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08 Jul 2022

The Translation and Interpreting program at Monash University is proud to commence a new cycle of online and in-person Professional Development (PD) short courses. Successful participants can yield 20, 40 or up to 60 PD Points for NAATI recertification purposes. Upcoming courses December 2022 Mental Health Interpreting3 December to 17 DecemberInterested in mental health? See...

07 Jul 2022

We are excited to announce that we have recently launched an online test preparation module to assist you in preparing for the Certified Interpreter test. This is following our announcement in January about the launch of similar modules for the Certified Provisional Interpreter and Certified Translator tests. The test preparation modules are available on our...

29 Jun 2022

A resource fact sheet developed in partnership with Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre and Addiction & Mental Health Services, Metro South Health. Interpreting in the healthcare environment can be a very rewarding profession. However, there can be certain environments where interpreting can be demanding and leave you feeling emotionally and physically exhausted.This fact sheet has...

22 Jun 2022

Health Translations is a free online library of high-quality translated Australian health and wellbeing information. Made for Australian health practitioners and people working with culturally and linguistically diverse communities, the site provides quick access to reliable resources in over 100 languages, including Easy English and Auslan. The Health Translations June newsletter has the latest multilingual...

22 Jun 2022

The National Ageing Research Institute’s (NARI) MINDSET project (Improving interpreting for dementia assessments) has developed a training package specifically to support interpreters who work with people with dementia or interpret for cognitive assessments. NARI are seeking interpreters to participate in a randomised control trial of the training, to evaluate whether it is effective. For the...

21 Jun 2022

The University of Edinburgh is conducting a project titled ‘Translating informed consent in Scottish maternity services’ funded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh which began in January 2022. More information on the project can be found at https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/translating-informed-consent/The research team will hold an international colloquium on 7 October 2022 (online, open internationally, free of charge):...