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Prepraratory and Pre-requisite Course for Recognition/Accreditation Exam and PD Training

Introduction to Interpreting and Translation Course
Melbourne

Friday 1st March 2019, 
Satruday, 9th March 2019 and 

Friday 15th March 2019

Registrations are welcome now!
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Course Overview
This is a *fifteen hour introductory course which provides preparatory and pre-requisite training towards an application for the recognition of languages not currently tested by NAATI and/or accreditation examination.

*12 Contact Teaching Hours, 3 hours Homework/Online learning 

Participants will benefit from obtaining basic skills and knowledge of the interpreting and translation profession. This course is delivered on-site over two full days with the Ethics and Professionalism Module being delivered online via Webinar.
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Course Details

Dates: 
Friday, 1st March 2019 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm 
Saturday 9th March 2019 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Saturday 15th March 2019 from 10:00am to 2:00pm
Venue: Meeting Room 3, Camberwell Library 

340 Camberwell Road, Camberwell VIC 3124

Fee: $550.00 (including GST)

Registration due date: 25th February 2019
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The Course has been developed specifically for:

• Persons interested in T/I as a career who would benefit from essential skills acquisitions towards recognition/accreditation
• Persons who wish to gain recognition in a language not tested 
• Prospective candidates taking their first step in preparing Provisional and/or  Interpreter or Translator tests.
• Persons wishing to participate in preparatory studies with a view of further training
• Practising interpreters and/or Translators at any accreditation level wishing to maximise their career opportunities.

The Course covers topics such as:

• History and Development of the Profession
• How to enter the Profession
• Accreditation/Recognition and Training in Australia
• The difference between Interpreting and Translation in Australia
• Community/Government interpreting: what is it and how is it done? The work Interpreters do and where they work
• The role of the interpreter/translator
• Ethics and Professionalism (delivered via webinar only):
• Code of Ethics
  b) Limits and Responsibilities
  c) Strategies for dealing with difficult situations
• Skills required for interpreting and translation:
• Consecutive Interpreting Skills
  b) Communication Skills
  c) Listening and Comprehension Skills
  d) Memory and Note-taking Skills
  e) Transfer skills
• The importance of Culture in Interpreting and Translation
• Contextual information and knowledge
• Career opportunities
  • Professional bodies– local and international

     

    Once completed, you will need to lodge a recognition application with NAATI and attach your certificate of attendance to your application to fulfill this requirement. Please register and pay on-line. Participants qualify for a Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion of the course for a fee of $50.00 payable in advance.
    

    About Us

    Language Experts provides regular, current and relevant training and preparatory programs aimed at current and future interpreting and translation practitioners who:

    • Want to develop and maintain existing skills
    • Want to upgrade their accreditation levels
    • Are interested in translation and interpreting as a career
    • Would benefit from essential skills needed to acquire accreditation
    • Want to fulfil their Revalidation/Recertification requirements

     

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    training opportunties and/or training resources and books.
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