ISO - PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCES OF TRANSLATORS

Translators shall have the following competences:

• Translation competence: 

  - Ability to address the problems of language content comprehension and language content production

  - Ability to render the target language content in accordance with the client-TSP agreement and other project specifications

• Linguistic + Textual competence:

  - Ability to understand the source language

  - Fluency in the target language

  - General or specialized knowledge of text-type conventions

• Competence in research, info acquisition and processing:

  - Ability to efficiently acquire additional linguistic and specialized knowledge

  - Experience in the use of research tools and the ability to develop strategies for the efficient use of the information sources available

• Cultural competence:

  - Ability to make use of information on the behavioral standards, up-to-date terminology, value systems, and locale that characterize both source and target language cultures

• Technical competence:

  - The knowledge, abilities, and skills required to perform the technical tasks in the translation process by employing technical resources

• Domain competence:

  - The ability to understand content produced in the source language and to reproduce it in the target language using the appropriate style and terminology