Conference 

Lang2Tech: an ePortfolio approach to language 
certification 

30 August, 2013 

9.00am – 4.30pm 

At The University of Edinburgh 

Lang2Tech is an exciting and innovative project supported by the European Commission Lifelong 
Learning Programme that has developed an ePortfolio approach to validate and certify workplace 
second-language competence specifically for technicians across Europe. 

The Lang2Tech conference will provide you with an opportunity to hear about the development of the project 
products and certification processes as well as the experience of technicians developing their second-
language competences. A ground-breaking event in the field of languages for special purposes, it will involve 
a range of speakers from the project partnership, as well as technicians and employers discussing wider 
experiences of language learning in and for the workplace as well as the direct experience of Lang2Tech 
Certification. Discussions will also take place on the future development of this new Certification and we will 
be considering ways in which the Certification can help you in your work context. 

The programme for the conference includes: 

• 
an overview of the needs and demands for second-language learning for technicians identified through the 
Lang2Tech project 
• 
an overview of rationales and experiences of second-language learning across different sectors of the 
economy in Scotland by UNITE the Union 
• 
the development and use of the Lang2Tech ePortfolio system 
• 
the results of the English-language pilot conducted by erbek.EU and Inlingua (Leipzig); the German-
language pilot with lab-technicians at the University of Edinburgh; the results of the Russian-language pilot 
with Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania); and the experiences of Europe-Aries (Italy) in using a 
blended approach to competence-based language learning 
• 
the Lang2Tech Certification process and plans for its future availability in Europe. 
The conference is free to all participants and includes full daytime catering and will be held at The University 
of Edinburgh’s central George Square Campus, during the Edinburgh International Festival. 

Places are limited. 
For further information and to reserve your place at this conference, please register at: 
http://www.lang2tech.eu/events/lang2tech-project-final-conference 



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