Employing People and Managing Staff

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter working in the industry for many years, with a solid reputation looking to move your career forward? If you have answered ‘yes’ then the Business Skills for Expert Linguists suite of courses is for you. As an expert linguist you have got excellent language skills…

Management and Leadership Skills

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter working in the industry for many years, with a solid reputation looking to move your career forward? If you have answered ‘yes’ then the Business Skills for Expert Linguists suite of courses is for you. As an expert linguist you have got excellent language skills…

Business Skills for Expert Linguists: Set of three courses

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter already working in the industry and want to develop your business and your career? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of the above then the Business Skills Builder for Linguists suite of courses is for you. Many interpreters, translators and other linguists have got…

Financial Management

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter already working in the industry and want to develop your business and your career? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of the above then the Business Skills Builder for Linguists suite of courses is for you. Many interpreters, translators and other linguists have got…

Dealing with Tax and National Insurance

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter already working in the industry and want to develop your business and your career? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of the above then the Business Skills Builder for Linguists suite of courses is for you. Many interpreters, translators and other linguists have got…

Further Planning Skills

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter already working in the industry and want to develop your business and your career? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of the above then the Business Skills Builder for Linguists suite of courses is for you. Many interpreters, translators and other linguists have got…

Time and Stress Management

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter already working in the industry and want to develop your business and your career? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of the above then the Business Skills Builder for Linguists suite of courses is for you. Many interpreters, translators and other linguists have got…

Selling Skills

Overview Who is it for? Are you a Professional Interpreter already working in the industry and want to develop your business and your career? If you have answered ‘yes’ to either of the above then the Business Skills Builder for Linguists suite of courses is for you. Many interpreters, translators and other linguists have got…

Custom – Software

These courses were designed for thebigword after they developed their own translator technology tools. Course Name Course Description Length Price Format thebigword Highly Secure Translation Editor thebigword Highly Secure Translation Editor is a desktop editor that enables translation and transcription of bilingual, audio and scanned source content. It provides unique layers of security for your…

Expert – Business Skills

The expert business skills courses are aimed at professional Interpreters who have worked in the industry for many years, established a solid reputation and are looking to move their career forward. The expert business skills courses can be completed individually as stand alone courses or at a discounted rate as a set of three. Click on the course…

Expert – Accredited Courses

These courses are aimed at practicing interpreters who have high level qualifications and want to contribute to the industry. The courses are run by Leeds Metropolitan University and are distance learning so you will complete online courses, then  submit assignments to be marked by Leeds Met. tutors. Click on the course names to learn more. Course…

Expert – Core Knowledge

These courses cover essential knowledge which you need to be aware of when working as a professional linguist. These courses are the same as the ones which appear under the ‘Introductory’  and ‘Experienced’ levels, as they are applicable to all levels of linguist. You can view more information on any of the courses below by…