Australia Gains New Interpreters Through Red Cross and NAATI Partnership
Since late 2021, the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) has delivered a pilot program with Australian Red Cross supporting people who have recently resettled in Australia from Afghanistan and Ukraine to gain a NAATI credential as an interpreter or community language aide. This pilot was launched in response to increased demand for…
Interview with Soman: Participant in the Australian Red Cross and NAATI Credentialing Program Pilot
Soman was a participant in the NAATI and Australian Red Cross Credentialing Program Pilot. She came to Australia as a refugee from Aghanistan in 2021. She is a Recognised Practising Interpreter in Dari and English. I came to Australia in September 2021 as a refugee through the evacuation program from Afghanistan. I was working as…
Update to NAATI Cancellation & Reschedule Policy
NAATI is pleased to announce that we have amended our terms and conditions to improve the cancellation and rescheduling of tests for candidates effective 16th February 2023. This applies to existing candidates and future sessions. For full details refer to our Terms and Conditions.
VET training packages for translating and interpreting revised
In 2021, NAATI began working closely with SkillsIQ and other key stakeholders as part of its Translating and Interpreting Advisory Committee to review the translating and interpreting training packages offered by the vocational education and training (VET) sector in Australia. The training packages were revised due to feedback received during extensive consultations. The new training…
IIP Information session on NAATI certification
Do you know someone who is bilingual in English and Language, is interpreting as part of their job or is getting asked by family to interpret all the time? We are looking for people who are passionate about helping people communicate between languages and cultures. Support them to have their skills recognised by becoming a…
Atsuko Taniguchi
Contributed by Dr Miranda Lai, RMIT University 4 May 2022 is an extremely sad day for RMIT University’s Translating and Interpreting family. We lost a much-loved colleague Atsuko Taniguchi to cancer, which she had fought bravely for four years. It is also an immeasurable loss for the T&I vocational education sector, to which she contributed…
