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Developing professional practices in localisation globally

Who is

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TILP is an institute of members of the

localisation community.

TILP is owned by its individual members.

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Aims

• Provide professional certification through the Certified Localisation Professional (CLP) programme.

• Be the representative body of the localisation professionals.

• Provide the infrastructure for a range of activities supporting the development of the industry.

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Characteristics• Not-for profit organisation• Global reach• Owned by members

– Student members– Associate members– Professional members Corporate members– Fellows

• Run by Council and manager• Annual AGM

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FoundingSponsors

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2010 – 2011 Council Members

• Manal Amin

• Johanna Angulo (Vice-President)

• Mindaugas Kazlauskas

• Kåre Lindahl (President and Secretary)

• Jose Palomares (Deputy President)

• Arturo Quintero

• Angela Starkmann

• Angelika Zerfaß

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Important milestones• 13 March 2002

– First meeting of the founding members of TILP.• 30 July 2002

– TILP is formally registered as a non-profit organisation “to develop professional practices in localisation globally”.

• 12 May 2003– The Institute of Localisation Professionals (TILP) and the Professional Association

for Localization (PAL) announce merger.• May – September 2008

– The Certified Localisation Professional Programme (CLP) level 1was offered online and onsite at 11 locations worldwide: 83 people got the certification

• June – December 2009– The Certified Localisation Professional Programme (CLP) level 1 was offered online

and onsite at 13 locations worldwide: 112 people got the certification• April 2011 – February 2011

– The Certified Localisation Professional Programme (CLP) level 1 was offered online and onsite at 15 locations worldwide: 100 people got the certification

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Three reasons why to join today

• Develop your career in localisation

• Become a recognized localisation professional

• Support and develop your professional Institute

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Meeting the needs• Professional

Development– CLP Standard– Certification /

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• Membership– Fellow– Professional– Associate

• Service– Professional recognition– Information– Networking

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Ask the Expert Sessions

• Organised by Localisation Professionals for Localisation Professionals– Accessible– Non-competitive environment

• Example topics– .Net localisation (Florian Sachse)– Certification, training, career (Inger Larson)– Workflow and XLIFF (Tony Jewtushenko)– Terminology (Sue Ellen Wright)

Ask the Experts sessions will be organised againfrom April 2011. Example topics are: Mac Localisation or INI files for TRADOS

Professional Certification• Employers

– Recruitment of staff: global yardstick, criterion for screening

– Staff motivation: development and retention of staff

• Employees– Professional recognition: lack of formal and relevant

qualifications– Mobility: not tied to national academic qualifications– Career: planning and development

• Training providers– Independent: transferable certification– Differentiation: quality mark– Relevance: academic and professional

The Certified Localisation Professional (CLP) Programme• CLP is a globally operating professional certification

system, based on requirements established in consultation with key industry players

• CLP offers entry-level, advanced and professional qualifications: a career path for professionals

• CLP certification allows professionals greater mobility and provides companies with a globally operating professional standard when hiring

• TILP offers CLP accreditation to audited course and training providers

Overview• Professionals – three streams (vertical and horizontal

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– Engineering: Software and Quality Engineer

– Project Management

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• Three levels of certification: Introductory (Level 1) – Advanced (Level 2) – Professional (Level 3)

– Level 1: offered by TILP as a combined-stream “blended learning” (online & onsite) programme

– Level 2 to come in 2011

– Level 3 to come in 2012.

• Certification by accumulation of credits or dedicated courses: Core and Elective

CLP: L10N-specific certification in addition to base-line professional qualifications

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Membership• Student membership (65€ a year)

• Associate membership (75€ a year)– Open to any individual with an interest in localisation

• Professional membership (250€ a year)– Open to localisation professionals only. Entry is based on the

recommendation of the Professional Membership Review Committees (PMRC). The TILP Council adjudicates applications.

– The designatory letters of Professional Members of the Institute are “MILP”.

• Fellows (250€ a year)– Nominated by TILP. (Fellows are experts in their field and will

advise TILP on issues such as certification.)

– The designatory letters of Fellows of the Institute are “FILP”.

– 2006 Fellow: Brian Kelly; 2007 Fellow: Florian Sachse; 2008 Fellow: Tony O’Dowd; 2009: Smith Yewell; 2010: Alan Barrett

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Objectives• Certification

– Now: get TILP Certificate having successfully completed courses run by TILP Accredited Course Providers

– Mid-term: Development of the Certified Localisation Professional (CLP) Programme (levels 1-3, level 1 available now)

• Professional recognition– Become a Professional Member of TILP

• Networking– Participate in breakfast meetings, regional events, conference,

online discussion groups• Learning

– Increase your knowledge, take part in TILP accredited courses• Information

– Gain access to important localisation-related information through tilponline.org, electonline.org and Localisation Focus (printed publication)

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Invitation to contribute

• TILP invites you to actively contribute to shape

the industry’s professional practices

• TILP solicits input from localisation

professionals to refine its aims and objectives

• TILP requires your input to develop the

benefits it offers to members

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