Training and e-learning translation services

Effective training depends on clear communication. Whether you’re onboarding new employees, delivering health and safety training, rolling out an international e-learning programme or helping customers understand your products, your training materials need to make sense to everyone using them.

At Atlas Translations, we help businesses, training providers and organisations communicate knowledge across languages and cultures. Since 1991, we’ve supported clients with professional translation, localisation, subtitling, voiceovers and other language services, helping them deliver training that is accurate, engaging and appropriate for their audiences.

We know that training isn’t just about providing information. It’s about helping people understand it, remember it and put it into practice.

Training materials in another language? Talk to our team about your project.

Translation and localisation for training materials

Training takes many forms, from printed manuals and classroom presentations to interactive online courses and instructional videos.

We can help with the translation and localisation of:

• E-learning courses and online training modules
• Learning management system (LMS) content
• Employee induction and onboarding materials
• Staff handbooks and training manuals
• Health and safety training
• Compliance and regulatory training
• Technical and product training
• Customer training and instructional guides
• PowerPoint presentations and workshop materials
• Training videos, subtitles and voiceovers
• Assessments, quizzes and examinations
• Trainer notes, facilitator guides and participant workbooks
• Continuing professional development (CPD) materials
• Leadership, management and professional development programmes

Whether you have a single training document or a multilingual programme involving thousands of words, videos and supporting materials, we’ll help you work out the most effective approach.

E-learning localisation: more than translating the words

An e-learning course that works brilliantly in English won’t necessarily work in another language without some adaptation. Text may expand or contract when translated. Cultural references, examples and images may need reviewing. Instructions must remain clear, while questions and assessments need to test the same knowledge and skills in every language.

We consider:

• Terminology: keeping specialist terms consistent throughout your training programme
• Cultural relevance: ensuring examples, scenarios and references are appropriate for your audience
• Tone and clarity: making content accessible and understandable for learners
• On-screen text: considering space restrictions in buttons, menus and interactive elements
• Audio and video: coordinating translated scripts, subtitles and voiceovers
• Consistency: maintaining the same learning objectives across different language versions
• Formatting: helping translated materials retain a professional, usable presentation

We can also work with your internal training team, external e-learning developers or learning and development agency to establish the best workflow for your project.

Training video translation, subtitles and voiceovers

Video is an increasingly important part of workplace training, particularly for organisations with employees in different locations. But a training video is only effective if the audience can understand it.

Atlas provides multilingual services for training videos, including:

• Translation of video scripts and narration
• Subtitling in multiple languages
• Professional voiceover recording
• Transcription of existing audio and video
• Translation of on-screen instructions and supporting materials

Subtitles may be suitable for some projects, while others benefit from a professional voiceover in the learner’s own language.

We’ll discuss the intended audience, available budget and practical requirements before recommending an approach.

One training video, several languages? We can help you explore the options.

Health, safety and compliance training

Some training content carries particular responsibilities. In health and safety, manufacturing, healthcare, pharmaceuticals and other regulated sectors, unclear instructions or inconsistent terminology can have serious consequences.

Employees need to understand what is expected of them, whether they’re following machinery operating procedures, learning infection prevention measures or completing mandatory compliance training.

We work with professional translators who have relevant subject knowledge and experience, taking care with technical terminology, instructions, warnings and industry-specific language. For organisations delivering training across several countries, we can also help maintain consistency between different language versions.

Translation is an important part of international compliance training, although local legal and regulatory requirements may need separate review by appropriately qualified specialists.

Supporting international teams

For organisations employing people across different countries, multilingual training can help create a more consistent learning experience.

We support businesses with:

• International employee onboarding
• HR policies and workplace procedures
• Equality, diversity and inclusion training
• Leadership and management development
• Customer service and sales training
• IT systems and cybersecurity awareness
• Internal communications and change management
• Product launches and technical training

Clear, professionally translated materials help employees understand their responsibilities, develop new skills and participate more confidently in training.

They also help organisations avoid the confusion that can arise when different teams are working from inconsistent versions of the same information.

Training for customers, distributors and partners

Training isn’t always aimed at employees. Manufacturers, software companies, healthcare businesses and other organisations often need to train customers, distributors, suppliers or commercial partners in different markets. This might involve product demonstrations, installation instructions, online tutorials, technical workshops or certification programmes.

We help make these materials understandable and appropriate for international audiences, supporting your organisation’s reputation and helping users get the most from your products and services.

Why choose Atlas Translations?

Specialist translators who understand your subject

We don’t believe that knowing two languages automatically makes someone the right person to translate specialist training materials. We select professional, native-speaking translators with appropriate subject expertise, whether your project involves engineering, medicine, finance, IT, human resources or another specialist field.

Quality you can rely on

Atlas is certified to ISO 9001 and ISO 17100, reflecting our commitment to quality management and professional translation processes. Our experienced project managers coordinate projects, manage queries and help ensure that terminology and instructions remain consistent.

More than translation

Your training project might require translated documents, subtitles, voiceovers, transcription and typesetting. Rather than dealing with several suppliers, you can bring these requirements together with one experienced language services provider.

A real person looking after your project

You’ll have an experienced Atlas project manager who understands your requirements and can advise on the best way to handle your materials. If something is unclear, we’ll ask. We’d much rather raise a question than make an assumption that could affect the finished training.

Experience since 1991

We’ve been helping organisations communicate internationally for more than 35 years, working across specialist industries and handling projects of all sizes.

Whether you’re developing a new training programme or updating existing materials, we’re here to help.