Examples of using Qualified language in English and their translations into Russian
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Recruiting and retaining qualified language staff.
Recruitment of qualified language professionals continued to be a challenge.
Quality of language services and qualified language staff.
A sufficient number of qualified language professionals are available for temporary assistance(on and off site) and contractual work.
Difficulty in attracting,recruiting and retaining qualified language staff.
One of the biggest problem areas is the availability of qualified language staff for the translation of documents obtained from various sources, including seizures under warrants.
The Committee was informed that the Tribunal had frequent difficulties in recruiting qualified language staff.
In that respect, identifying significant numbers of qualified language staff(Arabic-English) is one of its most immediate concerns.
Efforts are under way to address the major challenges in succession planning that lie ahead, in a climate of considerable competition for qualified language staff.
Outreach and training activities were being carried out to attract qualified language professionals and improve the quality of translations.
The Committee is of the view that urgent measures need to be worked out to adequately meet the current andforthcoming challenges of the Organization resulting from a shortage of qualified language specialists.
A precise account of the scope of the shortage of qualified language staff was also needed.
Given the difficulty of finding qualified language staff and upcoming demographic changes in the language services, the members of IAMLADP were of the view that the training of staff should be accorded a high priority.
Given the difficulties experienced in recent years in attracting and retaining qualified language staff, the strategic importance of such an endeavour is selfevident.
Views were expressed that it was important for the programme to consider succession planning and to collaborate with universities in developing anddeveloped countries in order to accelerate the recruitment of qualified language staff.
The programme also assisted in complementing the pool of qualified language professionals available for temporary appointment and/or contractual translation assignments.
In this connection, the Advisory Committee, in its recent report on the pattern of conferences,has also made related observations and recommendations on the outreach efforts to identify qualified language staff see A/69/527, paras. 24-27.
We understand how tricky translation is,this is why we use expert and qualified language professionals to execute our translation services, interpretation, and subtitling and localization services.
Through the collective efforts of the Department, the high vacancy rates traditionally experienced at Nairobi had improved significantly; outreach, training andinternships were very important in ensuring that the pool of possible future qualified language staff was broadened.
Outreach and training activities were required to improve the Organization's capacity to attract qualified language professionals, since it was not a buyer's market for language services.
Notes the difficulties in identifying and retaining qualified language professionals and the need to replenish the pool of language experts in order to prevent further negative impact on the Secretariat's capacity to provide services in the six official languages of the United Nations;
As highlighted in previous reports, the Commission also continues to face difficulties in attracting and retaining enough qualified language staff to interpret, translate and revise statements and documents into and from Arabic.
A dedicated website on United Nations language service careers had been launched, however, and a professional network was being developedwith the European Commission, the European Union and other international organizations facing a similar crisis in recruiting qualified language staff.
In its last report to the Council,the Commission noted with concern the problem of recruitment of qualified language staff, which remains an essential component of the Commission's ability to carry out its mandate effectively.
The Advisory Committee further notes that, during the reporting period, the services of a consultant were engaged to explore the possibility of providing enhanced training programmes to potential professional translators and interpreters on the African continent,thereby ensuring that there would be a pool of qualified language staff available in Africa to fill vacancies in Nairobi.
The global workforce of the Department for General Assembly andConference Management included both internal staff and external qualified language professionals, and its ability to obtain rapid external assistance was critical to the timely issuance of documents.
The establishment of an expert panel was envisaged to evaluate the additional resources and investment required to implement such ideas and the cost and time savings that might be achieved, as well as to identify changes that might improve the situation with regard to tests and examinations, including the methodology of examinations,ad hoc tests, traineeships and other options for identifying qualified language professionals.
The Division of Conference Services at the United Nations Office at Nairobi still faces challenges in attracting and retaining qualified language staff despite various efforts and in collaboration with other duty stations in filling the posts.
The Committee was also briefed on the status of budget implementation, in particular on the impact of General Assembly resolutions 56/254 A to C of 24 December 2001; on electronic services and matters related to the Integrated Management Information System; on human resources management issues, such as recruitment time, administration of justice, the staff selection system and monitoring mechanisms; and on conference servicing issues, such as technological innovations,précis writing and the scarcity of qualified language staff.
The initiatives taken to foster active contact with educational institutions in order to attract qualified language staff and enhance the prestige of employment at the United Nations were commendable and should be part of the strategic planning, based on the rational use of resources, for future competitive examinations.