{"id":848,"date":"2023-03-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/?p=848"},"modified":"2025-01-20T10:59:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T10:59:26","slug":"miti-upgrade-grant-recipient-laura-glancey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iti-frenchnetwork.co.uk\/?p=848","title":{"rendered":"MITI Upgrade Grant – recipient Laura Glancey"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

In 2020, the French Network was delighted to launch our\u00a0MITI upgrade grant<\/a>. Recipients receive funds to help cover the cost of upgrading to Qualified ITI Member status.\u00a0Laura Glancey<\/a> is a French and Russian to English translator, specialising in business documents and user guides.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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I did my first degree in Modern Languages, what seems a very long time ago, but then wandered into corporate IT after graduation. After a fairly long career break to bring up a family, I decided to return to my first love and started a part-time, distance learning MA in Translation in 2013. The course leader recommended joining a professional organisation, so I became a Student member of ITI in 2014.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Several years later, having moved through Affiliate to Associate membership, I decided it was time to take the plunge and upgrade to MITI. I knew that I wanted to demonstrate my professional commitment to the industry, and I was also hoping that having an entry in the ITI directory would help me find new clients.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I first heard about the Qualification Supported Assessment (QSA) route at the ITI Conference in Sheffield in 2019, so I went onto the ITI website to investigate what the requirements were, and was delighted to find that attaining a Distinction in my MA meant that I qualified for this route. I won\u2019t deny that not having to take an exam to upgrade was definitely appealing! Taking the test on the Code of Professional Conduct was pretty straightforward, and I had no problem getting a couple of references from clients. My CPD for the last three years was already logged on the ITI system as a matter of course. That just left the personal statement \u2013 a 400-500 word statement on why I wanted to become an MITI, how I would benefit from membership and how I would contribute to the community. Writing this took a bit of thought, but it was a useful exercise.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Having assembled my portfolio of evidence, I sent off my application at the start of November 2022, and was really pleased to hear back less than a week later that I had been successful. I set about changing my email signature, CV, LinkedIn and website accordingly, and then something (I can\u2019t remember what) reminded me that the French Network offers grants for membership upgrades. I found the information on the network\u2019s website, and emailed Emmanuelle for details. Applying was very easy, and the grant is very welcome; the QSA route is slightly cheaper than taking the examination, but it\u2019s still a considerable outlay.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

I\u2019d encourage anyone who is thinking about upgrading to go for it \u2013 the process of applying was much less scary than I was expecting, and the sense of achievement and validation alone makes it worth it!<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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