Localisation Training and Education
How to Be in Charge of Your Career

Tuesday, 16 October 2007
Seattle ,Washington, USA

The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) invites you to attend the following sessions on the pre-conference day of Localisation World Seattle, 16 October 2007:

TILP: Localisation Training and Education

Presenter: Reinhard Schäler, The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP), Localisation Research Centre (LRC)

Training and education are crucial for a maturing localization industry. While short-term, targeted localization training seems to be well received by professionals and the industry alike, long-term, broader educational offers seem to struggle. This session aims to bring together training and educational practitioners to take stock of current offerings, to discuss the future of localization training and education, and to prepare a declaration for localization training and education.Among the questions to be addressed at the round table will be:

• Taking stock I: training and educational offers 
• Taking stock II: certification — academic and professional Discussion:
  • Is one professional certification system desirable — the case of the Certified Localization Professional (CLP) Programme
  • Pricing –professionals, especially in developing regions, cannot afford current offerings 
• Outlook 

TILP: How to Be in Charge of Your Career

Presenter: Inger Larsen, Larsen Globalization Recruitment, TILP

 Take charge of your career in the localisation industry; find out about training, selection methods, CV writing, competencies-based job specs and interview techniques, and typical career paths; ask a professional colleague and world expert for personalised advice; discuss best strategies with other delegates in the trustful and confidential environment of a TILP Ask-the-Expert session. TILP Ask-the-Expert sessions are hands-on, very practical and applied; they require your involvement, your views and your input; they are non-competitive, non-advertorial and completely confidential.

For ambitious job seekers Inger will share her experience on:

•  good career paths how to improve your career prospects how to position yourself for promotion internally when to look elsewhere and how and where to look the importance of a good cultural match how to produce a good CV psychometric testing: how it is used and what it can do for you how to do a good interview.
•  the reality of work permits and international careers today

Registration 

These Ask the Experts session will be held on the pre-conference of Localisation World, Seattle. Register at www.localizationworld.com.

About Ask the Experts

TILP organises regular Ask the Experts sessions where the professionals share their knowledge with TILP members. The one-day events give TILP members the opportunity to ask the world’s experts about current issues and trends in localisation.
Non-members: join TILP online here