SUBTITLES MODULE — COURSE 04
Machine Translation Post-Editing and Quality Control (MTPE)
Learn how to post-edit machine translation, identify common AI and MT errors, balance speed and quality, and perform final quality control.
3 hours
1 THEORY · 1 PRACTICE · 1 EXAM
In person or remote
BOTH FORMATS AVAILABLE
Two-language skills
ENTRY LEVEL
Official certificate
RIIMC-AUTHORISED PROGRAMME
MTPE COURSE IN RIGA
Who is this MTPE course for?
This MTPE course in Riga is designed for translators, copywriters, editors, media and digital content creators and language specialists. You need an excellent command of two languages and basic computer skills — previous CAT-tool experience is not required.
Outcomes
What will you learn?
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Understand Light and Full post-editing
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Identify typical machine-translation errors
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Decide when to correct or retranslate
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Edit text according to client requirements
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Balance speed and quality
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Revise and quality-control your own project
COURSE PROGRAMME
What's inside the course?
1. MTPE basics and error classification
What MTPE is; ISO 18587 principles; Light PE vs Full PE; typical neural MT errors such as false friends, omissions and context failures.
2. Practical text post-editing and adaptation
Editing MT segments in a working environment; style, terminology and quality-speed balance; preparing text for delivery.
3. Project review, error analysis and proofreading
Demonstration of post-edited texts; over-editing analysis; final grammar, style and terminology correction.
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
A clean, client-ready post-edited text.
The course concludes with an individual verification of your post-edited and corrected text — a segment that meets terminology, style and language-quality requirements, following shared analysis and feedback.
WHO TEACHES THIS COURSE
Learn from experienced localization professionals.
Our teachers are active experts from Digi Media's production teams — not just lecturers.
Mara Karlsone-Tarando
Project manager and editor with 6+ years of experience.
Alexey Danilov
Specialist in linguistics, translation, editing and subtitling with 30+ years of experience.
Diana Lukjanska
Project manager and AV translator with 2+ years of experience.
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Official certificate included — upon completion, each course in the Subtitles module concludes with an assessment and the award of Digi Media certificate issued under a non-formal education programme authorised by RIIMC.
FAQ
MTPE course — common questions
What is MTPE?
Do I need CAT-tool experience?
No. This MTPE course in Riga only requires an excellent command of two languages and basic computer skills.
Is it in person or online?
Both options are available — choose in-person in Riga or the remote alternative.
Will I get a certificate?
Yes. The course concludes with an individual verification and an official Digi Media certificate issued under a non-formal education programme authorised by RIIMC.
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Digi Media Academy (digimedia.studio/academy) — practical media training in Riga, Latvia. Machine Translation Post-Editing and Quality Control (MTPE) is part of the Subtitles module.