Course Level
Certificate I
Introduction to Translating and Interpreting Skill Set
This course is designed for people who already have work experience as an interpreter and translator and wish to meet the eligibility requirements to sit the NAATI Certified Translator test and NAATI Certified Provisional Interpreter test or apply for NAATI Recognised Practising credentials. Throughout this course, you will learn and apply the professional codes of ethics as a translator and interpreter, prepare work plans, read and analyse English texts before translation, manage discourse and prepare glossaries for translating and interpreting assignments. The course will expand on the ethical implications and practical skills required for interpreting and translating or language-related roles within a workplace or community, when candidates wish to practise as professionals.
Campus | Duration | Fees | ATAR |
|---|---|---|---|
Online | Online/Off-campus - 15 weeks | $2,750 | N/A |
Subjects
- LANG5881C Apply codes and standards to ethical practice (PSPTIS102)
- LANG5901C Build glossaries for translating and interpreting assignments (PSPTIS103)
- LANG5870C Prepare to translate or interpret (PSPTIS104)
- LANG5903C Read and analyse special purpose English texts to be translated (PSPTIS148)
- LANG5882C Manage interactions in general settings (PSPTIS114)
Entry requirements
- Successfully completed an approved English proficiency test undertaken no more than 2 years prior to the commencement date of the program you are applying for, achieving: Versant English Placement Test: minimum score of B1 in listening, speaking, reading and writing, or
- IELTS (Academic): minimum score of 5.5 in listening, speaking, reading and writing, or
- results in another English proficiency test deemed to be equivalent. OR Successful completion of a recognised year 12 equivalent to the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) or post-secondary education equivalent to an Australian Certificate IV level qualification or higher where the language of instruction was English, and the qualification was from one of the RMIT recognised English speaking countries. OR If you are unable to provide evidence for any of the requirements listed, RMIT can arrange for you to complete the Versant English Placement Test at no cost (maximum one test sitting per applicant per intake). To access this online test, please complete and submit your application and RMIT will contact you to arrange the test. AND You must indicate whether you are intending to study an eligible Victorian Government interpreter scholarship LOTE and, if so, whether you wish to be considered for a scholarship place.
Study Pathways
Further Study: -Diploma of Interpreting (Auslan) -Diploma of Interpreting (Spoken Language)
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