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21 Oct 2020
It is Monday 21 September 2020, and I am waiting in the Downing Centre District court in Sydney CBD for trials to begin. One ongoing trial involves interpreting in French. Another trial, to begin today, involves Arabic, Portuguese and Vietnamese interpreters. Two Spanish interpreters, one French and one German, have been booked for a third trial. I didn’t come here today as a participant in these trials but to observe the way judges work in criminal proceedings when an interpreter is involved. These court observations are part of the research project Judicial officers working with interpreters in courts and tribunals: Implications for access...
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19 Oct 2020
As part of its ongoing quality assurance and review processes, NAATI has recently updated the wording of some assessment rubric descriptors. These updates are to provide a clearer band descriptor to candidates that is more encompassing and representative of the given band level. These changes are an improvement to the wording of the band descriptors...
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14 Oct 2020
Over the last twelve months, NAATI has made significant investments in its ITC infrastructure, making, amongst many other things, the COVID-19 forced working from home arrangements almost seamless and was an unexpected benefit of the already planned migration. NAATI has taken a strategic and long-term ITC view to how it does its work and how...
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14 Oct 2020
The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd (NAATI) is pleased to announce the recent appointment of three new Board members. Dr Adolfo Gentile Brings significant expertise as a consultant, expert and researcher in the interpreting and translating field. Dr Gentile is widely known as an expert and has published extensively in the interpreting...
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12 Oct 2020
Expression of Interest We are excited to announce an opportunity to become a member of NAATI’s Technical Reference Advisory Committee (TRAC). If you want to assist NAATI in the ongoing development of its translating and interpreting policies, have the necessary experience and expertise, then we would like to hear from you. The Technical Reference Advisory...
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07 Oct 2020
A tale of a happy interpreter (found using the Online Directory) about being recognised and appreciated professionally, and at the same time contributing to opening the door to Aussie manufacturers to new markets in non-English speaking countries Background METS Ignited is a Brisbane-based consultancy company working with Australian suppliers to the global mining industry, research...
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