EXPERT COURSE

Mastering Trados Studio

From Translator to Translation Power User

Go Beyond the Basics with Trados Studio

You already know how to translate. Now it is time to make your tools work as hard as you do. Every day, professional translators lose valuable time because they use only a fraction of what Trados Studio can actually do. Manual formatting, repetitive terminology searches, inefficient project handling, and underused quality assurance features all add up to hours of unnecessary work and lost income.

Designed for Translators Who Already Know the Basics

This Intermediate Trados Studio course is designed for translators who already know the fundamentals and want to work smarter, faster, and with greater accuracy. Rather than focusing on isolated features, the course teaches practical workflows that you can immediately apply to real translation projects.

What You Will Gain

You will learn how to make better use of translation memories, terminology databases, AutoSuggest, quality assurance, project management features, filters, and productivity tools that many users never fully explore. Small improvements in workflow can save minutes on every file, which quickly becomes hours over the course of a week or an entire year.

Built by a Translator, for Translators: This is not a software demonstration. It is practical training based on the everyday challenges faced by professional translators and language specialists. Every lesson is designed to help you reduce repetitive work, avoid common mistakes, improve consistency, and deliver projects more efficiently.


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  • This webinar includes:
  •     Expert tutor: Dejan Hribar, RWS Certified Trados Trainer
  •  Lifetime access to the course and extra contents
  •  In English
  •  TranslaStars Certificate of Completion
  •  Course duration: 9 h (approximately)
  •  When: Sessions from June 2026

Build Productivity from Day One with Trados

Learn how to use Trados efficiently.
Trados, projects, and terminology management for Oireachtas translators and teams.

Sessions Breakdown

01 Module

Mastering Terminology Verification & Quality Assurance

  • ▸ Understanding automatic terminology verification
  • ▸ Running and interpreting QA checks
  • ▸ Building an efficient QA workflow
  • ▸ Best practices for preventing errors before delivery
02 Module

Professional Review Workflows

  • ▸ Understanding the translation review process
  • ▸ Best practices for Grade 1 and Grade 2 reviewers
  • ▸ Reviewing efficiently while maintaining consistency
  • ▸ Practical tips for collaborative translation environments
03 Module

Fine-Tuning Project Settings

  • ▸ Understanding the most important project options
  • ▸ Configuring projects for different assignment types
  • ▸ Avoiding common configuration mistakes
  • ▸ Creating reliable and reusable project settings
04 Module

Getting More from Translation Memories & AutoSuggest

  • ▸ Making better use of Translation Memories
  • ▸ Understanding and using Segment Fragments
  • ▸ Working effectively with AutoSuggest dictionaries
  • ▸ Techniques for increasing speed and consistency
05 Module

Working Smarter with PerfectMatch

  • ▸ Understanding how PerfectMatch works
  • ▸ Handling updated versions of existing documents
  • ▸ Reusing previous work efficiently
  • ▸ Reducing dependence on project administrators
✨ Bonus

Practical Productivity Tips Throughout the Course

  • ▸ Workflow optimisation techniques used by experienced Trados users
  • ▸ Smarter handling of placeables and repetitive tasks
  • ▸ Time-saving shortcuts and best practices

Course Description

Trados Studio is packed with powerful features, yet many professional translators use only a small portion of what the software can actually do. This intermediate-level course is designed to bridge that gap by focusing on practical techniques that improve productivity, consistency, and translation quality in real-world projects.

Rather than revisiting the basics, the course explores advanced workflows that help you work faster, reduce repetitive tasks, and make better use of the resources already available within Trados Studio. Every topic is presented from the perspective of a professional translator, with practical examples and immediately applicable tips.

During the course, you will learn how to:

  • ▸ Perform automatic terminology verification and quality assurance checks with confidence
  • ▸ Build efficient QA workflows that help detect errors before delivery
  • ▸ Understand professional review workflows and best practices
  • ▸ Fine-tune project settings to match different project requirements and avoid common pitfalls
  • ▸ Take full advantage of Translation Memories, Segment Fragments, and AutoSuggest to increase speed and consistency
  • ▸ Work more efficiently with updated document versions using PerfectMatch (time permitting), reducing unnecessary manual work and dependence on project administrators
  • ▸ Discover practical productivity techniques, workflow optimisation strategies, and smarter ways of handling placeables and repetitive translation tasks

Who Is This For?

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Freelance Translators

Who want to increase productivity, reduce repetitive tasks, and make better use of Trados Studio's advanced capabilities.

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In-House Translators

Looking to streamline daily workflows, improve consistency, and deliver projects more efficiently under tight deadlines.

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Translation Reviewers & Revisers

Who need to understand review workflows, perform effective QA, and make the review process more structured and reliable.

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Experienced Trados Users

Who want productivity tips, better project settings, and smarter use of TMs, segment fragments, and AutoSuggest.

If you can already translate in Trados Studio but suspect there must be a faster and smarter way to work, this course is designed for you.

What You Will Learn

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Perform automatic terminology verification and QA checks with confidence

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Build efficient QA workflows that detect errors before delivery

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Understand professional review workflows and best practices

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Fine-tune project settings for different assignment types

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Maximize Translation Memories, Segment Fragments, and AutoSuggest

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Work with PerfectMatch for updated document versions

What You Will Need

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Requirements

  • ▸ SDL Trados Studio installed on your computer (any recent version)
  • ▸ Basic working knowledge of Trados Studio (this is an intermediate-level course)
  • ▸ A Windows computer capable of running Trados Studio
  • ▸ Stable internet connection for live sessions
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Format & Duration

  • ▸ 3 live sessions (3 hours each)
  • ▸ Live online format with Q&A
  • ▸ Microphone and speakers/headset for participation
  • ▸ Webcam recommended but not mandatory

Dejan Hribar

| RWS Certified Trados Trainer
About DEJAN
Dejan has been immersed in the translation industry since early 2000s, when he began his studies at the Translation Department of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
After several years of freelance work, he started cooperating with a leading Slovenian research institute Joseph Stefan (working on morphosyntactic annotation of the reference corpus for Slovenian language), and around the same time got in contact with Iolar, the biggest language services provider in the region, where he spent the next decade. During his time with Iolar, he went through many stages of professional development – working as a Translator, Reviser, Project Manager, Team Leader, and as a Head of office in Zagreb, Croatia.

Dejan is an RWS Approved Trados Studio and MultiTerm Trainer with 100+ courses under his belt, has carried out an extensive study on Translation Quality Assurance Tools, and has appeared as a speaker at several international conferences, presenting various topics relating to translation industry.

In 2018, he has started his own business, continuing his development as a translation industry professional, providing training courses for translators and LSPs, focusing on work optimisation and sustainable growth.