Translation services for learning and development teams
Training only achieves its purpose when employees can engage with it fully. If your learning content was designed in one language, it needs more than a word-for-word conversion to work across markets. We provide translation and localisation services for L&D teams that need their programmes to land in every language they operate in.
350+
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Get L&D content right in every language
Perfecting learning content across multiple languages is harder than most stakeholders realise, and L&D teams face many challenges.
Completion rates that fall off in non-English markets
When employees find content difficult to follow or culturally distant, they disengage. Low completion rates in certain markets are often a localisation problem, not a motivation problem.
Source content that keeps changing
L&D content rarely stays still. Module updates, policy changes and annual compliance refreshes mean translation programmes have to keep up without losing consistency.
Multiple formats, multiple dependencies
E-learning modules, facilitator guides, assessment tools, video scripts and SCORM packages all need coordinated localisation. Managing that across vendors adds risk.
Pressure to scale without losing quality
As programmes roll out to new markets, teams need partners who can handle volume without dropping the linguistic or instructional quality that makes content work.
How we support L&D teams day to day
L&D teams are unlikely to have a dedicated localisation function. Multilingual versions get managed alongside programme design, stakeholder requests and LMS administration, and the task is usually reactive, when a launch date has already been set.
Translate sensitive content with the right expertise
Learning content covers a wide range, from behavioural skills and mental health programmes to legal compliance and leadership development. We match content to linguists with the right subject-matter background, so specialist topics are handled accurately and with appropriate sensitivity.
Handle technical formats without extra work for your team
We work directly with common e-learning authoring tools and file formats, including Articulate Storyline, Rise, Lectora and SCORM packages. Your team doesn’t need to strip and rebuild content before it comes to us, or after it comes back.
Keep terminology consistent across modules and markets
When the same concept appears in multiple programmes or across several markets, it needs to be expressed the same way every time. We build and maintain glossaries and translation memories specific to your organisation, so consistency accumulates rather than eroding over time.
Coordinate multi-language rollouts without the admin overhead
Global programme launches typically require content in multiple languages on the same timeline. We manage multi-language rollouts with a single point of contact across all languages and clear delivery schedules aligned to your LMS upload windows.
Why do L&D teams choose Sandberg?
L&D translation requires both linguistic expertise and an understanding of how people learn across languages and cultures.
Learning-ready content with Sandberg
Training-aware localisation expertise
- Linguists with subject matter background matched to your training content
- Localisation decisions informed by how content is structured to teach, not just what it says
Consistent learning language across programmes
- Centralised language assets built around your company's terminology
- Consistent phrasing across modules, markets and delivery formats
Programmes that work in every market
- Cultural adaptation so examples, scenarios and references land with local learners
- Compliance and mandatory training handled with the accuracy the content demands
Localisation that fits your production cycle
- Workflows that accommodate iterative content updates and module refreshes
- Coordinated multi-language delivery aligned to your LMS upload schedules
Solely AI-powered translation workflows
Limited instructional awareness
- No understanding of how learning content is structured, including branching logic, assessment design and scenario framing
- Risk of unclear or ambiguous phrasing in content learners are required to complete and comprehend
Terminology drift across modules
- No structured glossary or naming control
- Inconsistent phrasing across programmes and markets undermines retention
Cultural fit missing
- Replicates language patterns, but not always the examples and context learners need to relate to
- Engagement drops when training content feels generic rather than locally relevant
Data handling risks
- AI tools may process employee data and proprietary training content in ways that conflict with GDPR
- No named reviewer or audit trail if a compliance attestation is challenged
Speak to our L&D localisation team
Whether you’re rolling out a single compliance module or a global curriculum across dozens of markets, we can help you plan and deliver it. Get in touch to talk through your programme requirements and how our L&D translation services can help.
What's included in our L&D translation services
L&D teams count on us to manage multilingual content across the full learning lifecycle:
E-learning modules and SCORM packages
Localise interactive e-learning content, including on-screen text, narration scripts, subtitles and knowledge checks, so the learning experience is consistent regardless of the language.
Compliance and mandatory training
Translate regulatory, health and safety, and policy-based training with the precision required for content employees are legally required to complete and attest to.
Onboarding programmes
Localise new starter content, from welcome materials and culture guides to role-specific training, so every employee gets the same quality of introduction to the organisation.
Instructor-led training materials
Adapt facilitator guides, participant workbooks, slide decks and job aids for local delivery, including adjustments for cultural context and in-market terminology.
Video narration, subtitles and voiceover
Support multimedia learning content with translated scripts, subtitle files and voiceover in the languages your learners need, with attention to timing, tone and natural delivery.
Assessment and evaluation content
Translate quizzes, competency frameworks, 360-degree feedback tools and learning evaluations accurately, including sensitivity to how questions read in different cultural contexts.
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