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Jennifer Forbes
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Dec 29, 2012

I've just received an email from the Global Translation Institute of Portland, Oregon, offering a self-paced course in translation for the "bargain price" of $227 for those who sign up by 4th January 2013.
I'm not considering enrolling myself but I'm wondering if anyone has ever heard of this Institute and the courses it offers and whether the certificate it says that it awards on completion of the course would be of any value.
Is this just another way of exploiting the freelance tra... See more
I've just received an email from the Global Translation Institute of Portland, Oregon, offering a self-paced course in translation for the "bargain price" of $227 for those who sign up by 4th January 2013.
I'm not considering enrolling myself but I'm wondering if anyone has ever heard of this Institute and the courses it offers and whether the certificate it says that it awards on completion of the course would be of any value.
Is this just another way of exploiting the freelance translation business? Am I getting altogether too cynical?
I'd be interested in the views of translator colleagues.
Jenny ▲ Collapse
 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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Discussed numerous times in the past Dec 29, 2012

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http://www.proz.com/forum/internet_for_translators/137117-has_anyone_heard_of_this_school_institute_global_translation_institute_ctp_program.html
http://www.proz.com/forum/professional_development/151340-has_anyone_heard_of_ctpcertified_translation_professional_program_by_global_translation_institute-page2.html
http://www.proz.com/forum/professional_development/190681-would_anyone_recommend_cpt_certification.html

Personally I would only enroll in training and/or certification from recognised schools and universities or from translator organisations who issue a recognised diploma or certificate.

As discussed in many proz.com fora in the past, the "Global Translation Institute" is one of the many faces of a company offering training material and courses for a number of industries, and whose diploma is not recognised officially in our industry as far as I am aware. ▲ Collapse
 
Karen Stokes
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European Commission report Dec 29, 2012

Hi Jenny,

This and similar organisations / courses are discussed in the European Commission's 2012 report on the status of the translation profession in the European Union - see http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/publications/studies/translation_profession_en.pdf - and see page 11 for comments on this particular organisation.

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Hi Jenny,

This and similar organisations / courses are discussed in the European Commission's 2012 report on the status of the translation profession in the European Union - see http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/translation/publications/studies/translation_profession_en.pdf - and see page 11 for comments on this particular organisation.

Best wishes,
Karen


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Thank you Dec 29, 2012

Thank you, Tomás and Karen. I didn't realise this institute had been discussed here before. I apologise.
An extremely interesting article Karen, which I'll read in full when I'm less pressed. From what I've read of it before, the article assesses the Global Translation Institute, others like it and their certificates as of little value.
Happy new year to all,
Jenny
 


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