Train like a pro.Get certified.
AI has rewritten how localization works. The linguists clients want now are the ones who can post-edit machine translation with judgment, grade quality with MQM, run in-context LQA, and keep pace inside a real QA pipeline. This free, hands-on certification builds and proves exactly those skills on real scenarios with instant feedback — and when you pass a language-pair course, it puts you in Alconost's talent pool, first in line for paid projects.
- ~60 min of training
- Stop and resume anytime
- Shareable, verifiable certificate
Two routes into Alconost's talent pool
Work through the modules and prove it on hands-on reviewer tasks in a language pair. Passing adds you to our talent pool as pre-qualified, flagged for priority when we open sourcing.
Not taking the training? You can still apply to become a translator — that adds you to the pool too, just without a certification behind it, so it isn't given the same priority.
Just here to learn? Pick Foundation at sign-up — the same modules, practice tasks and final, all in English rather than a language pair. You still earn a certificate, marked Language · EN, recording the whole course. It isn't tied to a language pair, so it doesn't place you in our talent pool.
A credential backed by 20+ years of localization
Alconost has localized software, games and apps for 3,000+ clients worldwide since 2004. This certification is built by the same senior team — the MTPE, LQA and QA specialists who do this work every day — so you're assessed on how the job is actually done.
Explore Alconost →Why take it?
- Stay valuable in the AI era. Build the judgment clients now expect — post-editing MT, MQM grading, in-context LQA and QA-pipeline work.
- Learn by doing. Practice on real localization scenarios with instant feedback and explanations — it teaches you, it doesn't just test you.
- Get on the radar for paid work. Pass a language-pair course and you enter Alconost's talent pool — prioritized for paid projects when they come up.
- Prove it, publicly. Earn a shareable, ID-verifiable certificate for your CV, LinkedIn and socials.
- Sourcing, done right. It's how we find linguists who can deliver in AI-assisted workflows — one consistent, hands-on bar, not guesswork from a résumé.
- A ready talent pool. Everyone who passes joins a standing pool of pre-qualified professionals we can draw on for real projects.
- A signal we trust. Because our team actually sources from this pool, the priority you earn is backed by real work.
Not a job offer: certification doesn't guarantee employment or any specific project. It gives you priority consideration for suitable work when it comes up.
Your learning journey
Five hands-on modules — climb the tiers from White all the way to the Brown-tier capstone.
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LocalizationWhat localization really is — formats, conventions, and market fit beyond translation.
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AI & MTPEPost-edit machine translation with judgment: when to accept, edit, or reject.
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Quality & QAClassify issues by severity and category (LQA), and arbitrate reviewer disagreements.
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Professional workflow & toolsHow real projects, files, TMS and QA tooling fit together in a fast-paced pipeline.
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Data annotation CapstoneThe capstone — data annotation and evaluation for AI localization.
Ready to start your journey?
Free, hands-on, and built by people who localize for a living — and you can stop and resume whenever you like.
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