Workshops for the Community
Workshops for the Community
Learn Translation & Interpreting with the TII Translation and Training Center!
Why TII-TTC?
The Translation and Training Center aims at promoting community development and building capacity in Qatar and the region through continuing education (professional development) opportunities in translation and interpreting.
The Center provides practicing translators, interpreters and communication specialists with opportunities to continue their professional development through specialized workshops that aim to enhance and expand skill sets and provide orientation in key technological innovations and new methodologies in the field of translation and interpreting. The Center offers both regular workshops and tailored workshops for the community throughout the academic year.
We are committed to serving the needs of busy professionals and university students in Qatar and the region. Our team of experienced trainers utilizes engaging approaches to teaching that make learning fun and effective.
We offer workshops in a wide range of specialties around the year. They include but are not restricted to:
- Accessible Hospitality and Events
- Audiovisual Translation: Subtitling
- Basic Principles of Legal Translation
- Business Arabic Writing
- Interpreting Basics
- Learn the Basics of Professional Translation
- Literary Translation
- Master the Technique of Note-taking
- Media Translation
- Medical Translation
- Professional Interpreting
- Professional Translator’s Toolkit
- Revision and Quality Assurance
- Translating Sports
- Translation in Business & Finance
- Translation of News and Views
- Translation Technology: SDL Trados
- Voice Over – Voicing Documentaries Demystified!
Workshop Offerings
Our workshop annual cycle usually starts in September and ends in the following June. In the 2019-2020 cycle, we will be offering 17 workshops.
- The length of each workshop is 12 hours extended over 4 days, Sunday to Wednesday (4-7pm).
- In case a workshop happened to be during the holy month of Ramadan, a different time will be set.
- A certificate of completion will be delivered to participants who have successfully completed the entire training module.
Kindly check out our workshop policies on age requirements, registration, cancellation, safety and conduct, and discounts before applying.
Review Workshop Policies and Discounts
Upcoming Workshops
| Workshop Title | Leader | Date | Time | Fees | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Interpreting (Face-to-Face) | Mazen Alfarhan | September 5 – 8, 2021 | 4:00 – 7:00 PM | QAR 2,600 |
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| Professional Translation Basics (Online) | Sayed Mohamed | September 26 – October 4, 2021 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | QAR 950 | |
| SDL Trados: Translating (Face-to-Face) | Wahba Youssef | October 10 – 13, 2021 | 4:00 – 7:00 PM | QAR 1,300 | |
| Business Arabic Writing - 2021 (Online) | Dr. Omaima El-Hardlo | October 24 – November 1, 2021 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | QAR 950 | |
| Master the Technique of Note-taking (Face-to-Face) | Mazen Alfarhan | October 31 – November 3, 2021 | 4:00 – 7:00 PM | QAR 1,300 | |
| Translating Sports (Online) | Nabeel Rashid | December 5 – 13, 2021 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | QAR 950 | |
| Legal Translation (Online) | Dr. Ahmed Alaoui | January 9 – 17, 2022 | QAR 950 | ||
| Business and Finance Translation (Face-to-Face) | Hisham Ali | February 13 – 16, 2022 |
4:00 – 7:00 PM |
QAR 1,300 | |
| Business Arabic Writing - 2022 (Online) | Dr. Omaima El-Hardlo | February 20 – 28, 2022 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM | QAR 950 | |
| Medical Translation (Online) | Dr. Ashraf Abdel Fattah | March 1 – 9, 2022 | QAR 950 | ||
| Revision and Quality Assurance (Online) | Dr. Ahmed Alaoui | March 20 – 28, 2022 | QAR 950 |