Classes for translators

To keep up to date with the Training for Translators online course schedule, check back on this page or join the Training for Translators mailing list.

Past students say: “As someone interested in exploring the world of freelance translation, this class was PERFECT.” “I cannot praise this course highly enough.” “After translating for over 20 years, I thought I had nothing more to learn…until I took this class!” Read more feedback from past students!

Upcoming courses

The T&I professional’s online presence roadmap

Instructor: Madalena Sanchez Zampaulo
Next session begins: February 8, 2021
Description: A four-week course to help freelance translators and interpreters create an effective and engaging online presence

MORE medical concepts and terminology for translators and interpreters

Instructor: Michèle Hansen
Next session begins: February 8, 2021
Description: By popular demand, an all-new set of topics for this popular four-week “mini med school” for translators and interpreters. You do not need to have taken the first session of this course to participate.

Master class: Harnessing the power of neural machine translation (NMT)

Instructor: Joachim Lépine
Next session: February 24, 2021 (recording provided)
Description: Learn how to let neural machine translation handle some of the routine parts of your translations, so you can focus on the creative and challenging parts! Participants should have a basic understanding of how translation memory (TM) tools work, and the difference between TM and machine translation (MT).

Master class: Optimize your resume and cover letter to find more and better agency clients

Instructor: Tess Whitty
Next session: February 25, 2021 (recording provided)
Description: Learn how to create a compelling professional service profile and cover letter/cover e-mail to land the agency clients you’d like to work with.

March Marketing Madness challenge group

Instructor: Corinne McKay
Next session: March 1-26, 2021
Description: A Training for Translators tradition returns, for the third year in a row! Establish a consistent marketing routine with 20 days of doable business development challenges.

Copywriting for translators: identifying and targeting your copywriting market

Instructor: Madalena Sánchez Zampaulo
Next session begins: March 8, 2021
Description: Learn how to identify the core copywriting services that your clients need, and how to market to your ideal clients. Participants need a basic knowledge of copywriting.

Coming soon! Charge with confidence

Instructor: Susie Jackson
Next session begins: March 8, 2021
Description: Rates and income are two topics that strike fear in the hearts of beginning and experienced translators alike. Dispel the fear and take back control of your finances with this transformative four-week course.

Editing and proofreading for into-English translators

Instructor: Karen Tkaczyk
Next session begins: April 5, 2021
Description: Translators edit and proofread every day. Improve your editing and proofreading skills with tips that you can immediately apply in your work.

Direct marketing to direct clients

Instructor: Sarah Silva
Next session begins: April 5, 2021
Description: Create a highly-targeted marketing campaign to a select list of prospects, using a multi-step approach for clients you can’t meet in person.

Past participants say…

“At the start of this year I decided to invest in myself and take Corinne McKay’s course Beyond the Basics of Freelancing. The course was fantastic, full of lots of interesting materials and useful tips and tricks on how to move forward with our businesses. I was particularly struck with how generous Corinne is with her time and how she makes herself available on conference calls, inviting questions to answer and debating business issues with fellow translators. If you are wondering how to move up a gear in your business and take it to the next level, studying the BBF course is an excellent way to help you do that.” -Jason Willis-Lee, MITI

“The coaching group definitely gave me a strong incentive to work on marketing every day because of the built-in accountability. I miss the calls now!  Overall, I’m very glad I did it, and I don’t think I would ever have done this much work on my own!” -a participant in the advanced coaching and accountability group
“Neither in my undergraduate classes in education nor in some of the more practical classes I took as part of my MA in English (including the course connected to my assistantship as a writing consultant) did I ever experience one course that delivered as much precise and helpful information as Corinne’s course.”- a participant in “Getting Started as a Freelance Translator“

“This class offers a great overview of all the essential aspects of book translation and helped me narrow in on the best avenues to pursue based on my background and interests. One of the best parts of the class was the opportunity to get direct feedback from Corinne and to ask her so many questions.” -a participant in “Breaking Into the Book Translation Market“

“Simply put, this is one of the finest resources for any translator. No matter what your specialization is, I guarantee you will take something away from Corinne’s online course. For those just starting, it will instruct and guide. For veterans, it can remind and reaffirm. In either case, you’ll definitely enjoy the experience!”

“Corinne is a blessing to all of us translators that have not reached terminal velocity yet. She is very knowledgeable about all aspects of a freelance translator’s challenges and has great passion for helping her students. Her books are great, but her online course is even better, because you take a feeling of “I can do this!” from it. I had a big increase in income the year after I took Corinne’s course and I attribute a large portion of that success to Corinne. I could not think of a better way to give your freelancing career a big boost than taking her course. Very inspirational, very valuable information, great program all-round!”