Translation-Only Files or Complete Course Localization
From slides and assessments to narration, graphics, and course files, eLearning content must be translated without disrupting the way learners navigate or complete training.
Choose translated files for your own developers or an end-to-end service that includes course rebuilding, multilingual media, functional checks, and published output.
Translation Files for Your Team
For in-house eLearning teams that will rebuild and publish the course, we deliver translated assets in the agreed formats.
- Translated scripts and spreadsheets
- XLIFF and structured resource files
- Subtitle and caption files
- Voiceover and multimedia assets
- Terminology and translation memory
End-to-End Course Localization
For teams that need finished language versions, Stepes manages translation, multimedia, reintegration, technical QA, and final delivery.
- Source-file review and content inventory
- Translation and linguistic review
- Voiceover, subtitles, video, and graphics
- Course reintegration and engineering
- SCORM and LMS-ready testing
eLearning Content We Translate
We translate learner-facing course content and the supporting assets needed for complete multilingual training delivery.
Course Text and Navigation
Translate lesson and slide text, learner instructions, menus, buttons, tooltips, completion messages, certificates, and downloadable materials.
Quizzes and Interactions
Translate question banks, answer choices, knowledge checks, branching scenarios, simulation prompts, drag-and-drop activities, and feedback while preserving course logic.
Narration and Audio
Translate scripts and produce localized narration, dialogue, pronunciation guides, human voiceover, or reviewed AI voice tracks with synchronized timing.
Training Video and Subtitles
Localize spoken content, subtitles, closed captions, on-screen titles, software demonstrations, instructional videos, and animations.
Graphics and Learning Assets
Adapt diagrams, screenshots, charts, infographics, callouts, job aids, and other editable course visuals that contain text.
Course Files and Technical Strings
Handle XLIFF, XML, JSON, HTML5 strings, player labels, variables, states, metadata, and localization-ready technical resources without changing protected logic.
Articulate Storyline, Rise 360, Captivate, and LMS Translation
We adapt translation and engineering to your authoring tool, file type, and learning platform. Native source files generally offer the most reliable route to complete course localization.
Articulate Storyline 360
Localize project files, slides, layers, object states, triggers, variables, assessments, embedded media, voiceover timing, and published SCORM output.
Articulate Storyline TranslationArticulate Rise 360
Support structured XLIFF workflows, responsive text expansion, interactive blocks, knowledge checks, embedded media, mobile display, and language-version QA.
Rise 360 Translation ServicesAdobe Captivate and Additional Platforms
Translate Captivate, Lectora, iSpring, Elucidat, Adapt, Camtasia, PowerPoint-based courseware, custom HTML5 courses, and proprietary authoring environments.
Discuss Your Course EnvironmentMultilingual Course Audio
Narration Production and Synchronization
eLearning Voiceover, Video, and Subtitle Translation
Course translation may require new narration, captions, dubbed video, localized graphics, and timing changes so the language version works with the original interactions.
- Native human voice talent
- AI voiceover with expert review
- Voice casting and pronunciation control
- Subtitles and closed captions
- Video dubbing and narration
- On-screen text and graphics
- Software demonstration updates
- Animation and slide timing
- Audio editing and mastering
- Final rendering and reintegration
Our eLearning Localization Process
Our six-stage workflow covers source-file preparation, translation, multimedia, course integration, testing, and release. We adjust the steps to the deliverables you need.
Step 1
File Review and Scope
Inspect the authoring files or published course, inventory text, audio, video, graphics, interactions, target languages, and required deliverables.
Step 2
Terminology and Translation
Prepare terminology and translation memory, then translate and review learner-facing content with the instructional context in mind.
Step 3
Voiceover and Media Localization
Produce any requested narration, subtitles, captions, localized graphics, video edits, and timing adjustments.
Step 4
Course Reintegration
Place translated assets into the authoring environment, adjust layouts, and preserve triggers, variables, layers, navigation, and assessment logic.
Step 5
In-Context and Functional QA
Review each language version for language accuracy, text fit, fonts, media, interactions, quiz scoring, and mobile behavior.
Step 6
LMS Validation and Delivery
When included in scope, test package launch, bookmarking, completion, reporting, and deliver the approved project files and published output.
eLearning Localization QA and LMS Testing
Translation must be checked inside the course. We review language, layout, assessments, interactions, multimedia, and—when included in scope—LMS tracking and reporting.
- Text expansion and contraction
- Right-to-left course behavior
- CJK and complex-script rendering
- Broken variables or missing strings
- Audio clipping and subtitle errors
- Completion and scoring failures
Language and Layout
Check terminology, instructions, context, text expansion, font support, clipping, alignment, and embedded learner-facing strings.
Assessments and Interactions
Check question accuracy, answer feedback, branching, states, triggers, variables, simulations, and scoring behavior.
Audio and Video
Check pronunciation, script-to-audio mapping, subtitle timing, narration sync, playback, graphics, and final rendering.
SCORM and LMS Behavior
Check course launch, package integrity, resume and bookmarking, completion status, score reporting, and browser compatibility when scoped.
Mobile and Responsive Layouts
Check readability, media sizing, touch targets, orientation, scrolling, and navigation on supported devices.
Right-to-Left and Complex Scripts
Check directionality, mixed-language text, punctuation, font fallback, interface alignment, and language-specific display.
AI-Assisted eLearning Translation and Human Review
The right production model depends on training subject, audience, and risk. Stepes combines professional translators, translation memory, terminology management, and AI-supported workflows where appropriate.
Higher-Risk Training
Professional Human Translation
Use subject-qualified linguists and full in-context review for safety, regulatory, medical, or other training where misunderstandings can have serious consequences.
- Subject-matter terminology
- Contextual linguistic review
- Defined client approval points
Large Course Libraries
AI-Assisted Translation With Human Review
For suitable material, combine AI-enabled translation, approved terminology, translation memory, and professional post-editing. Review levels are agreed according to content risk and audience.
- Approved terminology and TM
- Linguist post-editing
- Course-level functional QA
eLearning Translation for Course Updates and Multilingual Libraries
Annual compliance courses, product releases, and policy updates often require changes across many language versions. A structured update workflow helps avoid retranslating unchanged content or missing changed media.
Stepes tracks revised source content, reuses approved translations, updates affected scripts and assets, and tests the language versions according to the agreed release scope.
Course Update Workflow
Identify changed slides, text strings, scripts, and media.
Apply translation memory and terminology to unchanged content.
Revise the relevant translations, narration, graphics, and course files.
Check the changed components and deliver updated language packages.
Employee, Compliance, Product, and Customer Training Translation
Localize interactive training content for employees, technicians, customers, partners, and professional learners.
Employee Onboarding
Orientation, HR policies, internal systems, role-based courses, codes of conduct, and new-hire learning paths.
Compliance and Safety Training
Workplace safety, quality systems, data privacy, cybersecurity, ethics, and regulated learning with scored assessments.
Product and Technical Training
Equipment operation, software walkthroughs, troubleshooting, installation, maintenance, and technical certification.
Customer and Partner Education
Customer academies, product tutorials, channel enablement, reseller certification, and continuing professional learning.
Industry-Specific eLearning Translation
Technical and regulated courses require precise terminology. We match language expertise to the subject matter and the way learners use the content.
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Clinical, medical device, pharmaceutical, quality-system, and healthcare training where terminology and safety matter.
Medical Device Translation ServicesManufacturing and Industrial
Equipment operation, maintenance, plant safety, assembly instructions, and operator certification.
Manufacturing Translation ServicesSoftware and SaaS
Customer onboarding, software tutorials, cybersecurity awareness, and technical product learning.
Software Translation ServiceseLearning Localization Deliverables
The final files depend on whether your team needs translation-only assets or complete published courses. We agree on the deliverables before production begins.
Localized Source Files
Translated authoring projects, XLIFF or structured content exports, scripts, and terminology resources as agreed for the project.
Published Course Packages
Language-specific SCORM, HTML5, or other publishing outputs when course engineering is included in the scope.
Multimedia Deliverables
Voiceover audio, subtitle or caption files, localized video, updated graphics, and supporting assets as requested.
QA and Handoff Materials
A defined record of linguistic and functional checks, version details, outstanding issues, and agreed final deliverables.
Related eLearning Translation Services
Explore detailed services for specific authoring platforms, packaged courses, learning systems, and multimedia.
Articulate Storyline Translation
Translate slides, layers, variables, triggers, interactions, quizzes, and published Storyline packages.
Articulate Storyline TranslationRise 360 Translation
Localize Rise 360 lessons, interactive blocks, knowledge checks, and mobile-responsive content.
Rise 360 TranslationSCORM Translation Services
Translate and engineer multilingual SCORM courses with functional validation and LMS-related checks.
SCORM Translation ServicesCanvas LMS Translation
Translate Canvas course materials, assessments, and relevant LMS learning content.
Canvas LMS TranslationCorporate Training Translation
Translate training manuals, workbooks, presentations, and instructor-led learning materials.
Corporate Training TranslationTraining Video Translation
Localize training videos with subtitles, voiceover, and translated on-screen content.
Training Video TranslationeLearning Translation in 100+ Languages
We translate eLearning courses into major languages and regional variants, with layout, font, narration, and testing requirements considered for each locale.
Language-Specific Engineering
Our teams account for text expansion, font support, character encoding, date and number formats, voice accent, pronunciation, language codes, course-package naming, and responsive layout requirements.
- Spanish (US, Latin America, and Spain)
- French (Canada and Europe)
- Simplified and Traditional Chinese
- Japanese and Korean
- German, Italian, and Dutch
- Portuguese (Brazil and Europe)
- Arabic and Hebrew
- Vietnamese, Thai, and Indonesian
What to Provide for an eLearning Translation Quote
Send the source course files and your target languages so we can evaluate the content, multimedia, engineering, testing, schedule, and deliverables.
Native authoring files are preferred. If you only have a published package, we can assess what can be translated and whether complete course rebuilding is feasible.
Get a Translation Quote- Native Storyline, Rise, Captivate, or other source files
- Published SCORM or HTML5 package, if available
- XLIFF, scripts, or translatable content exports
- Original audio, video, and editable graphics
- Target languages and regional variants
- Voiceover, subtitles, and multimedia requirements
- LMS environment and functional testing needs
- Course count, launch schedule, and required deliverables
eLearning Translation FAQs
Answers to common questions about eLearning file types, translation scope, multimedia, LMS testing, pricing, and deliverables.
Files and Authoring Tools
What is included in eLearning localization?
Beyond translating text, eLearning localization can cover quizzes, branching, navigation, graphics, narration, subtitles, course reintegration, and functional checks. The exact deliverables depend on the original files and project scope.
Which authoring tools does Stepes support?
We work with Articulate Storyline 360, Rise 360, Adobe Captivate, Lectora, iSpring, custom HTML5 courses, and other eLearning formats. We review the source files to confirm the recommended workflow.
Can you translate Storyline and Rise 360 source files?
Yes. Native projects and their supported translation exports are preferred because they give better access to course text and allow more reliable reintegration and testing.
Can you translate SCORM files without source projects?
Sometimes. We can review a published SCORM package, but feasibility depends on its structure, accessible text and media, and the required output. Native authoring files are usually preferable.
Do you translate quizzes, triggers, and variables?
We translate learner-facing questions, feedback, and interface content. During integration, we take care to preserve technical variables, triggers, scoring rules, and navigation, with functional testing when included.
Media, Testing, and Review
Can you localize course videos and voiceovers?
Yes. Services include script translation, subtitles, captions, human voiceover, reviewed AI narration, dubbed audio, on-screen graphics, and timing adjustments according to the course needs.
Will translated courses work in our LMS?
Where testing is included and appropriate access is available, we can validate launch, navigation, bookmarking, resume behavior, scoring, completion, and reporting in the agreed LMS or test environment.
How are right-to-left languages and text expansion handled?
We adjust text areas, fonts, layout, alignment, interface direction, and relevant visuals, then check the course in context on the target devices or browsers.
Can our internal reviewers participate?
Yes. We can incorporate your subject-matter or in-country reviewers for terminology checks, feedback, and signoff. Consolidated review helps keep changes manageable across languages.
Pricing and Deliverables
What affects eLearning translation pricing?
Pricing depends on language count, text volume, course complexity, multimedia, voiceover, source-file accessibility, engineering, and the functional or LMS validation required.
What should we provide for a quote?
Send the native authoring files if possible, target languages, course count, any published SCORM package, scripts or multimedia assets, expected deliverables, and desired launch dates.
What files will we receive?
Depending on scope, delivery may include translated source files, published multilingual course packages, subtitle and voiceover files, localized visual assets, and QA handoff materials.
Request an eLearning Translation Quote
Share your course files, target languages, voiceover needs, LMS requirements, and target date. We will review the materials and recommend a translation-only or complete course localization scope.