The Democratic Republic of Congo is a crossroads where several interests attracting public and private entities from diverse nationalities converge. Given such a shred of indisputable evidence, language professionals came together to set up a body responsible for regulating the country's translation, interpreting, or inter-linguistic communication sector.
The Association of Professional Translators and Interpreters of Congo is a non-profit association, under Congolese law, established in Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the laws laying down the general provisions applicable to non-profit associations in force (see Article 1, ATIPCO Statutes). It is professional, scientific, and apolitical, created for an unlimited period. It aims to evolve until it secures the creation of a National Association for Professional Translators and Interpreters of the Congo.
Following article 2 of our statutes, ATIPCO is headquartered in Kinshasa, at the School of Translation and Interpreting, within the Université Pédagogique Nationale/ National Pedagogical University. It can be transferred to any other place in the country upon decision by the General Assembly of the Association.
ATPCO's activities extend throughout the DRC with the possibility of opening other representation offices inside the DRC and overseas.
The goal of ATIPCO is to represent the language profession in the DRC. It, therefore, brings together translators, interpreters, linguists, language teachers, bilingual journalists, bilingual secretaries and editors, and many more for training, professional development, and research to safeguard the interests of its members and promote international cooperation through demanding high professional values from its members.
ATIPCO promotes the spirit of professional brotherhood among its members. To do this end, it registers its members and classifies them based on their linguistic skills to ensure they respect the professional code of ethics.
Ultimately, ATIPCO fulfills its trade union function by negotiating the collective agreements/conventions governing, in particular, working conditions, remuneration, staffing, and social protection, without limitation, for conference interpreters, translators, editors with clients and employers in the public or private sector, at national and international level.
A translator is a professional who works on written materials, with a greater possibility, given the technological evolution. He/she translates documents from language A, the source language, to language B, the target language.
While the interpreter performs the same translation exercise but orally during a conference, work meeting, seminar, and many more. With new information and communication technologies, the interpreter even intervenes online with videoconferencing interfaces
ATIPCO has three member categories: full members, associate members, and honorary members.
By full member, we mean any natural person of any nationality exercising a profession in languages and translation in the DRC, with a level of education of at least six (6) years of secondary school.
By associate member, we mean any natural or legal person, a specialist in other disciplines, interested or working in various scientific fields of interest to the Association, whose request is accepted by the ATIPCO Steering Committee and the General Assembly.
By honorary or supporting member, we mean any natural or legal person who, directly or indirectly, contributes in a particular way to the functioning of ATIPCO by providing the latter with moral, material, or financial support for its fulfillment.
ATIPCO aims to promote the activities of its members who are language professionals in the DRC. Members of ATIPCO benefit from training by the corporation to facilitate their integration. Members are listed in the ATIPCO directory, accessible on the Association's website. Thus, customers can directly contact them, depending on the profile and desiderata.
ATIPCO also evolves alongside organizations whose activities fall within its objectives.
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ATIPCO offers the following conventional rates as a regulatory body to better serve and promote the profession. The translators and interpreters who are members of ATIPCO work regarding it.
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Crossroads Route de Matadi & Avenue Libération
Université Pédagogique Nationale
Pavillon C, School of Translation & Interpretation
Kinshasa / Ngaliema, DR Congo