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06 Jun 2022

Danni Hickey | Masters of Translating and Interpreting RMIT University This survey project aims to analyse an online self-administered survey distributed to interpreters who work in Australian courts & tribunals. The analysis aims to produce basic demographic data relating to the respondents’ attitudes towards their job satisfaction. Interpreting in courts & tribunals is one of the...

24 May 2022

NAATI, All Graduates, and AfCAS‘s seminar ‘Language services for better care of migrant seniors’ aims to discuss improving access to quality language services for aged care providers and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) seniors, their families, and communities, as well as deepening the skills of the interpreters and translators for aged care settings. Join a...

16 May 2022

Workshop for non-certified interpreters of languages with limited or no NAATI test available. Workshop content Translationz has designed a professional development training that aims to support and guide non-certified interpreters of languages with limited or no NAATI test available to apply for a NAATI recognition credential. Learning outcomes The free online workshop will cover the...

12 May 2022

Multicultural Interactive Forum Forum content As part of Refugee Week 2022, Polaron Language Services are holding a multicultural interactive forum titled ‘Communicating with Refugees: What, When and How’. Discussion topics During this forum, a panel of communication and refugee experts partake in discussions centered around:– Creative ways of engaging refugee communities through translated resources– Steps being taken...

12 May 2022

Do you know that interpreters working in the New Zealand public sector will be required to hold NAATI certification by 1 July 2024? Read more about this initiative here: https://loom.ly/2W-SpfI We are excited to invite those who are interested in becoming NAATI-certified with support from the New Zealand Government to a free information evening and Q&A...

28 Apr 2022

The Judicial Council of Cultural Diversity (JCCD) has launched the second edition of its invaluable Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals. You can download them here or read them online here. In a multicultural country such as Australia, robust and consistent standards that provide for the proper and effective use...