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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Training Calendar

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IIP Online Training Opportunities Toward CPI Certification

Date	Type of Training	Details
27 January 2021	Professional Development Session – The Ethics of Interpreting For aspiring and certified interpreters interested in refreshing their knowledge of the AUSIT Code of Ethics	2 hours via Zoom
3 – 12 February 2021	Certified Provisional Interpreter Test online preparation course For candidates who have already passed EC & IC tests and are preparing to sit their NAATI certified tests	1.5 hours each day from Wednesday to Friday over Zoom. Total of 9 hours over 6 sessions
24 February 2021	Professional Development Session – topic TBC For aspiring and certified interpreters interested in ongoing professional development	2 hours via Zoom
10 – 12 March 2021	Ethical Competency (EC) online course For interpreters needing to meet the EC prerequisite for NAATI certification tests	2.5 hours each day over Zoom. Total of 7.5 hours over 3 sessions
24 – 26 March 2021	Intercultural Competency (IC) online course For interpreters needing to meet the IC prerequisite for NAATI certification tests	2.5 hours each day over Zoom. Total of 7.5 hours over 3 sessions
31 March 2021	Professional Development Session – The Ethics of Interpreting For aspiring and certified interpreters interested in refreshing their knowledge of the AUSIT Code of Ethics	2 hours via Zoom
28 April 2021	Professional Development Session – topic TBC For aspiring and certified interpreters interested in ongoing professional development	2 hours via Zoom
5 – 14 May 2021	Certified Provisional Interpreter Test online preparation course For candidates who have already passed EC & IC tests and are preparing to sit their NAATI certified tests	1.5 hours each day from Wednesday to Friday over Zoom. Total of 9 hours over 6 sessions
26 May 2021	Professional Development Session – The Ethics of Interpreting For aspiring and certified interpreters interested in refreshing their knowledge of the AUSIT Code of Ethics	2 hours via Zoom
9 – 11 June 2021	Ethical Competency (EC) online course For interpreters needing to meet the EC prerequisite for NAATI certification tests	2.5 hours each day over Zoom. Total of 7.5 hours over 3 sessions
23 – 25 June 2021	Intercultural Competency (IC) online course For interpreters needing to meet the IC prerequisite for NAATI certification tests	2.5 hours each day over Zoom. Total of 7.5 hours over 3 sessions

Resources

Resources for Interpreters

Resources for Organisations Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Speakers

Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) Northern Territory Government
Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) – You understand don’t you ? (Darwin: Part 1)
Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) – You understand don’t you? (Part 1: Pintupi Luritja)
Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) – You understand don’t you? (Part 2: Yolgnu Matha)
Aboriginal Resource & Development Services, North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (NAAJA) & AIS – The Plain English Legal Dictionary (Northern Territory Criminal Law): A resource for Judicial Officers, Aboriginal interpreters and legal professions working with speakers of Aboriginal languages (2015)
Australian Government – Protocol on Indigenous Language Interpreting (2017)
Charles Darwin University – Sharing the true stories: Improving communication in Indigenous health care
Commonwealth Ombudsman – Talking in Language: Indigenous language interpreters and government communication (2011)
Commonwealth Ombudsman – Accessibility of Indigenous Language Interpreters
David Moore – Unfriendly terms in Court: Aboriginal languages and interpreting in the Northern Territory (2014)
House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Affairs (HoRSCATSIA) – Our Land Our Languages (2012) (see Chapter 6: Interpreting and translating Indigenous languages)
Judicial Council on Cultural Diversity – Recommended National Standards for Working with Interpreters in Courts and Tribunals Addendum (2019)
The Law Society of South Australia – Lawyers’ protocols for dealing with Aboriginal clients in South Australia (2010)
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory- Language and the Law III Conference Papers & Presentations (2019)
Michael Cooke – Indigenous Interpreting Issues for Courts (2001 )
Michael Cooke – Caught in the middle: Indigenous interpreters and customary law (2006)
Queensland Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee
Supreme Court of the Northern Territory – Interpreter protocols
Supreme Court of Queensland – Equal Treatment Benchbook (2005)

Resources About Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages

Aboriginal Interpreter Service (AIS) Northern Territory Government
Australian Bureau of Statistics – Census of Population & Housing: Characteristics of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Australians (2016)
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) & Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages – National Indigenous Languages Survey Report
Greg Dickson – Explainer: the largest language spoken exclusively in Australia (2016)
Our Languages
Queensland Government – Preserving Aboriginal Languages
State Library of Queensland – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) – Indigenous Australian Languages

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