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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Life Journey of an Extraordinary Woman in Germany and England in the 20thC
German, English
online
online live
September 2026
Odontología para traductores e intérpretes
Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Universidad de SalamancaSpanish
online
online live
October 2026
Generation Z in Deutschland
German, English
online
online live
September 2026
Interpreting for Intermediaries in Court
English
online
online live
October 2026
Reflective Practice Groups for Interpreters – the how and why?
English
online
online live
September 2026
Translating Graphic Novels and Comics - Why and How?
English
online
online live
September 2026
SEO Localisation Workshop for Translators 🔎
ITI London Regional Groupmultilingual
online, Europe
online live, on site
September 2026
Legal Symposium: Ecocide and Ecolinguistics
AIIC NetherlandsEnglish
Europe
on site
November 2026
Working as a Legal Interpreter in the UK
Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)English
online
online live
September 2026, October 2026
Apostille et légalisation : maîtriser les procédures indispensables 2/2
Société française des traducteurs - SFT ServicesFrench
online
online live
September 2026
Apostille et légalisation : maîtriser les procédures indispensables 1/2
Société française des traducteurs - SFT ServicesFrench
online
online live
September 2026
AI Generated Voices Applied to Localization
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Mastering Generative AI
Unmissable CoursesEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Veterinary Translation
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
The Turing Lectures series: "Can we live with AI?" & more
The Alan Turing InstituteEnglish
online
online on demand, online live
on demand
Medical Reports: Translation & Editing Mastery
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Estudios literarios hispánicos
City LitSpanish
online
online live
September 2026, October 2026, (...)
German Advanced: Aktuelles aus den Medien
City LitGerman
online
online live
September 2026, October 2026, (...)
French 5: Mosaïques
City LitFrench
online
online live
November 2026, December 2026
German Advanced: Literatur und Konversation
City LitGerman
online
online live
September 2026, October 2026, (...)
Storia della pittura italiana: Il Medioevo
City LitItalian
online
online live
October 2026, November 2026
Italian 4: Lingua e cultura
City LitItalian
online
online live, on site
September 2026, October 2026, (...)
Séries francophones
City LitFrench
online
online live
October 2026, November 2026, (...)
Power and Resistance in XX and XXI century Spanish Films
City LitSpanish
online
online live
October 2026, November 2026, (...)
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