Voula Messimeri, writes about the first year of NAATI certification, and looks to the future as NAATI seeks to build on its professional and efficiency goals, supporting and developing the professional pool of translators and interpreters in Australia.

Dr Yavar Dehghani teaches language at the Defence Force School of Language in Melbourne. He discusses the differences between interpreting skills and bilingualism and methods of delivering interpreting skills to students.

Mentoring can reinforce study and professional practice in your chosen career. It can help support new practitioner and and help to increase confidence and strategies, clarify professional goals and expand your network. Michelle Ashley writes about a program that ASLIA has developed in Victoria.

This free lecture at UNSW on Tues 11 Dec, discusses methods to support the rights of migrant women who are victims of gender violence. The talk will be delivered by Maribel del Pozo Triviño, from the University of Vigo, Spain.