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 are instrumental in shaping its future. You can take an active part in this important process, by joining AUSIT and participating in whatever way you choose. Being a member of AUSIT is a mark of professional recognition. To find out more about the various membership categories, please click here .
BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP
Professional Development and Keeping Up-to-Date
Networking
Directory of Members
Representation
Preferential Rates
Quality Assurance
Professional Development and Keeping Up-to-Date
- Enjoy preferential member rates for entry to all workshops, seminars, the Biennial National Conference and the Excellence Awards and other local and national events.
- Receive AUSIT's quarterly newsletter (in hard or electronic copy) – a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, and a place to get 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 across a range of pertinent subjects that every translator and interpreter should know about.
Networking
- Participate in AUSIT's regular networking sessions, workshops and seminars, where you can participate in presentations on a range of relevant topics and meet with your fellow practitioners.
- Read feedback from members! Join the e-bulletin , AUSIT's electronic forum for professional exchanges with 260 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.
- Further instructions for participation in the eBulletin are available here .
- Receive eFlashes by email which disseminate information about forthcoming events and other news of importance to members.
- You can now talk to your colleagues in your own language group by subscribing to a specific language T/I forum . E-forums are available for Arabic, Baltic/Nordic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Indonesian/Malay, Japanese, Korean, Macedonian, Hungarian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese and South Slavic languages.
- Join field-specific groups, Medical, Translation technology, Literary translation, Overseas members, and Pay and Conditions.
- Members are also welcome to attend committee meetings and encouraged to participate in branch activities.
- See also the Frequently Asked Questions page.
Directory of Members
- The AUSIT website includes a directory of fully qualified members for public viewing by your potential clients.
- 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.
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.
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 website (login as member).
Quality Assurance
- By joining AUSIT, members commit themselves to conforming to AUSIT's Code of Ethics , a strict set of guidelines for professional conduct. This is one of the reasons why AUSIT members are held in high regard by the clients they serve.
