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29 Jul 2025

Applications open soon for the Diploma of Interpreting (Spoken Language) at TAFE SA, a nationally recognised course designed to prepare you for NAATI certification and work in health, legal, education and community settings.🗓️ Applications open: Monday 4 August 2025💻 Free Online Info Session: Monday 27 October 2025🕕 6pm – 7pm (ACST)📚 Languages offered:Mandarin | Spanish | Persian |...

25 Jul 2025

An exciting Industry Internship PhD Scholarship (2026-28) is becoming available as a joint project between RMIT University‘s Translating and Interpreting discipline and Northern Health (in Melbourne). About the project Northern Health operates Victoria’s busiest Emergency Department (ED) and the state-wide Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED), serving a highly diverse population. Despite this, engagement with language services remains low...

09 Jul 2025

Newsletter

In this month’s edition: NAATI CEO Mark Painting – 10th anniversary Testing Terms and Conditions update NAATI International Stakeholder Engagement NAIDOC Week | 6 -13 July 2025 Practitioner Spotlight: Georgina Gellett, CPI Dhuwaya Industry news and upcoming events

08 Jul 2025

Written by Magdalena Rowan – NAATI Chair 27 July 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of Mark Painting as the CEO of NAATI. Over these last 10 years, Mark has been instrumental to NAATI’s transformation and success. Since 2015 Mark has brought a level of commercial and engagement acumen that has resulted in financial sustainability for...

08 Jul 2025

Where I grew up: I grew up in Nhulunbuy with both my parents. My mum is Yolngu, and my dad is non-Indigenous from Sydney, but he’s lived here for so long. I grew up bilingual, learning both ways, in two different worlds. How I started interpreting: I was born ready for it! My nanna grew...

11 Jun 2025

Newsletter

In this month’s edition: Investing in the T&I profession Reflecting on Reconciliation Week NAATI Out and About: Industry Engagement Events ASK NAATI – Conversations Podcast Share Your Job & PD Opportunities with NAATI Industry news and upcoming events