eLearning Localization Services

Localization starts at $2,500 for a short course in a single language. Final cost depends on the amount of on-screen text and audio, the number of target languages, the authoring tool, and whether you need voiceover, subtitling, or both.

Text is priced per word, voiceover and subtitling per audio minute, graphics per asset, and engineering and QA per hour. You get an itemised quote before anything starts. No discovery-call gatekeeping.

A 30-60 minute course typically takes two to four weeks per language. A multi-module curriculum runs four to six weeks. Languages run in parallel, so adding markets affects cost more than it affects the calendar.

We commit to a delivery window upfront so you can plan a rollout around a firm date. Working against a compliance deadline or a fixed launch? Ask about expedited delivery. We will tell you honestly whether your date is achievable before you commit.

Yes, in two ways. Repeated content within a course is charged once and reused across every language via translation memory. And when the source course is updated, only new and changed content is billed. Everything else is pulled from memory at no cost, which also keeps terminology identical to previous versions.

No, and usually you shouldn’t. Most teams start with one high-priority course in one or two languages, confirm the process and the quality bar, then scale. A phased rollout also lets you gather learner feedback from a pilot market before committing budget to the rest.

No formal minimum. The smallest sensible engagement is one short course into one language, which is also the way we recommend starting. Prove the process and the quality bar on a pilot before committing budget to a full rollout.

Translation converts words from one language to another. Localization adapts the entire learning experience: voiceover, on-screen text, graphics, cultural references, scenarios, units of measure, assessments and course packaging, so the course feels native rather than merely legible.

If you only need the words converted (for internal reference material, for example), our eLearning translation service is the cheaper route.

We cover major European, Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin American languages across more than 40 locales, and we work at locale level: Latin American Spanish rather than just Spanish, Brazilian rather than European Portuguese. Right-to-left scripts such as Arabic and Hebrew and double-byte scripts such as Chinese, Japanese and Korean are handled as engineering work with mirrored layouts and full font substitution. If your target language isn’t on our standard list, ask. We source vetted linguists and voice talent for it, typically within five working days.

All three. We provide native-speaking voice talent matched to the tone of your original narration, with script adaptation, pronunciation guide, casting, recording and synchronization to on-screen animation. For subtitles and captions we translate, time-code and format them to accessibility standards without covering key visuals. For on-camera presenters and scenario video we offer lip-synced dubbing, where the script is adapted to timing rather than translated literally.

You can choose any combination. AI voice is available where speed or budget calls for it, and you hear samples of both before we record.

Human talent is worth it for learner-facing flagship content, anything with emotional register, and courses that stay in circulation for years. AI voice is a good fit for high-volume, frequently-updated, information-dense modules where re-recording costs would recur every quarter. Many clients mix the two across a curriculum. We will recommend a split based on your content and your update cycle rather than defaulting to the more expensive option.

Native linguists flag cultural issues during translation, and we run a dedicated adaptation pass over scenarios, imagery, symbols, examples and regulatory references. On request, we add an in-country stakeholder review before launch, using a structured template so feedback arrives as decisions rather than a scattered thread of screenshots.

Yes. We work directly in Articulate Storyline 360 and Rise 360 and maintain pre-built localization templates for both, so the technical rebuild starts immediately. We also handle Adobe Captivate, Lectora, Camtasia, Vyond, iSpring and raw HTML5 packages.

We manage text expansion, font substitution, audio synchronization and re-publishing to SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI, cmi5 or AICC. You send source files; you get back a launch-ready course plus all editable source.

Yes. Each language is republished as its own package with completion, score, pass/fail and bookmarking preserved, then tested in an LMS environment before handover. If you convert to a different standard at the same time (SCORM to xAPI, for instance), we can do that during the rebuild rather than as a separate project.

We test in common enterprise and mid-market platforms including Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, TalentLMS, Litmos, Absorb, Blackboard, Canvas, SAP SuccessFactors and Workday Learning. If you run a proprietary or heavily customised LMS, we ask for a sandbox seat so testing happens in your actual environment rather than an approximation of it.

We localize everything inside the course package, including player controls, menus, progress indicators, glossary panels, error messages and completion screens. Platform-level LMS interface strings sit with your LMS vendor, but we will supply translated string files where the platform accepts them and advise on language-switching and multilingual catalog structure so learners land on the right version.

Yes. Localized captions, transcripts, colour contrast, focus order and keyboard navigation are checked against WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 expectations in every target language, including SDH captions where speaker identification and sound cues are required. If your source course already has a conformance statement, we make sure the localized versions do not quietly break it.

Ideally: the authoring tool project file (.story, Rise export, .cptx), layered graphic sources, video and audio masters, narration scripts, existing subtitle files, fonts, brand and style guidelines, and any glossary or approved terminology list. The more complete the handover, the faster and firmer the quote. If some of that is missing, we will tell you what it costs to work around it rather than discovering it mid-project.

Send the updated source and we run a delta: only new and changed content is translated, re-recorded and rebuilt. Everything else comes from your translation memory, so terminology stays consistent with earlier versions and you are not paying twice for the same sentence.

We sign a mutual NDA before files are shared, and we are happy to sign your paper rather than insisting on ours. Every linguist, voice artist and engineer on your project is under a signed confidentiality agreement. Files move over encrypted transfer rather than email attachments, access is granted per project and revoked at close, and source material is deleted or archived to your retention policy when the project ends. Where policy requires it, we work inside your own storage environment.

You do. Your translation memory, termbase and glossary are your assets. We will export them to you in standard TMX and TBX format at any point, at no charge, whether or not you continue working with us. Vendor lock-in through withheld linguistic assets is a common practice in this industry and not one we participate in.

Yes. If you have previously localized versions of a course, we align the source and target text into a translation memory before we start. Anything already translated and approved is reused at no cost, so you do not pay twice for the same sentence, and terminology stays consistent with what your learners have already seen.

Selectively, and never silently. Where content suits it (high-volume, low-risk, information-dense material) we use machine translation with full human post-editing by a native linguist, and we tell you which content it was used on and what it saved. Safety, compliance, clinical and assessment content is translated by a human from the start. AI voice is offered as an explicit option with samples, not substituted for human talent without your knowledge.

Ask. Our published list covers the locales we run most often, not the limit of what we can source. For a language outside it we recruit and test native linguists and audition voice talent on a sample of your actual content, usually within five working days, and quote once we have confirmed the team rather than before.