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…
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…
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…
Ankita Tibrewal’s PhD research, co-sponsored by the ATC and Aston Business School, is a groundbreaking study in the role of language competencies in international marketing and business performance of UK SMEs. The research aims to quantify the impact of linguistic…
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…
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…
By Begoña Rodríguez de Céspedes The expression “bridging the gap” has been commonplace in any translator training conference in the last few years to describe the attempt to make academic education more attuned to professional realities. Another buzzword used in…
ATC’s flagship ISO Certification Service now offers certification services to ISO standards for interpreting. ISO 18841:2018 Interpreting services Interpreting services standard ISO 18841:2018 specifies the basic requirements for the provision of interpreting services. Additionally, it provides recommendations of good practice…
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…
The Association of Translation Companies and its members are taking part in the MAC’s Call for Evidence to secure the future of translators and interpreters in the UK. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has opened a consultation on salary thresholds…
