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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Browse all background knowledge with filters →Voices that shaped America
City LitEnglish
online
online live
April 2027, May 2027
20 contemporary artists you should know
City LitEnglish
online
online live
October 2026
La Tertulia
Alberto MESAS SAINZSpanish
online
online on demand, online live
September 2026, October 2026, (...)
Interpreting for Intermediaries in Court
English
online
online live
October 2026
Interpreting for Refugees: Contexts, Practices and Ethics
University of GlasgowEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Stage de français en immersion toute l'année
Jocelyne de l'école de français 2 CoquelicotsFrench
Europe
on site
Der aktuelle politische Diskurs in Deutschland
AIIC Training and Professional DevelopmentGerman
online
online live
September 2026
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
Working as a Legal Interpreter in the UK
Institute of Translation and Interpreting (ITI)English
online
online live
September 2026, October 2026
Legal Symposium: Ecocide and Ecolinguistics
AIIC NetherlandsEnglish
Europe
on site
November 2026
Odontología para traductores e intérpretes
Facultad de Traducción y Documentación, Universidad de SalamancaSpanish
online
online live
October 2026
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
Europe, online
online live, online on demand
October 2026, on demand
Mastering Generative AI
Unmissable CoursesEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
Life Journey of an Extraordinary Woman in Germany and England in the 20thC
German, English
online
online live
September 2026
Domestic Violence and Abuse
Association of Interpreters and Translators (AIT)English
online
online live
December 2026
Japanese Literature 1900-1950
City LitEnglish
online
online live
October 2026
AI Generated Voices Applied to Localization
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
German for opera lovers
City LitGerman
online
online live
October 2026, November 2026
Veterinary Translation
TranslastarsEnglish
online
online on demand
on demand
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