About ECQA Certified Terminology Manager - Basic
In the globalised knowledge and information societies, specialised language has become a prerequisite of any kind of efficient and effective communication, management and interoperability of technical systems and methodologies. Terminology and terminology management build an integral, high quality and quality-assuring part of the end products, services and tools in the fields of
- INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION,
- CLASSIFICATION & CATEGORISATION,
- TRANSLATION & LOCALISATION.
ECQA Certified Terminology Manager - Basic is especially suited for professionals who work as
- INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION PROFESSIONALS:
ICT experts, information and knowledge managers, etc.
- EXPERTS IN CLASSIFICATION & CATEGORIZATION:
e-Business, Semantic Web, libraries and archives, etc.
- LANGUAGE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS:
Translators, interpreters, localisers, technical writers, etc.
This certification can be regarded as specialized professional qualification.
ECQA CTM - Basic Training Programme
UNIT 1: UNDERSTANDING TERMINOLOGY MANAGEMENT
- What is terminology
- Why terminology management
- How terminology work is embedded in my organisation and work environment
UNIT 2: TERMINOLOGY MANAGEMENT SKILLS
- How to search and collect terminology
- How to store and retrieve
- How to coin terms
- How to manage monolingual and multilingual terminology
- How to manage terminology projects
UNIT 3: TERMINOLOGY STRATEGIES FOR BUSINESS PROCESSES
- How to present the business case for terminology
- How to calculate and argue costs & return on investments
- How to involve relevant stakeholders
- How to collaborate with relevant organisational units
UNIT 4: TEAM WORKING & COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- How to organise team communication
- How to manage distributed and diverse teams
- Why conflict management
- How to train and motivate your team
UNIT 5: APPLICATION SCENARIOS
- Presentation of own projects in the form of max. 10 slides
UNIT 6: STANDARDS AND LEGAL ISSUES
- Which standards are relevant
- How to deal with copyright issues in terminology management
- What about product liability
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