The TTDS supports the following categories of capability development programme(s) related to translation, interpretation and/or languages in Singapore and overseas:

• Short courses, workshops and intensive summer courses

• Courses that lead to a full qualification (e.g. Diploma, Bachelor’s degree, Postgraduate diploma, Master’s degree)

• Conferences, seminars and webinars

• Certification examinations

Examples of capability development programmes include those related to:

• General translation/interpretation

• Specialised translation (e.g. audio-visual translation, legal translation, business and financial translation)

• Specialised interpretation (e.g. conference interpreting)

• Translation technology (e.g. computer-assisted translation and machine translation)

• Applied linguistics

All programmes will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis against the applicant’s stated capability development plans.