Interpreter Skill Assessment
Occupation Code
272412List
STSOL
Descriptions
Transfers a spoken or signed language into another spoken or signed language, usually within a limited time frame in the presence of the participants requiring the translation.
Job Description
- Assembling historical data by consulting sources of information such as historical indexes and catalogues, archives, court records, diaries, newspaper files and other materials
- Organising, authenticating, evaluating and interpreting historical, political, sociological, archaeological, anthropological and linguistic data
- Undertaking historical and cultural research into human activity, and preparing and presenting research findings
- Providing simultaneous and consecutive verbal or signed renditions of speeches into another language
- Rendering the meaning and feeling of what is said and signed into another language in the appropriate register and style in a range of settings such as courts, hospitals, schools, workplaces and conferences
- Studying original texts and transcripts of recorded spoken material to comprehend subject matter and translating them into another language
- Rendering the meaning and feeling of written material, such as literary, legal, technical and scientific texts, into another language in the appropriate register and style, so that it will read as an original piece rather than as a translation
Types of visas you can apply for
Common visa types
Skilled Nominated visa(subclass 190)
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491)
Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482)
Training visa (subclass 407)
Other visa types
489 - Skilled Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 489) - State or Territory nominated
187 - Regional Sponsor Migration Scheme (subclass 187)
494 - Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (provisional) (subclass 494) - Employer sponsored stream
Skill Assessment
Naati Translator Career Assessment
- 1. Obtain or hold appropriate NAATI certification;
- 2. Complete the NAATI education level and skills assessment and attach supporting documents;
- 3. Submit your completed application form to applications@naati.com.au.
Academic requirements
- 1. Hold a certified translator certificate in the same language combination;
- 2. Completed (graduated or eligible to graduate) a NAATI-recognized translation or interpreting qualification – Advanced Diploma or higher within three years prior to application;
- 3. Provide evidence of at least two years’ experience as a translator or interpreter in one language combination.
Certified Conference Interpreter Requirements
Completed (graduated or eligible to graduate) a NAATI-accredited conference interpreting qualification – Masters degree or higher (equivalent to Australian Qualifications Framework [AQF] Level 9) within three years prior to application.
At least two years of conference interpreting experience in the same language combination is recommended.
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