Background knowledge courses for translators and interpreters
Accurate translation and interpreting depends on understanding the subject, not only the words. This page collects domain training built for language professionals rather than for practitioners of the field itself — introductions to how a legal system is structured, how clinical trials work, what appears on a financial statement, or how a manufacturing process fits together. The aim is comprehension deep enough to make confident terminological and register decisions, without requiring a second degree. Courses are often taught by people who work in both worlds: lawyers who translate, doctors who interpret, engineers who write technical documentation. Formats vary from single explanatory webinars to structured series covering a whole domain. Skilliga is a free, volunteer-run directory with no paid listings.
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Global history for beginners
City LitEnglish
online
online live
November 2026
La Tertulia
Alberto MESAS SAINZSpanish
online
online on demand, online live
November 2026, December 2026, (...)
India and China in the Making of Global Orders: Past and Present
The New School Public ProgramsEnglish
online
online live
November 2026
Evaluating approaches to language teaching
English
online
online live
December 2026
Interpreting for Refugees: Contexts, Practices and Ethics
University of GlasgowEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Stage de français actif d'une semaine en juillet 2027
Jocelyne de l'école de français 2 CoquelicotsFrench
Europe
on site
July 2027
ESIN - Spanish for Interpreters
La vida ESSpanish
Europe
on site
A Survivor's Story of Abuse and the road to Healing and Purpose
Association of Interpreters and Translators (AIT)English
online
online live
December 2026
The Turing Lectures series: "Can we live with AI?" & more
The Alan Turing InstituteEnglish
online
online on demand, online live
on demand
Oftalmología para traductores e intérpretes
Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Universidad de SalamancaSpanish
online
online live, online on demand
November 2026, on demand
Interpreting in a Refugee Context
UNHCREnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Cinque settimane, un libro
City LitItalian
online
online live
November 2026, December 2026, (...)
Explore the English language through Shakespeare’s plays
British CouncilEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Localization Management Program (Edition VII)
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online live
October 2026
Taller virtual sobre el discurso político actual en España
AIIC - International Association of Conference InterpretersSpanish
Europe
online live
November 2026
A Pre-Christmas walk through Hanseatic Kings Lynn
English, German
online
online live
December 2026
Stage de français actif d'une semaine en février 2027
Jocelyne de l'école de français 2 CoquelicotsFrench
Europe
on site
February 2027
Domestic Violence and Abuse
Association of Interpreters and Translators (AIT)English
online
online live
December 2026
Italian 4: lingua e letteratura
City LitItalian
online
online live
January 2027, February 2027, March 2027
AI Generated Voices Applied to Localization
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Behind Closed Doors: Interpreting for Closed Communities
English
online
online live
December 2026
Stage de français en immersion toute l'année
Jocelyne de l'école de français 2 CoquelicotsFrench
Europe
on site
Una stagione con Dante: introduzione
City LitItalian
online
online live
December 2026
Veterinary Translation
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
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