An award-winning translation company in Boston, PAB Translation Centre, is celebrating the achievements of one of its staff who has been awarded a diploma in project management by government organisation AXELOS.

Lelde Plesa, who works as a multilingual coordinator and Latvian / English interpreter for PAB Translation, studied for her PRINCE2® qualification at the University of Lincoln while balancing working full-time with bringing up a young family.

PRINCE2® (PRojects IN Controlled Environments) is a globally recognised project management qualification and was developed by AXELOS, a professional qualifications company jointly owned by the Cabinet Office and Capita.

Lelde said: “I’m very excited to have gained a new qualification, especially one which is so widely recognised. As well as studying the design, development and management of projects we also learned how to deliver them on time which was really interesting.

“However, I also found it very challenging as the terminology was quite technical and difficult to understand, especially given that English is not my first language!”

As well as studying for a PRINCE2® qualification and working full time, Lelde is doing an NVQ Level 2 in Management and Leadership. The 27-year-old also has a two-year-old daughter, Mia.

“It can be quite tricky juggling home and work life but my parents and my partner are incredibly supportive,” explained Lelde.

“They are very proud of my achievements and keen for me to well in my career. I do have to make sacrifices and some nights I’ve stayed up till 3am studying but for me it’s worth it as I’m really passionate about my job.”

Lelde started working at PAB Translation in June 2011 as a freelance interpreter and then got a part-time job as a receptionist before progressing to a full-time position as a lingual assistant. She now works as project co-ordinator and looks after several of the company’s big local authority clients.

“I’m an ambitious person and am keen to keep climbing the career ladder,” said Lelde. “I enjoy learning new skills and I try to take every opportunity to gain new qualifications that comes my way.”

PAB Translation’s Managing Director Iwona Lebiedowicz added: “Lelde has been with the company for five years and is a very ambitious and dedicated member of our team as well as a very hard-working mum. It is a pleasure to invest in her ongoing career development and see her growing with PAB Translation and taking on more responsibilities within the business.”

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