Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Translators have been certified in Finland since 1967. In 2008, the organisation of the examination for authorised translators was revised and ever since it has been maintained by the Finnish National Agency for Education. Digitalisation has provided new means for the development of the examination as well as the register of authorised translators. The Optima learning management system was introduced in 2014 as a platform for the administration of the examination. The platform is used by 1) the Board for the Authorised Translator’s Examination for approving examination tasks and verifying examination assessments, 2) the participants of the examination, 3) the assessors of the examination tasks, and 4) by the Board and the responsible administrators at the Finnish National Agency for document management. In 2022, the Register of Authorised Translators was revised. In the revised register, special emphasis was placed on the accessibility for individuals seeking an authorised translator as well as on the equality among registered authorised translators offering their translation services. In this article, we discuss the benefits of this development work since 2008, including some effects related to sustainability.
Source: MikaEL.
Authors: Gun-Viol Vik, Terhi Seinä
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4394870747