Category Archives: cApStAn updates

Conference Website: https://www.itc2026auckland.com For almost half a century now, the International Test Commission (ITC) actively promotes effective, valid and fair assessment practices around the world. The theme of the 2026 edition of the biennial ITC conference, which will take place from June 30 to July 3 in Auckland, New Zealand, is in line with the  core values …

“A scientific programme with a strong focus on trust, equity and human experience”

Why cApStAn? A Platform Built for Flexibility, with the Power of Language Solutions Test owners, credentialing organisations, survey directors and awarding bodies have experienced the challenge of administering digital assessments in multiple languages. Validity, reliability, fairness and comparability are not always compatible with the usual constraints of localisation. At cApStAn, we have helped address the …

“cApStAn and Enovate Joining Forces”

03 June 2026: For the 10th consecutive time, cApStAn will guide the translation and adaptation teams of all PISA participants in translating assessment instruments so that they remain comparable internationally. In this cycle, we shall introduce secure automated translations as part of a sophisticated double translation design. cApStAn will provide training and support to 90+ …

“cApStAn and ACER to implement PISA 2029”

Next month, on June 18-19, the National Agency for Education in Lithuania will host the 9th FLIP+ Annual Event, a gathering of education stakeholders and experts who come there to share. The founding members were public institutions who had pivoted from pencil-and-paper tests to digital assessments for their national examinations: they wanted to exchange experiences and …

“A Conference like no other: the 9th FLIP+ Annual Event”

From June 8 to June 10, cApStAn will be in London for the 2026 e-Assessment Association International Conference. This year, we’re proud to be joining as a Gold Sponsor. At cApStAn, we work at the intersection of linguistics and psychometrics: we help determine and ensure that the languages used in an assessment are aligned with …

“cApStAn will be a Gold Sponsor at eAA 2026 in London”

CSDI once again demonstrated—over an intensive three‑day programme—the importance and complexity of translation, adaptation, and linguistic nuance in producing comparable data for multinational studies. The 2026 Comparative Survey Design and Implementation (CSDI) Workshop, held in beautiful Vienna from March 23rd to 25th, brought together leading specialists in comparative methodology, with a strong emphasis on questionnaire …

“Update from CSDI Conference in Vienna”

‘CSDI Workshop (Comparative Survey Design and Implementation) will be held in Vienna on March 23-25, 2026! Our colleague, Musab, will be attending, and will be co‑chairing the session “Questionnaire Translation for Cultural Contexts” together with Dr. Brita Dorer from GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences. The session brings together recent research and practical …

“cApStAn at the CSDI Workshop 2026”

Meet TAlly TAlly is an automated linguistic scrutiny to detect potential translatability issues and suggest solutions. It is cApStAn’s in-house application that consults our database of hundreds of potential translatability issues and generates a report. What Does TAlly Do? An automated analysis of a draft assessment or questionnaire with a focus on suitability for translation …

“TAlly: Your Translatability Assessment Ally”

The best part of the holidays? Discovering hidden talents you never knew your colleagues had. Turns out our team is not only creative… they have some impressive acting skills too! 😄 🎥 Here’s our holiday special video – enjoy!

What gets measured, gets treasured – Post by Steve Dept, cApStAn’s founder On December 1st, I had the privilege of attending the ACE Summit 2025 at the Learning Planet Institute in Paris. The “ACE” acronym stands for AI & Competencies in Education, and the organisers are Beyond Education and the Center for Curriculum Redesign (CCR). …

“What gets measured, gets treasured | ACE Summit 2025, Paris”

Article by Steve Dept – Founder, cApStAn If Quality Matters, Define It Each year, under the banner of Multilingualism, translation and language-based AI services, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Translation organizes a high-level conference known as the Translating Europe Forum (TEF). Last year’s theme was “Words Matter”, this year’s conference theme was “Quality Matters”. When …

“If Quality Matters, Define It | Translating Europe Forum (TEF)”

What is Toledo? Toledo is a REST API that enables an end-to-end workflow from a content repository or platform to a translation environment and back. cApStAn’s translation technology team (TTT) designed Toledo for autonomous integration of translation, translation quality estimation and optional further processing. Main Features Effortless, Accurate, and Scalable Localisation What can a user …

“Toledo: cApStAn’s End-to-End Translation Solution”