PT TEPIS

Name

PT TEPIS

Legal name

Polskie Towarzystwo Tłumaczy Przysięgłych i Specjalistycznych TEPIS

Website

https://tepis.org.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership dues: PT TEPIS charges annual membership fees ranging from 300-350 PLN per year depending on payment timing. New members pay a 100 PLN enrollment fee. The organization operates as a public benefit organization (non-profit).
2. Publication sales: The organization sells professional publications and books on translation theory and practice, including the 'Postępowanie karne w Polsce. Poradnik tłumacza sądowego' (Criminal Proceedings in Poland. Court Translator's Handbook, 2025) priced at 95 PLN. Previously published through Wydawnictwo Translegis, now facilitated through the e-shop.
3. Training and event fees: PT TEPIS charges registration fees for training events, workshops, webinars, and the annual conference. For example, webinars are priced at 120-400 PLN depending on event type. Member discounts apply. Events are organized on a non-profit basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PT TEPIS is a Polish professional association (stowarzyszenie) and public benefit organization serving approximately 800 sworn and specialized translators across Poland. It delivers tiered membership, structured continuing professional development (annual conference, workshops, webinars, 'Repetitorium' expert training, 'Laboratory' sessions), professional publications (Biuletyn TEPIS newsletter, Lingua Legis journal, specialist handbooks), advocacy before the Ministry of Justice, and a peer-reviewed expert designation.

Product overview

PT TEPIS operates tepis.org.pl as a professional membership and services platform for Polish sworn and specialized translators. The platform consists of an e-shop (e-sklep) for purchasing publications and training event registrations, a member portal (Moje konto) for account management and fee payments, a public events calendar (Kalendarz wydarzeń) for professional development activities, a members-only training archive (Archiwum doskonalenia zawodowego), a Q&A knowledge base, and a contact/office management system. The organization also publishes the Biuletyn TEPIS newsletter and the Lingua Legis journal, and offers an OPUS PRETIOSUM publication award. The platform is not a commercial SaaS product but rather an association service tool supporting ~800 sworn translators in Poland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PT TEPIS Membership (Annual Membership Subscription) Annual subscription membership providing access to professional development events, publications, networking, regulatory advocacy, and exclusive member benefits. Priced at 350 PLN/year with early-payment discount of 50 PLN (300 PLN if paid by end of March). New member enrollment fee is 100 PLN. Senior members (70+ years with 10+ years of membership) are exempt.
• E-sklep PT TEPIS (E-shop) Online store for purchasing PT TEPIS publications, registering for training events and webinars, and paying membership fees. Supports bank transfer, Paynow, BLIK, and credit card payments.
• Annual Conference and Specialized Translation Workshops Annual flagship conference and Specialized Translation Workshop (Warsztaty Przekładu Specjalistycznego) offered with member discounts, covering legal, economic, and specialized translation topics. Events held in Warsaw and other cities where regional chapters operate.
• Webinars and Online Training Online webinars covering specialized translation topics such as German criminal law, Russian transcription/transliteration, and English legal terminology, with fees ranging from 120 PLN to 400 PLN. The 4xT series (TEPIS tłumaczy Tłumaczkom i Tłumaczom) offers free sessions for members.
• Repetitorium and Laboratory (EXPERTUS) Training Programs Expert-level training programs including 'Repetitorium' (expert revision training) and 'Laboratory' of specialized translation (EXPERTUS) sessions, designed for advanced specialized translators and experts.
• Professional Publications (Translator Handbooks) Professional publications and books on translation theory and practice sold through the e-shop at 95 PLN per unit, with shipping within Poland at 20 PLN and free pickup at TEPIS headquarters.
• Biuletyn TEPIS (TEPIS Newsletter) Newsletter published since 1990, covering professional news, legal updates for sworn translators, TEPIS activities, and regulatory changes. Available to members and (as of 2026) openly accessible.
• Lingua Legis Journal Scholarly journal on legal and specialized translation, published under TEPIS auspices by the Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw, containing papers from national workshops and international forums.

Quantifiable outcome

• 38 national conferences and 6 international seminars organized since 1990 with over 1700 papers delivered
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FIT (International Federation of Translators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPT TEPIS has been a member of FIT since August 1993 (admitted at the XIII FIT World Congress in Brighton). Through FIT, TEPIS participates in the Committee for Court Interpreting and Legal Translation and international forums on legal translation.
• EULITA (European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPT TEPIS co-founded EULITA in 2009/2010 as a founding member and consultative body to the European Commission. TEPIS representative Zofia Rybińska served as Vice-President of EULITA's transitional Executive Committee. EULITA was founded in Antwerp, Belgium.
• Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw (Instytut Lingwistyki Stosowanej UW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 2015, the 'Lingua Legis' journal (formerly published by Translegis Publishing House) is published by the Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw, with TEPIS auspices continued. TEPIS also collaborated with the Institute to establish the Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies for Legal Translators and Court Interpreters in 1998.
• Translegis Publishing House (Wydawnictwo Translegis)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormer publishing arm of PT TEPIS (previously Unitranslex and Wydawnictwo TEPIS). Published parallel text collections, translation studies works, conference proceedings, and the 'Lingua Legis' journal (1994-2015). Operated under TEPIS auspices. Led by Dr Danuta Kierzkowska as Editor-in-Chief (1990-2021).
• Polish Ministry of Justice (Ministerstwo Sprawiedliwości)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPT TEPIS has formal participation rights in the State Examination Board (Państwowa Komisja Egzaminacyjna) and the Professional Accountability Commission (Komisja Odpowiedzialności Zawodowej) at the Ministry of Justice. At TEPIS's initiative, the Minister of Justice launched a Working Group for the review of the Act on the Profession of Sworn Translator in July 2015. TEPIS contributed to the 2004 Act on the Profession of Sworn Translator.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT): U.S. association for court and legal interpreters and translators, providing certification, training, and advocacy in the sworn/legal translation domain — directly comparable to PT TEPIS's sworn translator focus.
• American Translators Association (ATA): The largest U.S. professional association for translators and interpreters, offering memberships, certification, conferences, webinars, and publications — directly analogous to PT TEPIS's offerings for Polish sworn and specialized translators.
• Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIoL): UK-based chartered professional body for linguists that provides memberships, qualifications (DipTrans, DPI), CPD, and an annual journal — structurally identical to PT TEPIS in serving a national community of practicing translators.
• Société Française des Traducteurs (SFT): France's principal professional translators' association, offering membership tiers, training, a journal, and advocacy. Comparable scale and structure to PT TEPIS for the French-speaking translation community.
• Bundesverband der Dolmetscher und Übersetzer (BDÜ): Germany's main professional association for interpreters and translators, with regional chapters, member certification, training events, and advocacy before government bodies — a near-direct counterpart in a neighboring market.

Emerging players

• European Legal Interpreters and Translators Association (EULITA): European-level association for legal translation and interpreting, co-founded by PT TEPIS in 2010. Operates one tier above PT TEPIS (continental vs. national) and serves overlapping stakeholders in court/legal translation.

Broad incumbents

• International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC): Worldwide association for conference interpreters with membership, professional standards, and training resources — adjacent to PT TEPIS as a sector-specific (interpreting-focused) counterpart serving overlapping linguist audiences.
• International Federation of Translators (FIT): Global umbrella federation of translator associations, of which PT TEPIS has been a member since 1993. Operates at a broader geographic scope and represents the same translator constituency at a higher aggregation level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pt-tepis

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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