NAATI is pleased to share a number of significant improvements to our recertification catalogue and the myNAATI system, which will be available on Tuesday, 2 June.
If you attended the AUSIT Conference in November 2025, you may have already heard our COO, Michael Nemarich, speak about many of these upcoming changes.
These changes are the result of thousands of survey responses, dozens of focus groups, and tens of thousands of data points. They are designed to simplify and make the recertification application process more user-friendly for you.
Don’t worry: If you have already logged PD in your logbook, it will be brought across without any action required.
Read on for an overview of what is changing and why. Ahead of the launch, we will also share instructional videos, the new catalogue and a webinar to support you with these changes – so keep an eye on your inbox.
Policy changes
Work practice hours will no longer be required:
You will only need to provide evidence of professional development to recertify after 2 June. We are making this change because the work practice requirement was disproportionately impacting practitioners with multiple credentials or those with credentials in low-demand languages.
More time to recertify:
We are extending the recertification window so you can apply any time between 1 year before expiry to 1 year after expiry. We will also be sending more email reminders to recertify. Previously, the three-month window before and after expiry was causing concern and affecting practitioners’ ability to apply, which resulted in too many people dropping out of the system.
Life circumstances:
You can now apply for a 1-year extension to your recertification period by emailing info@naati.com.au if you’ve had a significant life event. Parental leave, illness or caring responsibilities will all be considered if you provide some evidence.
Discounted recertification:
Although the price of recertification hasn’t changed for over 15 years, we know the cost can be difficult. Practitioners will now be able to opt out of receiving a physical stamp or ID card, and a discount will be applied. Instead, you will be able to use the digital ID and digital stamp, both of which are more secure.
Catalogue changes
Amended activities and categories:
We have conducted a full review of the catalogue and found that 2/3 of the activities in the current catalogue were claimed by less than 20% of practitioners. We have reviewed each activity for relevance, simplified the catalogue down from 45 activities to 40 (noting some of these now reflect work practice), and placed ethics into a standalone category due to its importance.
Simplification of activity points:
We have reviewed the points allocated to activities and found many weren’t applied consistently. We have, where possible, simplified this to a points-per-hour system. For example, if a course that was one to four hours long was previously worth 20 points, it will now be worth 5 points per hour.
Rebalancing of activity points:
In addition to simplifying how points are calculated, we’ve also rebalanced them. If you ever looked at the current catalogue and thought that teaching an entire semester of translating and interpreting at a university should be worth more than completing 2 surveys, you were right. We’ve fixed this wherever we can.
New sub-categories:
To ensure the catalogue reflects modern practice, we’ve added the new sub-categories of Australian & New Zealand society, Industry Leadership, and Technology.
Promoting professional membership:
Recognising the importance of professional associations, including AUSIT, ASLITA and NZSTI, for their role in the industry and the support and professional development they provide, we are doubling the points available for membership. In addition, there will be additional points for practitioners who take up committee roles in these organisations (president, secretary, PD coordinator, etc.).
New activity descriptors:
To differentiate the new catalogue from the old, we are changing the descriptors to start with a letter (e.g., A.1, B.3,…).