Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification

Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification - 0037S0146

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This online short course has been developed to help you prepare for the NAATI Certified Provisional Interpreter test.

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Overview

The Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification creates a range of opportunities for you to apply your knowledge and skills.

This course is designed for people who already have work experience as an interpreter and wish to meet the eligibility requirements to sit the NAATI Certified Provisional Interpreter test or apply for the NAATI Recognised Practising Interpreter credential.

You will complete four subjects, which will cover:

  • ethics in interpreting and translating
  • preparation for an interpreting or translating assignment
  • communication and discourse management techniques
  • building glossaries

Throughout this course, you will learn and apply the professional codes of ethics as a translator and interpreter, prepare work plans, manage discourse and prepare glossaries for translating and interpreting assignments. The course will expand on the ethical implications and practical skills required for interpreting or language-related roles within a workplace or community, when candidates wish to practice as professionals.

Why study Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification at RMIT?

Expert educators

Learn from interpreting experts with plenty of practical experience and contacts in the field.

Training prerequisite

Gain eligibility to sit the Certified Provisional Interpreter test or apply for the NAATI Recognised Practising Interpreter credential.

Professional accreditation

The skill set is endorsed by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI).

Scholarships available

The Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing are offering a limited number of scholarships for students who undertake the Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification in 2024 in the following LOTE:

  • Albanian
  • Bangla
  • Chichewa
  • Hakha Chin
  • Hakka Chinese
  • Hazaraghi
  • Hmong
  • Kirundi
  • Kurdish Kurmanji
  • Lingala
  • Macedonian
  • Nuer
  • Pashto
  • Rohingya
  • Ukrainian.

If you wish to be considered for a Scholarship for one of these languages, please indicate this on your Selection Task. Visit the Victorian Government website for more information.

Please note: this certificate is not available for international students intending to study on a student visa. If you are holding a temporary visa (other than a student visa) and your visa has a full study entitlement, you may be eligible to apply. For more information, see the international students with other temporary (non-student) visas.

Details

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Learning and teaching

The Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification creates a range of opportunities for you to apply your knowledge and skills. 

You will participate in online live sessions and learning activities including scenarios, role plays, online practice tools, group discussions and practical demonstration, reflective journals and simulations of real-life job assignments. Other activities will include interactive e-learning, learner directed reading and practice, and online and library research.

Successful completion of this course requires you to demonstrate that you are competent in 4 units of competency. 

You will be expected to undertake additional personal study to complete the course requirements. You are also required to have skills with and access to computers in order to complete online activities and assessments.

Assessment methods

Assessment includes written work such as questions and answers, assessment reports and self-reflections, presentations, debates, and interpreting demonstrations.

Students must complete the following subjects:

  • LANG5854C Apply codes and standards to ethical practice (PSPTIS001)
  • LANG5848C Build glossaries for translating and interpreting assignments (PSPTIS002)
  • LANG5855C Prepare to translate and interpret (PSPTIS003)
  • LANG5858C Manage discourses in general settings (PSPTIS042)

Course structure

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Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification
Program code: S0146
National curriculum code: 0037S0146
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Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification
City Campus
10 weeks
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City Campus
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10 weeks
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Career

This course will help you develop knowledge and practical skills required to work as a translator or interpreter.

Once you have passed the NAATI Certification test, you will be qualified to seek work as a translator or interpreter.

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The skill set is endorsed by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). The skill set meets the training prerequisite for interpreters who wish to sit the Certified Provisional Interpreter test or apply for the Recognised Practising Interpreter credential with NAATI.

Admissions

There are no minimum academic entry requirements. 

All applicants must submit the selection task. 

English Language Requirements

To be eligible for this program you must have:

Successful completion of an approved English proficiency test within the last two years, achieving:  

  • Versant English Placement Test: minimum band of B2 in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing.  
  • IELTS (Academic): minimum band of 6 in Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. 
  • TOEFL (Internet Based Test - iBT): minimum overall score of 60 (with minimum score of 10 in Reading, 9 in Listening, 16 in Speaking and 19 in Writing) 
  • PTE (Academic): overall band of 50 (with no communication band below 42)

OR 

Successfully completed a tertiary qualification (bachelor level or higher) where the language of instruction was English and the qualification was from one of the RMIT recognised English speaking countries. 

OR 

If you are a native English-speaker, you will need to provide evidence of either: 

  • Completing your primary and secondary education (equivalent to Australian secondary education year 12) at an institution/s where English was the primary language of instruction; 
  • Completing your secondary (equivalent to Australian secondary education year 12) and tertiary education at an institution/s where English was the primary language of instruction. 

If you do not have any of the test results listed, RMIT can arrange for you to complete the Versant English Placement Test at no cost (maximum one test sitting per applicant per intake). To access this online test, please complete and submit your Selection Task and RMIT will contact you to arrange the test.  

Semester 1, 2024

All applicants must submit the selection task.

Entry into this program is competitive, and applications are assessed in the order that they are received until this date, if places are still available. For your best chance at admission into this program, you are encouraged to apply as early as possible.

Selection task dates

If you are applying direct to RMIT, you must complete and submit your direct application by the date below. The link to submit your selection task will appear on the applicant dashboard after you have submitted your application. Please see the Apply page for information on eligibility to apply direct.

Applicant type Register and submit the selection task by
All applicants 19 January 2024

The selection task requires:

The selection task requires you to identify:

  • Which language you wish to study. (Languages offered are subject to demand per intake).  
  • If you wish to be considered for a Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing scholarship (specified languages only)  
  • How you meet English requirements (supporting evidence required) OR indicate that you need to complete a Versant English Placement Test.

Pathways

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Understanding pathways

Undertaking a certificate, diploma, advanced diploma or associate degree can help you meet the entry requirements for your preferred degree. These qualifications often provide credit, reducing the duration of your bachelor degree.

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Even though there are no formal pathways into this course, there are often other ways you can gain entry.

 Graduates of this course may be eligible for credit towards:

If you already have experience as a certified translator and/or interpreter you may be eligible for Recognition of Prior Learning.

Credit, recognition of prior learning, professional experience and accreditation from a professional body can reduce the duration of your study by acknowledging your earlier, relevant experience.

Credit and exemptions will be assessed consistent with the principles of the RMIT Credit Policy.

Fees

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2024 fees

This program is only offered as a full-fee program.

  • 2024 full-fee place: AU$2,100* total

*Fees shown are indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at the time of enrolment.

Fee finder

Use our fee finder to get an estimate of your fees for this program.

Additional expenses

  • Student services and amenities fee (SSAF): AU$326 maximum fee for 2023. 
  • *Note: *SSAF will be charged per nominal hour at a rate of $0.46 per hour.
  • The SSAF fees information for the 2024 intake has been delayed by the Australian government and will be updated when it is available.
  • Other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment.

Annual fee adjustment

The student tuition fees as displayed by the fee finder are indicative only and subject to change given individual circumstances at enrolment. Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.

Payments and refunds

For information on how to pay your fees or how to apply for a refund, please see Paying your fees and applying for refunds.

In addition to tuition fees, you will be charged an annual student services and amenities fee (SSAF), which is used to maintain and enhance services and amenities that improve your experience as an RMIT student.

The SSAF is calculated based on your enrolment load and the maximum fee for 2023 is $326. 

The SSAF fees information for the 2024 intake has been delayed by the Australian government and will be updated when it is available.

Note: *SSAF will be charged per nominal hour at a rate of $0.46 per hour in 2023.

For more information about calculating your actual SSAF see Paying SSAF.

You may also be required to purchase other items related to your program, including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These additional fees and expenses vary from program to program.

Victorian Government scholarships

The Victorian Government Department of Families, Fairness and Housing are offering a limited number of scholarships for students who undertake the Interpreting Skills for NAATI Certification in the following LOTE:

  • Albanian 
  • Bangla 
  • Chichewa 
  • Hakha Chin 
  • Hakka Chinese 
  • Hazaraghi 
  • Hmong 
  • Kirundi 
  • Kurdish Kurmanji 
  • Lingala 
  • Macedonian 
  • Nuer 
  • Pashto 
  • Rohingya 
  • Ukrainian 

If you wish to be considered for a Scholarship for one of these languages, please indicate this on your Selection Task. Visit the Victorian Government website for more information.

RMIT awards more than 2000 scholarships every year to recognise academic achievement and assist students from a variety of backgrounds.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Use our Frequently Asked Questions to learn about the application process and its equity access schemes, find out how to accept or defer your offer or request a leave of absence, discover information about your fees, refunds and scholarships, and explore the various student support and advocacy services, as well as how to find out more about your preferred program, and more.

Sorry, this program is not available for international students intending to study on a student visa.

If you hold a different visa type, you may be eligible. Please contact Study@RMIT for more information.

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