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  GCHQ National Language Competition  November 2024

 

Calling all UK secondary schools! CIOL is pleased to help GCHQ spread the word about their online National Language Competition in November this year for Year 9 (England and Wales) / S3 (Scotland) / Year 10 (N Ireland) pupils across the country.

For more information on the GCHQ National Language...

Published on Monday, 29 April 2024 - 4:59pm
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Thanks to tireless work by Baroness Coussins (pictured above), UK Government has accepted amendments to the proposed ‘Victims’ Code’ intended to set out and protect the rights of victims of crime.

Baroness Brinton said:

“My Lords, from these Benches we pay tribute to the noble Baroness, Lady Coussins, for her absolute and consistent determination that we...

Published on Wednesday, 17 April 2024 - 3:05pm
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CIOL AI Voices – a white paper on AI in translation and language services

 

The Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) has released a white paper titled ‘CIOL AI Voices’, which explores the risks, opportunities, and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) for linguists, especially professional translators. The white paper provides expert voices and initial...

Published on Thursday, 7 December 2023 - 11:19am
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This week CIOL Digital Learning partner Duolingo, publishes its fourth Global Language Report. 

 

Published every December, the report is an analysis of trends and attitudes towards languages both in the UK and globally, drawn from Duolingo’s 83 million learners. Duolingo saw growth in daily learners jump 63% in 2023, with the number of lessons completed now...

Published on Wednesday, 6 December 2023 - 11:33am
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Mariam Aboelezz (CIOL Council member), Raisa McNab (CEO ATC), Dom Hebblethwaite (CIOL Head of Membership) and John Worne (CEO CIOL) were panellists in CIOL's first Roundtable discussion

  Insights from CIOL's Roundtable Introduction

The world of certified translations is a labyrinth of different practices and expectations, particularly challenging in the UK context....

Published on Wednesday, 6 December 2023 - 11:11am
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A new Working Together White Paper sets out urgent recommendations for tackling immediate challenges around procurement and provision of language services for the UK’s public sector.

 

Changing patterns of demand, unmapped or unforeseen, rapid regional and national changes in the need for different languages and the requirements for rare languages pose challenges both for...

Published on Wednesday, 22 November 2023 - 10:07am
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Important recognition has been achieved by CIOL, ITI and NRPSI for the value of accreditation for language professionals, against the backdrop of ongoing significant and major change in the technological and market context for translators and interpreters.

The Beta version of the UK Government’s new Regulated Professions Register stops short of recognising...

Published on Thursday, 20 July 2023 - 2:18pm
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What is the problem? 

If you translate official documents for use by the UK’s public sector, Government agencies or for businesses in the UK you will know that there are differences in the expectations and requirements for certified translations.

There are also differences in how certified translations are produced, laid out, and certified by translators and translation companies in...

Published on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 - 5:13pm
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The Languages Gateway is a new website, aligned to the latest evolving UK national languages strategy, intended to act as a portal for everything to do with languages in the UK. 

Our mission is to help increase language-learning across the UK by facilitating access to existing opportunities and information, by increasing awareness of them, and by fostering...

Published on Thursday, 11 May 2023 - 3:14pm
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On Friday 28th April 2023 the first National Police Interpreter of the Year Awards were held at the Natonal Police Language Services Conference, organised by the national lead for language services, the Leicestershire Police.

CIOL Vice President Baroness Coussins delivered the keynote address congratulating the winners. The awards ceremony celebrated and was a powerful reminder...

Published on Friday, 28 April 2023 - 6:07pm
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