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Almost every member of AUSIT holds accreditation as a translator and/or interpreter. Australia was the first country in the world to have a government-instituted accreditation authority in this field: NAATI, the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters, established in 1977.
While accreditation is not in itself a guarantee of performance, it is intended to be an indication that the holder is capable of working as a translator or interpreter in the languages and direction of accreditation shown on their accreditation certificate. Membership of AUSIT provides the user with added comfort, as members are required to abide by the Institute's Code of Ethics (now widely adopted by government and non-government agencies and training institutions in Australia and overseas), and to participate in ongoing professional development.
To gain accreditation, a candidate must have:
- Graduated from a NAATI-approved translation/interpreting course at a university or other tertiary institution OR
- passed a NAATI exam at the desired level OR
- presented documentary evidence of having gained qualifications in translation and/or interpreting at the appropriate level in another country.
There are three main levels of accreditation (see "Accreditation levels" below).
For translators, each accreditation is in one direction only.
(e.g. English -> Italian).
For interpreters, the generalist Interpreter accreditation is in both directions (e.g. English <-- --> Arabic).
Accreditation at the Conference Interpreter level is in one direction only, but conference interpreters are encouraged to obtain accreditations for both language directions (or from two languages into one, e.g. English --> French and Spanish --> French)
Accreditation levels for translation
Advanced Translator. Specialist accreditation in various fields obtained in addition to the Translator accreditation.
Translator. Generalist accreditation at the professional level
Paraprofessional Translator. A preparatory level (now awarded only in a small number of languages where the professional level is not tested).
Accreditation levels for interpreting
Conference Interpreter. Simultaneous and consecutive interpreting at an advanced level, obtained in addition to the Interpreter accreditation.
Interpreter. Generalist accreditation at the professional level.
Paraprofessional Interpreter. Preparatory level. People gaining this level of accreditation (tested in dialogue mode only) are expected to progress as soon as possible to accreditation at the Interpreter level.
The majority of AUSIT members are accredited at the professional level. Not only they have obtained accreditation, but they participate in ongoing, continuous professional development.
Recognition
In a few languages where no testing is available at present, NAATI awards the title "Recognised" to practitioners who produce satisfactory evidence of recent practice in interpreting or translation.
There is an additional level (Senior) which is not based on examination or course graduation but is available to interpreters or translators who have worked for some years at the Advanced level and fulfil a number of other criteria.
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