Social Cohesion. This is what Britain today is striving for. It is definitely a hot topic at the moment with recent comments from the Communities Secretary, Ruth Kelly. In a recent interview with BBC's Politics show, Ms Kelly said that 'translation is being used too frequently and without thought'.
Emphasis on the amount that it is costing the public is stressed very much to insinuate that this it is becoming an unnecessary expenditure.
The items that are being translated are a mere drop in the ocean. Translating an information leaflet, a certificate, or valuable document such as a Health & Safety Manual is important. How does this affect anyone's ability to learn English?
No one is suggesting that phone bills, letters from the bank should all be translated. This would be unnecessary. This would definitely give the impression that there is no need to learn the home language.
There is a definite need to understand the basics of the language of the country in which you are living in. This is imperative to enable you live and go about your daily life.
We here at Prestige understand and constantly strive to meet the requirements of today's multicultural society. We are the only language services company that offers language teaching. We have language teachers who are ESOL qualified to enable communication in another language while being taught English. We have all done French, German lessons at school so we know that this is not picked up in a day! So there is clearly a need for translation to be in place until this integration happens. With interpreters' nationwide covering 170 languages, enables a fantastic response to the challenges in this field.
Cultural consultancy is also a core action for Prestige, understanding the culture that you are living is valuable for this cohesion to take place. Whether you were born there or moving into the county. Unique in this, Prestige have become the largest provider to the public sector offering a diverse range or resources. We cater for the needs of companies that need that assistance in place to help clients and colleagues' communications work more seamlessly. Our recent case studies, particularly with the Ministry of Defence, are a testimony to this.
There is a real important need for this resource. We are the 4th Emergency Service!
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