Membership Benefits                                                               
                      

There are many benefits of belonging to AUSIT, Australia's Professional Association for Translators and Interpreters.   AUSIT members are at the forefront of the translating and interpreting profession in Australia and they are instrumental in shaping its future.  By joining AUSIT, you can take an active part in this important process. Being a member of AUSIT is a mark of professional recognition. Here is a list of some of the membership benefits:

1. Professional Development and Keeping Up-to-Date

• Enjoy preferential member rates for entry to workshops and seminars and to the biennial national interpreting and translation conference.
• Receive AUSIT’s quarterly newsletter (in hard copy or electronically) – a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, and a place where you can read the latest national and international T&I news and reports of AUSIT activities.
• Gain access to the members-only section of the AUSIT website containing information on pertinent subjects that every translator and interpreter should know.

2. Networking

• Participate in AUSIT’s regular networking sessions, workshops and seminars, where you can listen to presentations on a range of relevant topics and meet with your fellow practitioners. Read a feedback from a member!
• Join the e-bulletin, AUSIT’s electronic forum for professional exchanges with 350 subscribers: ask and answer questions, share your own views on T&I or other language matters, get involved in discussions and gain an overall view of what the current issues are. A further 300 members are being reached by the electronic eFlash which disseminates information about forthcoming events. You can now talk to your colleagues in your own language group by subscribing to a specific language T/I forum. E-mail groups are available for the Arabic, Baltic/NordicChinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Indonesian/Malay, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese and South Slavic languages. Other aspects of the professional life are discussed in the groups: Medical, Translation technology, Literary translation, Overseas Members, AUSIT Constitution Review and Pay and Conditions.
  Click to join AUSIT-eBulletin Further instructions for participation in the eBulletin are available here.
• Members are also welcome to attend committee meetings and encouraged to participate in branch activities.

3. Directory of Members

The AUSIT website includes a directory of fully qualified (NAATI-accredited) members for public viewing.

• Inclusion in the AUSIT directory of members allows you to better market your services by giving you access to potential clients in all areas of the business. It is the most comprehensive and most up-to-date directory of active practitioners available in Australia. You can also purchase an additional on-line package which includes hyperlinks to your e-mail address and personal website, and a personalised entry in a notes field.

4. Representation

• AUSIT is frequently invited to participate in government and other forums dealing with matters relating to the translating and interpreting profession.
• AUSIT also makes representation to government and the private sector to achieve higher recognition and better conditions for the profession as a whole. 

5. Preferential Rates

• Members have access to a specially negotiated, discounted rate for professional indemnity insurance. For specific details please click here.
• Members receive a 20% discount as well as a 28 day risk free trial of the Australian Business Coaching Club. To qualify, you must refer to details displayed inside this webside (login as member), on the National Office page. 

6. Quality Assurance

By joining AUSIT, members commit themselves to conforming to AUSIT's Code of Ethics, a strict set of guidelines for professional conduct – one of the reasons why AUSIT members are held in high regard by the clients they serve. 

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MEMBERSHIP/SUBSCRIBER CATEGORIES AND FEES (GST inclusive)

• Translator or interpreter with NAATI accreditation or recognition or equivalent qualifications. 
• $176.00
  

• Members with full engagement in the T/I industry at professional level or above for at least five years can advance to this category. Requirements are described on the application form.
• $ 220.00
• Click here for the application form, which contains detailed instructions.