About the European Standard for Translation Services

13/01/2009 by stefi.

Hello,

I just want to write a few words about BS EN 15038:2006, the European Standard for Translation Services.
On 13th April 2006 the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) approved the European standard EN 15038:2006, known as BS EN 15038:2006 in the UK.
BS EN 15038:2006 is a “European standard which sets out the requirements for the provision of quality services by translation service providers (TSPs), or translation companies. It describes the processes involved in providing a translation service through commissioning, translation, review, project management and quality control, to delivery.”
Williams Language Solutions Ltd has always concentrated on providing translations and other language services of the highest quality (training, tuition, and terminology search, creation of glossaries for clients), and already complies with the major aspects of this standard, and now committed to obtain the certification by 2010. This will provide our clients with the confidence of knowing that we comply in all respects with the highest quality standards in the translation industry,and will facilitate business with ISO certified companies.
Standards are copyright, and therefore we are unable to provide you with a copy, however, many information can be found on the net.
We would like to hear from you: your experience, your views as a freelance translator, as a translation client, as a TSP. What - in your views - are the main aspects of this standard? Does a certification / accreditation by a linguist association already provide compliance with major aspects?

Stefania

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