Technological Competence for Graduate Employability: Pedagogical and Professional Perspectives from Cross-National Translation Working Contexts

The need to develop graduate employabilityGraduate employability in response to globalised industry has become one of the central missions of Higher EducationHigher education Institutions. This paper reports on how technological competenceTechnological competence is approached in university translation programmes Technological competence and in professional practice. The research used surveys and interviews of 246 students, trainers and professional translatorsProfessional translators from two growing translation marketsTranslation markets, AustraliaAustralia and VietnamVietnam. The findings highlight that translation programmes need to provide more adequate training in computer-assisted translation tools and research skills, considering both international and local work requirements. The findings may have pedagogical implications for training programmes in Asia PacificAsia Pacific contexts and beyond.