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A Study on Potential Model for Accreditation & Regulation of Interpreters and Translators in Ethnic Minority Languages in Hong Kong

• Current Invitation
• Study Brief
• Selection Criteria

Current Invitation 

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) would like to invite proposals for undertaking the following research project titled:

A Study on Potential Model for Accreditation & Regulation of Interpreters and Translators in Ethnic Minority Languages in Hong Kong

Study Brief and Selection Criteria of this project are available at the EOC website. The deadline for submitting proposals is 5pm, 14 September 2018 (Tuesday). Late proposals will not be considered.

For enquiry on the Study Brief and Selection Criteria, please call 2106 2159.

Study Brief

A Study on Potential Model for Accreditation & Regulation of Interpreters and Translators in Ethnic Minority Languages in Hong Kong

Selection Criteria

Proposals submitted to the EOC will be assessed and selected based on the following criteria:

1. Organizational standing

• Track record and experience in delivering similar research projects
• Qualifications of project personnel
• Capacity to engage and mobilize manpower to complete the project
• Abilities and procedures to monitor effectiveness of delivery

2. Capacity to meet service requirements

• Understanding of project requirements
• Ability to deliver outcomes within specified timescales
• Appropriate management and staffing structure
• Suitable resource planning
• Knowledge of anti-discrimination ordinances and EOC’s work
• Capacity to organize seminars, undertake territory-wide survey, hold focus groups, carry out in-depth interviews and perform robust data analyses (if applicable)
• Having established a good networking with stakeholders (if applicable)
• Flexibility of service delivery and professionalism in working with EOC’s staff

3. Awareness and knowledge of EO

• Previous track record and experience of delivery to the EOC (if applicable)
• Approach, style and values appropriate to the EOC

4. Budget

• Quality of the research proposals and budget proposed will be considered concurrently