posted on 2017-11-01, 14:15authored byYvonne ClearyYvonne Cleary, Jan Engberg, Joyce Karreman, Birgitta Meex, Sissi Closs, Zygmunt Drazek, Voichita Ghenghea, Patricia Minacori, Julia Müller, Daniela Straub
Technical communication is a new field of work compared to other professions, and therefore it does not have a standardised curriculum. In Europe, many technical communicators do not have qualifications in the area. TecCOMFrame, a project funded by the European Union, aims to develop an academic competence framework and higher education prototype curricula at various levels that correspond to the European Framework of Qualifications. The project team has developed the competence framework, comprising six dimensions and 22 subjects. The team is currently developing prototype curricula, including one curriculum which is a focus of this paper, a specialisation stream in technical communication in a Master s in Translation Studies.