Global Connects

24/06/2023

!!!We are Hiring!!!
Global Connects is the main supplier under the Scottish Government Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Service Framework Agreement and, as the only Scottish-owned and operated company that delivers face-to-face interpreting services in Scotland under the Crown Commercial Service Framework, we are recognised as one of the major linguistic service providers in the UK.

We are interested in recruiting interpreters all over Scotland.
• Are you a fluent speaker of English and another language?
• Are you available for workdays, evenings, nights, or weekends?
• Do you have any experience interpreting for family, friends or neighbours?
Join our freelance interpreting team for excellent rates and flexible work that your can fit around your schedule!

We are especially interested if you speak the following languages:
Bulgarian, Albanian, Romanian, Nepalese, Pushto, Vietnamese, Thai, Tigrinyan, Turkish, Kurdish, Maltese, Bengali, Armenian, Korean, Lithuanian.

We look forward to hearing from you!

Please email me with your CV at [email protected]

!!!We are Hiring!!! Global Connects is the main supplier under the Scottish Government Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Service Framework Agreement…

17/03/2023

We have a new job opportunity for a Translation Team Leader, which may be of interest to anyone in a similar role such as a senior project manager. The job is being advertised on Indeed:

Global Connections (Scotland)

01/01/2022

We wish you all a very Happy New Year.

25/12/2021

Wishing all our customers, translators, interpreters, administrators and managers a very Happy (and Safe!) Christmas.

20/12/2021

Global Connects – retains 1st ranked position
We are delighted to announce that at the completion of the evaluation of the latest Scottish Government tender for Language Services (Framework Agreement for the Provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services, Reference: SP-21-001) Global Connects retained its position as the No. 1 ranked provider of interpreting and translation services.

We are delighted to announce that at the completion of the evaluation of the latest Scottish Government tender for Language Services (Framework Agreement for the Provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services, Reference: SP-21-001) Global Connects retained its position as the No.....

25/11/2021

Global Connects in action at COP26. Learn more about some of our work for the conference at this link!

Global Connects is based right in the heart of Glasgow, with a ringside seat to the comings and goings to the venues for COP26. With our vast expertise in government and public sector interpretation and translation, we also made our own, small contribution to the activities around COP26, arguably th...

01/11/2021

Languages - have they been stringing us along for years? Fascinating event live tomorrow. University of St Andrews

At Global Connects, we are fascinated by language and communication of all kinds. Over the years, we’ve interpreted and translated most of the world’s languages, but one which we have to admit would currently have us stumped is the language based on 3-D colour cords known as

19/10/2021

Of course, you knew that our headline (which is in Pashto, in case you were wondering), means “Referee, she is onside now.” If you didn't, read on to find out why this matters...
https://buff.ly/3jc3vTvریفري،-هغه-اوس-آنسایډ-ده/

06/10/2021

Words, sounds and sheep will set your senses alight. Or, to put it another way, read our new blog to find out what this is about!

We are all familiar with the term ‘onomatopoeia.’ In English, many words have unpleasant connotations. For example, it’s hard to imagine any use of the word ‘stinking’ that does not, in some way, induce a feeling of revulsion. However, when we learn a foreign language, we don’t have thes...

04/10/2021

It's time for Equal Writes for Translators!

We were delighted to see that the Society of Authors has issued an open letter, suggesting that publishers should properly recognise the role that translators play in foreign language versions of their books. The letter has the support of over 1,000 writers, including many famous names, such as Phil...

04/10/2021

EASY READ - what is it? How does it work?

Please click on the below link to see our Easy Read version of our Easy Read Blog. Learn about Easy Read.. Get in touch with Global Connects today if you have any Easy Read requirements, please email Fiona Woodford ([email protected])

13/09/2021

Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) – a Case Study of our work with them.

Global Connects is proud to have recently won a place on the CCS Framework (RM6141), which enables the entire UK public and third sectors to make use of our translation, transcription & interpreting services. Global Connects tendered for the following: Lot 1: National Managed Service, Lot 2: Transla...