The National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd (NAATI) is the body responsible for setting and monitoring the standards for the translating and interpreting profession in Australia. It does this through its system of accreditation.
NAATI accreditation is the only credential officially accepted by employers for the profession of translation and interpreting in Australia.
NAATI Accreditation may be obtained in five ways:
Passing a NAATI accreditation test
successful completion of a course of studies in translation and/or interpreting at an Australian institution as approved by NAATI
providing evidence of a specialised tertiary qualification in translation and/or interpreting obtained from an educational institution overseas
providing evidence of a membership of a recognised international translating and/or interpreting professional association
providing evidence of advanced standing in translating or interpreting.
For more information on any of these accreditation methods please see the information booklets page.