Translating Skills for NAATI Certification

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

You will complete four subjects which will cover:

• ethics in interpreting and translating
• preparation for an interpreting or translating assignment
• reading and analysing special-purpose English texts to be translated.
• building glossaries

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

You can submit your expression of interest for the course for 2021. It is important to refer to the FAQ document link in the expression of interest for more information.

See below for more details about the expression of interest deadline and study dates.

Expression of interest will be allocated on the basis of language priority. After the expression of interest deadline, selected prospective applicants will be contacted with further application details, including how to provide their evidence of English proficiency below.To be eligible for this program you must have:

Successfully completed an approved English proficiency test undertaken no more than two years prior to this program commencement date you are applying for, achieving:

• Versant English Placement Test: minimum score of 51 in reading and writing. If you do not have any of the test results below, 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 submit your application and RMIT will contact you to arrange the test.
• IELTS (General or Academic): minimum score of 6.0 in reading and writing
• TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum score of 17 in writing and 18 in reading
• Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum of 50 in reading and writing
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 169 in reading and writing
• Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE): minimum of 169 in reading and writing
• Or results in another English proficiency test deemed to be equivalent

OR

Successfully completed a tertiary qualification (degree level or higher) where the language of instruction was English

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; or
• 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.

Language selection

You must indicate your choice of language in a word document and upload it within your RMIT application. The document should be in the format: Your Name_Language Selection (e.g John Smith_Language selection.docx).

Study dates

 Graduates of this program may be eligible for credit towards:

• Diploma of Interpreting

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