eLearning Translation & Localization Services That Feel Local — Everywhere

Translation converts the text of your course from one language to another. Localization is a much deeper process — it adapts the entire learning experience for a specific culture. This includes swapping culturally irrelevant scenarios, adjusting date and number formats, mirroring layouts for RTL languages, replacing images that don't resonate in the target market, and ensuring any regulatory references reflect local laws. A translated course speaks the language. A localized course feels like it was made for that market.

We work with all major eLearning authoring tools including Articulate Storyline, Articulate Rise, Adobe Captivate, Lectora Inspire, iSpring Suite, Elucidat, and DomiKnow. For publishing standards, we support SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI (Tin Can), AICC, cmi5, and HTML5. We also handle XLIFF files, SRT/VTT subtitle files, MP4 video, MP3/WAV audio, and all common graphic formats. Simply send us your source files — we'll return localized output that works in your LMS from day one.

IKHYA supports translation and localization into 70+ languages, including right-to-left languages such as Arabic, Hebrew, and Urdu; CJK languages including Mandarin (Simplified and Traditional), Japanese, and Korean; major European languages including French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Italian, Polish, and Swedish; and a wide range of South and Southeast Asian languages including Hindi, Tamil, Indonesian, Thai, and Vietnamese. If you don't see your language listed, contact us — the chances are we support it.

Yes. We offer full audio localization including professional native-speaker voiceover recording in 40+ languages, AI-assisted text-to-speech for high-volume or budget-sensitive projects, lip-sync video dubbing for screen recordings and character-led video, subtitle and closed caption creation in any language, and audio QA to verify synchronization between voiceover and on-screen text. All voiceover scripts go through linguistic review before recording to prevent reshoots.

Turnaround time depends on course length, complexity, media volume, and the number of target languages. As a general guide: a standard 30-minute SCORM course into one language with no audio takes approximately 5–7 business days. Adding voiceover typically adds 3–5 days. For multi-language projects, we run parallel language teams to compress the overall timeline — a course into 10 languages does not take 10x as long. We always provide a firm timeline with your written quote before any work begins.

RTL localization requires much more than swapping text. We physically rebuild the slide layout within your authoring tool — mirroring all interface elements, navigation buttons, progress bars, and interaction layers from right to left. We replace fonts with Arabic-optimized typefaces (Naskh for body text, Kufi for headings), adjust text box sizing for Arabic text expansion, and reformat any graphical content that includes directional cues. Every RTL output is tested in a live LMS before delivery to confirm full functionality.

Our QA process has two layers. First, Linguistic Quality Assurance (LQA) — a second native-speaking reviewer checks all translated content for accuracy, terminology consistency, tone, and cultural appropriateness against your approved style guide. Second, Technical QA — our eLearning team publishes the localized course, uploads it to a test LMS instance, and checks SCORM/xAPI tracking, quiz scoring, branching interactions, button states, font rendering, and text overflow on multiple screen sizes. Only after both layers are signed off do we deliver to you.

Yes, and this is one of the most valuable long-term benefits of working with IKHYA. From your very first project, we build and maintain a Translation Memory (TM) and a project glossary specific to your organisation. Every repeated phrase, approved terminology decision, and style preference is stored. On subsequent projects, TM matches are priced at a reduced rate and applied automatically — meaning your costs reduce over time and your terminology stays perfectly consistent across every course in your library, regardless of when it was built.

Pricing depends on several factors: source word count, number of target languages, media volume (audio, video, graphics), complexity of interactions, and whether voiceover is required. We price per project, not per hour — so you get a fixed cost before any work starts. As a general benchmark, simple text-only localization into one major European language starts at a lower rate than CJK or RTL languages due to additional technical requirements. Contact us for a free, no-obligation quote scoped to your specific project within 48 hours.

Absolutely — and this is where clients get the most value. When IKHYA develops your source course AND manages localization, we build the course with translation in mind from the start. This means avoiding hard-coded text in graphics, leaving adequate text box space for language expansion, structuring audio scripts cleanly for re-recording, and tagging all translatable strings correctly. The result is significantly faster and cheaper localization. Explore our custom eLearning development services or eLearning content development to learn more.