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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Training Calendar

Join us online to connect with other interpreters, refresh your skills, and work towards or maintain your certification.

Please RSVP to iip@naati.com to sign up for a session and we will send you an invitation, including the link to join.

NAATI Preparation Training Opportunities

These sessions are designed for interpreters who are working towards achieving their NAATI certification. They are all delivered online. If you or anyone you know is interested in becoming NAATI certified, email us at iip@naati.com.au to ask about which of these opportunities are suitable.

Date	Type of Training	Details
1 – 10 November 2021	CPI online prep course For candidates who are eligible for testing	6 x 1.5hrs (total 8 hrs) Mon – Wed over 2 weeks via Microsoft Teams
22 – 24 November 2021	Ethical Competency (EC) online course For interpreters needing to meet the EC prerequisite for NAATI certification tests	3 x 2.5hrs via Microsoft Teams Total of 7.5 hours
6 – 8 December 2021	Intercultural Competency (IC) online course For interpreters needing to meet the IC prerequisite for NAATI certification tests	3 x 2.5hrs via Microsoft Teams Total of 7.5 hours

Professional Development Opportunities

These sessions are designed for certified interpreters who are looking to build on their professional skills and maintain their certification by earning PD points. They are all delivered online. Non-certified interpreters and trainers also welcome to attend, but prior interpreting experience will be assumed.

Date	Type of Training	Details
11 November 2021	PD: CPI Skills Refresher For certified interpreters (claim 10pts towards recertification, cat 2.20)	2 hours via Microsoft Teams
2 December 2021	PD: Interpreting Ethics Refresher For certified interpreters (claim 10pts towards recertification, cat 2.20)	2 hours via Microsoft Teams

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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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