…
Whether you’re confident, confused, or simply clueless about the GDPR, the Association of Translation Companies (ATC) will save the day by providing straightforward and relevant resources to help all Language Service Providers meet the GDPR obligations. The ATC, the world’s…
