Career / Experience

CURRICULUM VITEA

Name: Rafaqat Hussain Dogar Date of Birth: 01.02.1966.

Address: 13 Deepdale Avenue
Town: Rochdale
County: Lancashire
Post Code: OL16 4AN
Country: United Kingdom

Telephone: + 44 1706 357899. Email Address: urdutrans2000@yahoo.co.uk
Alternative email: dogartrans@language.....com
Fax: 01706 357899 Mobile: 07753508415

Working Languages:
English to Urdu, Urdu to English.
English to Punjabi (Pakistani Writing Style).
Punjabi to English.

Provision of Services:
Translation, Editing, Proof reading, Original Writing, Urdu/English Typing

Competence in languages:
Native/habitual languages.
English, Urdu, Punjabi, Saraikee.

Basic Knowledge & Understanding:
Sindhi and Arabic.
Capacity of work: 8000 words per week.

Professional Qualification:
Post-graduate Diploma in Translation (Dip Trans) Year - 2003
Diploma in Public Services Interpreting (D.P.S.I.), Institute of Linguists, London (Letter of Credit) Year - 2000
Bilingual Skills Certificate (B.C.S.), Institute of Linguists -London. (Letter of Credit)
Year - 1999
Microsoft Word & Power Point Course, TCSC, Bury. Year - April 2003
Team Teach Foundation Course in Positive and Protective strategies in children behaviour support Year 2002
Teaching Assistant Course, Oldham College, Oldham – Year 1999
Information Technology Course (CLAIT), Balderstone College, Rochdale (Year 1997)
Shorthand/Typing Course (Year 1985).

Academic Qualification.
M.A. History ( Punjab University Lahore Pakistan)Year 1992.
B.A. ( Punjab University Lahore Pakistan) Year - 1989. Subjects: English Language, Islamic Study/Ethics Study, Pakistan Study, Islamic History, Political Science, Persian.
Organizational Affiliation:
Member of Institute of Linguists, London.
Member of Bazm-è-Sukhan ( Urdu Literary Organization) - Rochdale.

Professional Experience:
1999 to Present. Bilingual Support Teacher/Translator & Interpreter in Hamer Primary School, Rochdale. My job is also involved in providing translation and interpreting services to the school staff, parents and children.

Some Examples of my Translation Work.
School Prospectus, Statement of Ethos & values of the school, equal opportunity policy, home work policy and guideline notes, governors report, OFSTED inspection report, special educational needs policy, offensive behaviour policy statement, Science and Math vocabulary, school’s handbook, children’s assessment reports(Words Translated Approximately 50,000 ), acting as interpreter and translator between the school and parents, providing information of multi-cultural issues through translation to teachers, bilingual children and their parents, translating & interpreting between English and Urdu, translating wide variety of correspondence.

July 1999 – Present. Sessional Translator for Partnership Education Department, Rochdale.

Some Past Examples of Translation Work.
OFSTED Inspection Reports, governors annual reports, letters to parents, home-school agreements, educational development plan for school improvement, school’s display boards, school/classrooms rules, home-school agreements, trainee feedback, creative family literacy project, booklet of various school crèches(Approximately 20000 Words were translated ).

I have been working as a Sessional Translator for Deeplish Community Centre, Rochdale for last 4 years.

Some Past/Recent examples of Translation Work.
Booklet for tenants guidance, A guide to services available for Wigan & Leigh Housing, Loreto College Statement, probation services booklet, booklet about customer services for Wigan Council, booklet for housing link team, booklet about local health services for public(Approximately 17000 Words Translated so far).

1998 to 1999. I Worked as Urdu Language Teacher, in SAFARA Urdu School, Rochdale (U.K.) Undertaking translation for school was also part of my job. I accomplished the translation tasks in addition to my official duties in the school:

Some Examples of Translation Work.
Translation of bilingual/multi-cultural activities for the parents and broader community, informing the parents advisory groups by providing letters in their
home languages, translating the ongoing records of identified students for their parent’ attention(I translated nearly 10,000 words).

1997 – 1998. Employed as Urdu Language Teacher in Chashtia Islamic/Urdu Centre, Rochdale (U.K.). It was also part of my official duties to provide translation and interpretation facilities to the parents, teachers and bilingual children whenever necessary.

Some Examples of Translation Work.
Receiving, compiling and translating information regarding children’s activities, doing individual assessment of the children to review their competencies. Translating the assessment reports in Urdu language for the parents, translation of modified instructions to the needs of each student, informing the Asian parents about multicultural activities through letters written in Urdu language(provided estimately 5,000 words translation from English to Urdu).

1983-1984. I was appointed as Assistant to Mechanical Engineer, Army Textile Mills, Jhelum (Pakistan). It is worth mentioning to note that official language of Pakistan is English so all office correspondence is carried out in English language. During my job I gained ample experience regarding translation work because it was also part of my job to provide translation of different technical and non-technical documents to make the access easy.

Some Examples of My Translation Work.
Translation of monthly production reports, book of health & safety procedures, manuals of machines, fault-finding reports, booklet of disciplinary procedure, translation of the minutes of monthly meetings, translation of analysis reports of annual production development planning, booklet about customer care(approximately 30,000 words were translated from English to Urdu).

1984-1985. I Worked with the department of provincial buildings, Government of the Punjab, Jhelum (Pakistan) as Admin Assistant/Typist. Different translation tasks were assigned to me in addition to my other official duties. During my official duties the following major translation work was given to me.

Examples of Translation Work.
Translation of Policy of annual development projects, handbook for contractors responsibilities, booklet regarding terms & condition of the completion of projects, inspection reports of senior officers, inspection/survey reports of the engineers, annual audit reports, project inspection reports on monthly basis. Maintenance reports of constructional machinery and other equipments for different constructional projects (about 80,000 words were translated from English to Urdu).

1985-1986. I performed my duties in the department of Punjab Highways, Government of the Punjab, Rawalpindi City (Pakistan) as English/Urdu Typist. I also did quite a lot translation of different official documents in addition to my other governmental duties.

Some Examples of my Translation Work.
Translation of progress reports of on-going projects, translation of annual audit reports, translating field workers reports of the projects, translation of different developmental projects of UNICEF, translation of staff health & safety regulations.
(approximately 90,000 words were translated from English to Urdu).

1986-1995. I worked in the Local Government & Rural Development Department, Government of the Punjab, Chakwal (Pakistan) as Administration Officer. I had been assigned different translation tasks in addition to my other official duties. I gained very extensive experience by providing translation of various documents.
Some Examples of Translation-related Work.
Translation of general statement of safety policy, booklet of grievance procedure for office staff and field workers, disciplinary procedure for office/field staff, booklet of procedure regarding appeals, information booklet regarding dealing with the unsatisfactory work and performance of office/field staff, booklet about dealing with offensive behaviour, employee guide to sickness or absence reporting procedure
(during my nine years job more or less I provided 400,000 words translation from English to Urdu).
Personal Qualities & Skills:
I am very honest, confident and competent in my work and I always carry out my duties to the best of my abilities and capacities. I am always willing and eager to learn new attainments to enhance my professional experience. I am multi-lingual and can speak several languages. I am well aware of I.T. skills both in English and Urdu languages. I am flexible and willing to work unsocial hours and at weekend. I always give preference to keep clients confidentialities. I am an impartial and un-biased linguist.

Categories.
Environment, advertising, law, literature, public relation contracts, medicine, insurance, political issues/material, transport, journalism, handbooks, manuals, leaflets, tenders & letters, information technology, brochures, education, children books, telecommunication, religious/ethical material, history related articles or books, immigration and police, press releases, customer services, national health services.

Software:
Office 2000, Acrobat, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, photo-shop, Page maker, Electronic Dictionaries, Inpage2000 (Urdu Software).

Hardware:
Digital Colour Printer, Scanner, Fax, Photo Copier, C.D.Writer.

Personal Library:
English to English.
New Illustrated Oxford Dictionary. Dictionary of Law. Dictionary of Legal Terms. The Concise Oxford Dictionary. Chambers Pocket Dictionary. Collin Concise Dictionary & Thesaurus. The Usborne Illustrated Dictionary. Dictionary of Biological Sciences, Webster’s New International Dictionary, A Dictionary of Acronyms and
Abbreviation, Dictionary of Pharase&Fable, Collin’s English to English Advance Dictionary, The Oxford Complete Wordfinder, Dictionary of Unconventional English, Dictionary of Jargons.

English to Urdu.
Popular Oxford Practical Dictionary. Kitabistan Standard Dictionary. GEM Medical Dictionary. GEM Dictionary of Science & Mathematics. Feroz-Ul-Lughat. Qaumi English Urdu Dictionary. Kitabistan English to English & Urdu Dictionary, GEM English to

   Pricing / Other services

Payment Method: Cash & Cheque.
Accepted:
Translation Charges: Negotiable
Translation Delivery: PDF Files, EPS Files,
Inpage file, Floppy Disk, Hard Copy.