The LT Consultant competency framework¶
What a Language Technology Consultant needs to be able to do — 42 competencies, each with its rationale, the standard to aim at, and the activities that move a person up.
Browse by category¶
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The machine itself — hardware, operating systems, fonts and encoding, keyboards, and keeping it all safe.
5 competencies5 with material
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The software of language work — translation, lexicography, phonology, literacy, recording, publishing, typesetting, and AI.
18 competencies9 with material
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The consulting craft — programme design, mentoring, adult education, and working well across cultures.
10 competencies4 with material
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How you work alongside others — language, problem solving, feedback, and taking part in a community of practice.
4 competencies2 with material
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Formal grounding in the domains that language technology serves.
5 competencies0 with material
The five levels¶
Every competency is described on the same Competency-Based Certification scale. A level names where a learner is; the activities listed against it are what carry them to the next one.
Training coverage¶
21 of 43 competencies have at least one training module. The rest are gaps the curriculum is working through.