Blog: Translation Services

Translated learning and training programmes, when done badly, are like listening to someone retell a joke when they’ve forgotten the punchline. It’s difficult to understand, frustrating to deliver and underwhelming. When done well, L&D content should be just as engaging regardless of the language it’s consumed in. That’s why it’s so important to take considered

As a Learning and Development team, creating and delivering learning and training programmes is what you’re great at. But when working in an international company you have the added challenge of developing programmes that perform on a global scale. You need to develop programmes and then translate the content – sometimes in many languages –

The role of internal communications has never been more important than it is right now. You know it’s vital to build and maintain the same trust and loyalty among your international teams as you’ve worked hard to establish here in the UK. But are you sure your overseas staff are as informed and engaged as your teams at HQ? 

Many global L&D teams aren’t translating their learning and training programmes. Why not? Here we explore the barriers to translation and how to overcome them.

If you don’t speak the language, how will you know your translated L&D content is good quality? In this post, we share some simple checks to give you confidence.

Is it time to have a conversation about translating and localising your L&D and training content? Read our post for insights into why translating training and learning content is important for learner engagement and positive learning outcomes.

If you need to prove the business case for multilingual training content, it helps to measure performance. Here Susan Lankfer discusses data, benchmarking and making sense of the numbers.

Launching global training programmes simultaneously in different countries is no easy task! Deadlines stretch and costs escalate. In this post Susan Lankfer explains how your translation partner can help you manage time and money, and improve the effectiveness of your training content.

How can centralisation help L&D departments reduce translation costs and save time? In this article Susan Lankfer explains why and shares her recommendations.