History

AP | PORTUGAL - Tech Language Solutions was founded in 1998, to offer strategic communication and training projects to develop businesses and society in general. In recent years, we have been certified by the International Quality Standard - ISO 17100, and have focused our activity on developing language services in the global market by offering training in the areas of quality and IT. In so doing, we strive to meet the demand of this industry, regarding translation management software and multilingual content management.

Far from just a translation company, we provide a range of language services from our two offices in Lisbon and Porto, from translation, interpreting, transcription and subtitling to localisation, multilingual SEO, SEO copywriting, multilingual SEA, multilingual content management and multilingual website creation.

In recent years, AP | PORTUGAL, certified by the International Standard for Quality - ISO 17100, has focused its activity on the development of language services, training in the areas of quality, information technologies for language services in the national territory, as a way of responding to the demand of this industry for translation management software and multilingual content management.

 With the development of digital marketing and the advent of permanent communication on the internet, social networks, institutional websites and specialised blogs, the need to qualify communication professionals, public relations, website managers, journalists and writers in areas such as multilingual content management has become evident. The need to develop skills in digital marketing and content SEO has been intensified. AP | PORTUGAL has thus emerged with a new training offer to bridge this gap and support its partners and clients in empowering their human resources.


AP | PORTUGAL Tech Language Solutions' training programme is further based on our experience in the areas of language, technology and communication services, and on continuous improvement, promoted by the Kaizen methodology - a process based on principles devised by the Japanese Masaaki Imai - adopted by the company and by national and international associations.

AP | PORTUGAL Tech Language Solutions is also proud to be an active member of several international associations in the language services industry, namely GALA - Globalization and Localization Association; ELIA - European Language Industry Association; ALC - Association of Language Companies; ATC - Association of Translation Companies; ATA - American Translators Association; LEXIS - International Community of Language Service Providers and EUATC - European Union of Associations of Translation Companies.

Its language services help citizens from all over the world to come together and speak a common language, which is why AP | PORTUGAL counts on the professionalism and dedication of translators, transcribers, interpreters, coming from the most prestigious national and international schools.

As for training, it counts on a pool of instructors with extensive experience in empowering human resources in the many different areas, providing support for capacity-building of international associations and business partners who have seen AP | PORTUGAL as the ideal partner to leverage the professional skills of their members.


Mission

AP PORTUGAL's mission is to promote communication as a way of breaking down barriers and bringing people together. Helping to create conditions for human development and opening doors for new partnerships. AP | PORTUGAL aims at fostering the entrepreneurial mindset of our partners, sharing its knowledge and expertise to the improvement and success of their business activities.

Vision

AP | PORTUGAL supports innovation and encourages the growth of all its trainees. We aim at educating and preparing all trainees to succeed professionally in a competitive global economy; to contribute to their communities; and to promote social justice.


Values

  • Learner-centred - We support teaching, learning, educational success, personal growth and the individual well-being of the learner and the learner community.

  • Integrity - We strive to be transparent, respectful, honest in all things. Integrity builds trust and trust fosters bonds between people and communities.

  • Community - We work actively to create a safe, healthy and caring environment that enables all men and women at AP | PORTUGAL to experience an educational journey that is intellectually, socially, and personally transformative.

  • Diversity and Inclusion - We nurture an environment that embraces diverse backgrounds, cultures, ideas and perspectives that contribute to a rich learning experience.

  • Collaboration - Creativity and generosity allow us to create unbreakable bridges for cooperative work and transparent communication.

  • Innovation - We dive into bold creative zones so that we can create a more agile organization conveying a transformation within our community and in the world.

Instructors

Mário Júnior

Course Manager

Mário Júnior

Mário Júnior loves hiking and never misses a music festival. He is the course manager. He specializes in digital globalisation, localization, communication and SEO. Mário has a degree in Business Communication from Telford College, Edinburgh and a master’s in translation and interpreting from the European Business School, Porto and a Marketing MBA at Atlântico Business School. He is also certified in inbound marketing by Hubspot, in Google AdWords, Google Analytics and Facebook Ads by Flag, one of the best digital marketing and communication schools in Europe. He is the CEO of AP | PORTUGAL and responsible for the marketing and communication department.
Konstantin Dranch

Instructor

Konstantin Dranch

Konstantin is a marketer and a localization industry specialist. Involved in localization since 2012, Konstantin has co-created two conferences, authored dozens of leading reports and research, and has engaged audiences at hundreds of conferences around Europe, the US and Asia.
Anabela Delgado

Instructor

Anabela Delgado

Anabela Delgado is a runner and loves skydiving. She has been a vocational education trainer since 2001. She specializes in translation, localization and she is skilled in multilingual content management. Anabela has a master’s in translation and interpreting from the European Business School, Porto and is certified by Hubspot in Content, Contextual and Inbound Marketing and Social Media. She is a Tech Language Consultant at AP | PORTUGAL.
Fiódor Bontch-Osmolovski

Instructor

Fiódor Bontch-Osmolovski

Fiódor loves motorsports, he works in video game localization since 2004, as a freelance translator. He is partner & co-founder of Levsha video game localization studio. Keen of translation management and technology.
Eugénio Rodrigues

Instructor

Eugénio Rodrigues

Eugénio Rodrigues loves the beach and everything around it, he spends a lot of his free time doing beach-related activities. He is a renowned national and international sports personality. He has been a basketball coach for more than 3 decades in national and international teams and currently coaches the Portuguese Women's U20 national basketball team, with titles in Portugal and abroad. Eugénio has a law degree and he has been the head of the Human Resources and Quality Departments at AP | PORTUGAL since 2017. He is certified in the Kaizen Methodology and ISO 9001 and 17100 International Standards.

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