Poll: How much Continuing Professional Development (CPD) have you done this year? Thread poster: ProZ.com Staff
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| | | neilmac Spain Local time: 10:24 Spanish to English + ... |
My work is my CPD. Besides that, I do a lot of passive CPD reading books and articles in specialised areas. Over the years, I have attended a few conferences and webinars, but I must say that I have been time and again disappointed as the information they provide could often be summarised onto one sheet of paper. I attended a summer university course in 2017 to learn about neologisms' formation and use. From time to time, I think about going back to the university to take an international relati... See more My work is my CPD. Besides that, I do a lot of passive CPD reading books and articles in specialised areas. Over the years, I have attended a few conferences and webinars, but I must say that I have been time and again disappointed as the information they provide could often be summarised onto one sheet of paper. I attended a summer university course in 2017 to learn about neologisms' formation and use. From time to time, I think about going back to the university to take an international relations course but work gets in the way… ▲ Collapse | | | Lieven Malaise Belgium Local time: 10:24 Member (2020) French to Dutch + ...
I learn everyday by translating, editing, proofreading or post-editing (and reading a few media just to keep in touch with current topics and the possibly new terminology that goes with it). The day I will start to follow courses will be the day I have time to do that, and that wouldn't be a good sign, would it? The last and only (miniature) course I ever followed was during the 1 month in pandemic 2020 in which my workload dramatically decreased and I slightly started panicing (luckily for no r... See more I learn everyday by translating, editing, proofreading or post-editing (and reading a few media just to keep in touch with current topics and the possibly new terminology that goes with it). The day I will start to follow courses will be the day I have time to do that, and that wouldn't be a good sign, would it? The last and only (miniature) course I ever followed was during the 1 month in pandemic 2020 in which my workload dramatically decreased and I slightly started panicing (luckily for no reason). ▲ Collapse | |
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Private study counts | Oct 6, 2022 |
I have really no idea how many hours I have spent on CPD - it is impossible to count. I have been to a very good conference, and I have been reading a chapter here, an article there, listening to a radio discussion and so on all the time. Some is specifically CPD, because I need to know some background for a job, but a lot is picking up what I find along the way, collecting ideas and sorting out what I will do in future, e.g. about gender-neutral pronouns, which present different pr... See more I have really no idea how many hours I have spent on CPD - it is impossible to count. I have been to a very good conference, and I have been reading a chapter here, an article there, listening to a radio discussion and so on all the time. Some is specifically CPD, because I need to know some background for a job, but a lot is picking up what I find along the way, collecting ideas and sorting out what I will do in future, e.g. about gender-neutral pronouns, which present different problems from one language to another and one culture to another. Or clarifying terminology for re-use, recycling and sustainable development etc. ... There is plenty to keep an eye on! ▲ Collapse | | | more than 30 hours a year | Oct 6, 2022 |
non-formal, self-CPD there is actually no limit nor definite direction for self-improvement in translation today
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I have done [sic] no Continuing Professional Development (CPD) this year. However, I have continued to develop as a professional. At least, I hope so. | | | Given up counting | Oct 7, 2022 |
I'm currently doing a part-time Master's degree in my specialism so absolutely loads but I have no idea how I would track that. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Poll: How much Continuing Professional Development (CPD) have you done this year? Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
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