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12 Oct 2020
Expression of Interest We are excited to announce an opportunity to become a member of NAATI’s Technical Reference Advisory Committee (TRAC). If you want to assist NAATI in the ongoing development of its translating and interpreting policies, have the necessary experience and expertise, then we would like to hear from you. The Technical Reference Advisory...
Read more07 Oct 2020
NAATI is a proud sponsor of AUSIT’s conferences, and in this week’s post, Despina Amanatidou writes about their upcoming national conference and highlights one of its keynote speakers. Traditionally the AUSIT National Conference is the most awaited professional development and networking event of the year. It is an optimal environment for presentation of research relevant to T&I but also interdisciplinary, for original exchange and debate and also a space...
Read more30 Sep 2020
Today is International Translation Day, and as far back as 1991, the International Federation of Translators (FIT) promoted the idea of the day as a means of supporting the profession, and as a mark of solidarity across the worldwide translation community. On 24 May 2017, the United Nations General Assembly declared 30 September International Translation...
Read more23 Sep 2020
This week’s post is from Alex Jones, an advocate for people who are Deaf or have a hearing impairment. Learn a bit of ASL slang!https://youtu.be/xm7E-khF1v4Alex hails from New York University as a professionally trained actor, joining the Australian Theatre of the Deaf in 1997. He has appeared in a number of Australian TV, films, stage productions, and was...
Read more16 Sep 2020
Back in 2011 NAATI commissioned research – led by Professor Sandra Hale – that produced the Improvements to NAATI Testing report. Subsequently, recommendations from this report formed the basis of the certification system that commenced in January 2018. The report was the start of our journey to raise the standards for certification, and therefore testing,...
Read more09 Sep 2020
Every year NAATI adds more and more languages to its catalogue, increasing the number for T&I certification and underscoring our commitment to ‘a connected community without language barriers.’ Where do these languages come from? Who speaks them? Why are they important to Australia? In this occasional post, we will shed light on new languages as...
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