| Pages in topic: [1 2] > | Number of participants in the ProZ.com Certified PRO network surpasses one thousand Thread poster: Patrick Dotterer
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Dear ProZ.com Community,
Thanks to your participation, the number of translators admitted into the Certified PRO network surpassed one thousand this week. This was regarded as a level at which experimentation in new forms of collaboration could begin.
Currently, all submitted applications have been either processed, or are still being reviewed and will be processed as soon as possible.
The community is invited to continue to apply at the following URL add... See more Dear ProZ.com Community,
Thanks to your participation, the number of translators admitted into the Certified PRO network surpassed one thousand this week. This was regarded as a level at which experimentation in new forms of collaboration could begin.
Currently, all submitted applications have been either processed, or are still being reviewed and will be processed as soon as possible.
The community is invited to continue to apply at the following URL address: http://www.proz.com/pro-tag/info
Please feel free to look over the ProZ.com Certified PRO network FAQs at http://www.proz.com/pro-tag/info/faq or contact a staff member via support request if you have particular questions which have not been covered there or in the program description.
Kind Regards,
Patrick
P.S. Many of you have emailed me personally about the network; please know that I do plan on responding to your emails soon:) ▲ Collapse
| | | | Elías Sauza 
Mexico
Local time: 05:10
Member (2002)
English to Spanish
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I know there are out there many more potential thousands. Hopefully many more participate and strengthen this network.
| | | | | the point of P | Nov 8, 2008 |
Frankly I hardly see a point of having a network (ProZ Certified PRO) over the existing network (ProZ). Just to get a nice red letter P?
I mean if someone is working professionally for years as a translator and has his work recognized by clients and peers - he is a translator; if he also holds a relevant recognized degree and/or a certification from some recognized translators' association - he is certified.
ProZ is not a professional translators association - it is a virtual hub, a... See more Frankly I hardly see a point of having a network (ProZ Certified PRO) over the existing network (ProZ). Just to get a nice red letter P?
I mean if someone is working professionally for years as a translator and has his work recognized by clients and peers - he is a translator; if he also holds a relevant recognized degree and/or a certification from some recognized translators' association - he is certified.
ProZ is not a professional translators association - it is a virtual hub, a website for language lovers, then why would someone want a certification from a website...
Probably someone can explain the reasons to me.
Elías Sauza wrote:
I know there are out there many more potential thousands. Hopefully many more participate and strengthen this network. ▲ Collapse
| | | | | My special thanks to the staff | Nov 8, 2008 |
Patrick Dotterer wrote:
Dear ProZ.com Community,
Thanks to your participation, the number of translators admitted into the Certified PRO network surpassed 1000 this week. Currently, all submitted applications have been either processed, or are still being reviewed and will be processed as soon as possible
It was a great move, thanks a lot for the huge work.
[Edited at 2008-11-09 09:03]
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we weren't allow to discuss the Certified PRO scheme...
| | | | Giles Watson
Italy
Local time: 13:10
Italian to English
In memoriam | The point of ProZ Certified | Nov 9, 2008 |
Vladimir Dubisskiy wrote:
Probably someone can explain the reasons to me.
Hi Vladimir,
If I understood Henry's reasoning in his early messages on the scheme, the main point of certification is to flag *on ProZ * translators with a reasonably credible track record and distinguish them visually from neophytes, wannabes, students and others who register with the site.
I don't think Proz certification is intended to supplant other existing schemes. It would need to be a bit more rigorous if it had any such aspirations
Giovanni Guarnieri wrote:
I thought... we weren't allow to discuss the Certified PRO scheme...
Only until the scheme went public, Giovanni.
FWIW
Giles
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 13:10
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL wrote:
I thought... we weren't allow to discuss the Certified PRO scheme...
I was under the impression that only the admission procedure is forbidden to discuss. The programme itself is still fair game, if I understand correctly.
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| good news or bad news? | Nov 10, 2008 |
I don't know if a high number of Proz certified translator is good news or bad news.
Good - there are a lot of qualified language professionals in our virtual work place
Bad - the program is not strict enough.
We'll see.
Paola
[Edited at 2008-11-10 09:10]
| | | | | Why would the program be strict? | Nov 10, 2008 |
Paola Dentifrigi wrote:
I don't know if a high number of Proz certified translator is good news or bad news.
Good - there are a lot of qualified language professionals in our virtual work place
Bad - the program is not strict enough.
We'll see.
Paola
[Edited at 2008-11-10 09:10]
Looking at all those who are displaying the P, I get the impression that the idea of the program is to give the to as many people as possible, not to select only a few individuals. The site has always been adamantly anti-elitist so it would be surprising to see a site-wide and site-restricted badge given only to a very limited number of paying members.
Opinion from a-free Pro member
ps. @ Giles: I am not a neophyte, wannabe or student but I am a pro translator who isn't applying for a P . Does that mean I am being automatically classified as just a (paying) 'other'?
[Edited at 2008-11-10 18:51]
| | | | | Comment no longer applies | Nov 10, 2008 |
Removed by me as the rule has been re-worded, possibly to close the very loophole I mentioned in the original posting
[Edited at 2008-11-10 10:50]
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Samuel Murray wrote: Giovanni Guarnieri MITI, MIL wrote:
I thought... we weren't allow to discuss the Certified PRO scheme... I was under the impression that only the admission procedure is forbidden to discuss. The programme itself is still fair game, if I understand correctly.
I think you are right, but I can't find the discussion locked by one the moderators anymore...
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| | | More Certified PRO network FAQs have been added | Nov 11, 2008 |
Dear Vladimir,
Frankly I hardly see a point of having a network (ProZ Certified PRO) over the existing network (ProZ). Just to get a nice red letter P?
I mean if someone is working professionally for years as a translator and has his work recognized by clients and peers - he is a translator; if he also holds a relevant recognized degree and/or a certification from some recognized translators' association - he is certified.
ProZ is not a professional translators association - it is a virtual hub, a website for language lovers, then why would someone want a certification from a website...
Probably someone can explain the reasons to me.
More Certified PRO network FAQs have been added to the following page, based on questions raised here and via the support system: http://www.proz.com/pro-tag/info/faq
Please take a look at them, since most of them should address your comments above. However, if you have a specific question about the network you may post here or use the support request that was created when you originally applied for the Certified PRO network. You can find this support request if you do not have the link by going to the "My ProZ.com" tab, "My support tickets".
Kind Regards,
Patrick
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