Exam Preparation

Preparation for Recognized, Provisional and /or Certified Interpreter or Translator exams, PD points and practice Tests

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Language Experts have a proven record in preparing candidates toward achieving their goals and obtaining accreditation and certification. Language Experts own publications and reference materials about interpreting and translating are used and recommended. Interested persons are required to complete and submit the Enquiry Form on this page.

Candidates whose language is not tested and accredited/certified may be interested in obtaining recognition of their skills and experience. Language Experts provides consultancy and training services in assisting potential candidates to obtain recognition. Contact us to find out more. 
You may also wish to take advantage of the many and varied training workshops and courses such as:
Listening and Comprehension
Transfer Skills for Interpreters and Translators
Chuchotage - Whispered Simultaneous Interpreting Techniques 
Dialogue and Consecutive Interpreting Skills
Note-Taking in Consecutive Interpreting Skills
English Language Consolidation
Translation Techniques
Use of CAT Tools (Wordfast and Trados)
Linguistics for Interpreters and Translators​

All our training programs attract professional development CPD points for Recertification. Certificate of Attendance is available upon request on completion of courses for a fee.

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Prerequisit and preparatory Training towards a NAATI examination for obtaining an Interpreter and/or Translator credential


​Credentialied Community Language Test (CCL)

Language Experts provides training to individuals who wish to sit the CCL test.

As part of certain points-based visa applications made to the Department of Home Affairs, individuals who pass the NAATI Credentialed Community Language Test can claim points (sometimes referred to as the ‘five bonus points’). Contact Language Experts for more information.​

For a comprehensive guide on our courses, workshops and modules, please contact Language Experts via this website form.

Language Experts delivers one-on-one custom tailored training as well as group training specifically developed for persons who are wishing to sit an examination for recognition and certification purposes. You can take advantage of our training by attending individual modules offered in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, and/or via Webinar or attend the many courses delivered regularly in the major cities. Please refer to information contained below about the one-on-one custom tailored training. 

 

Prerequisite Course towards recognition & testing exam


The Introduction to Interpreting and Translation Course delivered in Melbourne on a regular basis, as well as via On-line Learning Program, is a prerequisite course for persons seeking recognition of their language. It has been developed for speakers of new and emerging languages, as well as for persons who have little or no experience in interpreting and translation and would like to learn basic skills of interpreting and translation with the goal of applying for recognition and/or sitting an examination. This is a 40 hour course in line with the requirements for recognition.


Participants who complete this course will be issued with a Certificate of Attendance for a small fee. This course also attracts professional development points. To register for this course, please go to BOOK YOUR CLASS ONLINE.


Introduction to Health-Legal Interpreting Course


This short course delivered in Melbourne and Sydney on a regular basis. It which provides participants with a general overview of interpreting in the Medical and Legal fields, two of the sectors where interpreters are most needed and engaged. This course will enable participants to enhance their job readiness and career opportunities and provide existing practitioners with the opportunity to refine their skills. You will obtain professional development points for recertification when you attend this course. To register for this course please go to BOOK YOUR CLASS ONLINE.


One-on-One Custom Tailored Training


Language Experts has extensive expertise and experience in providing one on one preparatory training aimed at current and future interpreting and translation practitioners who:

  • Are interested in translation and interpreting as a career
  • Would benefit from essential skills needed to acquire accreditation or recognition*
  • Want to upgrade their accreditation levels, including those preparing for the Provisional and/or Certified Interpreter or Translator tests in any language
  • Persons wishing to participate in preparatory studies with a view to further training
  • Want to develop and maintain existing skills
  • Practising interpreters and/or translators in any language and at any accreditation level wishing to maximise their career opportunities
  • Persons who are registered with a Job Network/ Rehabilitation provider, or persons who are applying for a visa and are seeking to gain additional points towards their permanent residence visa, with the aim of pursuing a career in translating and interpreting.


Persons wishing to have one-on-one training which is language-specific are welcome to express their interest via Enquiry Form on this page, stating clearly their languages and the accreditation level and whether it is interpreting or translation that they are seeking to have training in. Potential candidates will undergo an initial assessment of competency, consisting of an interview to assess existing linguistic and interpreting/translating skills. Following the assessment, appropriate training towards examination will be recommended, including:

  • Linguistic skills
  • Interpreting and Translating skills
  • Ethics of the Profession
  • Contextual knowledge


BOOK YOUR  CLASS ONLINE

Call now on +61 398304198 

ENQUIRY FORM

​​Courses (on site) and webinars covering all facets of translating and interpreting delivered by highly trained educators and expert industry presenters

Flexible high quality intensive skills based, highly interactive on-site and webinar sessions

 

Recertification

Our Courses and Programs are appropriate for NAATI accredited/certified  interpreters and translators required to recertify/certify their credentials.​

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Professional Development

We provide regular, current and relevant training and preparatory programs aimed at current and future practitioners.

Online Learning - Webinars

Complete Professional Development activities online in a virtual classroom environment.

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Language Experts

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT & RECERTIFICATION TRAINING

FOR  TRANSLATORS & INTERPRETERS IN AUSTRALIA