News

23 Jul 2020

The Australian Government has created easy to understand COVIDSafe resources to help businesses promote a COVIDSafe environment. Many of these resources have been translated by SBS to support businesses that engage with customers and patrons who speak a language other than English. The resources cover practical information for businesses to use to inform their customers and patrons about:...

21 Jul 2020

With restrictions being eased across the country, NAATI is pleased to advise that we have recommenced in person Certified Provisional Interpreter (CPI) and Certified Interpreter (CI) testing in all states except Victoria. Due to the challenges of maintaining social distancing in Certified Translator (CT) testing, we are developing an online testing platform and expect this to...

16 Jul 2020

What’s the value of translation for a company? People may ask this question assuming translation has no value to their companies and, therefore, they shouldn’t pay a premium for it.I read a comment from someone saying companies have “more important things to think about than translation” and they want a “return from their investment.” A...

03 Jun 2020

The Importance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language Translators & Interpreters During COVID-19 Since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic and measures were taken to prevent its spread throughout Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language interpreters and translators across Australia have been working around the clock to ensure their communities are informed of the risks,...

25 May 2020

Effective 25 May 2020 As most people would be aware there has been significant disruptions to Australian society from COVID19 which is impacting much of the world. With restrictions now being eased across the country, NAATI is pleased to advise that we will be recommencing in person Certified Provisional Interpreter and Certified Interpreter testing from 13 July...