在翻译过程中,遇到这样一句话“文化通识培训与认证是指面向全员的公司介绍及文化宣导培训及认证,包括公司简介、核心价值观、绩效考核与薪酬激励、发展通道与人才培养等内容”。其中“人才培养”一词的表达有待查阅。
按照字面意思来看,“培养”对应的更多的是“cultivation”,但经过搜索,Google中“talent cultivation”这一搭配使用的频率并不高,这也就意味着英文中可能并不常用这一词组,也说明这一搭配并不是英文中地道的表达方式,因此,译者进行了进一步的查阅与搜索。
经搜索发现,ChinaDaily中使用“talent development”一词。具体示例如下:
人才培养机制 talent development scheme
为有,21.6%的人表示不好说。本次调查亦显示,75%的人认为功利主义是目前內地大学存在的最严重问题,其次是官本位及衙门作风。
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Bureaucratic manner ranks second among public concerns, other unsatisfactory opinions like poor talent development scheme, poor innovative education and plagiarism showed up in the survey report.
调查报告显示,民众认为官僚作风是大学存在的第二大问题,其他对大学教育的不满意见包括人才培养机制落后、创新教育不足以及学术剽窃现象。
在上面的报道中,talent development scheme即“人才培养机制”。调查中提到内地大学存在的最严重问题是commercialism(功利主义),即money-driven system(一切向钱看);其次是bureaucratic manner(官僚作风)。
教育改革是一个永恒的话题,许多人才培养机制都提出要实行quality-oriented education(素质教育),但是就现今来看exam-oriented education(应试教育)模式还是根深蒂固的。要想成为world-class university(世界一流大学),就要有效地改革education bureaucracy(教育体制),解决academic corruption(学术腐败)等问题。
Google中“talent development”的使用频次更高,且其具体英文释义也与前述句子中想表达的意思一致,具体如下:
Talent development is the organizational process of positioning employees for career advancement in a way that aligns with the company's mission. This includes identifying workers' aptitude and goals and helping them develop the knowledge and skills they need to achieve those goals and fill the needs of the company.
The talent development (TD) field is deep and wide, encompassing a rich history of theories and practices and a community of practitioners with varied backgrounds and expertise. According to Capabilities for Talent Development: Shaping the Future of the Profession (ATD Press, 2020), the term refers to the talent development efforts that foster learning, employee engagement, talent management, and employee development to drive organizational performance, productivity, and results. To some, talent development is an important tool for unleashing human potential. To others, it is a set of practical capabilities for driving organizational results by creating the processes, systems, and frameworks that advance training and development strategies, succession planning, and learning opportunities.
因此,此处译者采用“talent development”这一表达。整句的译文如下:
Training & certification on general organizational culture refers to the training & certification on corporate introduction and cultural promotion for all employees, including corporate introduction, core values, performance appraisal and salary incentives, promotion channel and talent development, etc.