The Empowerment of translation and interpreting training in the UK in an era of economic hardship

Yıl 2025, Cilt: 10 Sayı: 2, 1111 - 1130, 31.08.2025

Maria Sanchez

https://doi.org/10.29110/soylemdergi.1603485

Öz

Globalisation and the advance in technological developments have contributed to a huge growth in the translation and interpreting sector over the last decade. Language Service Providers are rapidly evolving to be able to meet the demands and challenges arising from this growth. This rapid surge calls for new approaches to the professional training given to future practitioners in multilingual and cross-cultural communication so that they can meet the fast-paced market requirements. This paper will examine the current state of HE training provision on postgraduate T&I programmes in the UK. It will look into the compatibility between the provision of these courses and the demands from the translation and interpreting industry and employers, and it will suggest some amendments to this training aiming at equipping future professionals with the necessary skills needed in the changing marketplace. The paper will also advocate for stronger collaborative partnerships between employers, T&I professional bodies and HE institutions to help implement meaningful and sustainable changes in the way training is carried out. This will not only enhance students/future professionals´ learning experiences but will also help secure a viable long-term future for these training programmes, so that they can respond and adapt quickly to any possible on-going changes in the sector.

Küreselleşme ve teknolojik gelişmeler, son on yılda çeviri ve tercümanlık sektörünün büyük bir büyümesine katkıda bulunmuştur. Dil Hizmeti Sağlayıcıları, bu büyümeden kaynaklanan talepleri ve zorlukları karşılayabilmek için hızla gelişiyor. Bu hızlı artış, çok dilli ve kültürler arası iletişimde geleceğin uygulayıcılarına hızlı tempolu pazar gereksinimlerini karşılayabilmeleri için verilen mesleki eğitime yeni yaklaşımlar gerektirmektedir. Bu makale, Birleşik Krallık'taki lisansüstü T&I programlarındaki HE eğitiminin mevcut durumunu inceleyecektir. Bu kursların sağlanması ile çeviri ve tercümanlık sektörü ve işverenlerden gelen talepler arasındaki uyumluluğu inceleyecek ve geleceğin profesyonellerini değişen pazarda ihtiyaç duyulan gerekli becerilerle donatmayı amaçlayan bu eğitimde bazı değişiklikler önerecektir. Belge aynı zamanda eğitimin gerçekleştirilme biçiminde anlamlı ve sürdürülebilir değişikliklerin uygulanmasına yardımcı olmak için işverenler, T&I meslek kuruluşları ve HE kurumları arasında daha güçlü işbirlikçi ortaklıkların savunuculuğunu yapacaktır. Bu sadece öğrencilerin/geleceğin profesyonellerinin öğrenme deneyimlerini geliştirmekle kalmayacak, aynı zamanda bu eğitim programları için uzun vadeli yaşanabilir bir geleceğin güvence altına alınmasına yardımcı olacak, böylece sektörde devam eden olası değişikliklere hızlı bir şekilde yanıt verebilecek ve uyum sağlayabileceklerdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Higher Education institutions , professional associations , skills , translation and interpreting training , work providers

The empowerment of translation and interpreting training in the UK in an era of economic hardship

Öz

Globalisation and the advance in technological developments have contributed to a huge growth in the translation and interpreting sector over the last decade. Language Service Providers are rapidly evolving to be able to meet the demands and challenges arising from this growth. This rapid surge calls for new approaches to the professional training given to future practitioners in multilingual and cross-cultural communication so that they can meet the fast-paced market requirements. This paper will examine the current state of HE training provision on postgraduate T&I programmes in the UK. It will look into the compatibility between the provision of these courses and the demands from the translation and interpreting industry and employers, and it will suggest some amendments to this training aiming at equipping future professionals with the necessary skills needed in the changing marketplace. The paper will also advocate for stronger collaborative partnerships between employers, T&I professional bodies and HE institutions to help implement meaningful and sustainable changes in the way training is carried out. This will not only enhance students/future professionals´ learning experiences but will also help secure a viable long-term future for these training programmes, so that they can respond and adapt quickly to any possible on-going changes in the sector.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Higher Education institutions , professional associations , skills , translation and interpreting training , work providers

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