Translation & Language: find professionals

Translation and language covers translators, certified translators and interpreters, for personal documents, legal and business documents, websites and software, meetings and events.

Translation is written; interpreting is spoken, in person or by phone or video. Certified translations are often required for visa applications, courts and official records.

NAATI is Australia’s national standards and certifying authority for translators and interpreters, and its certification is the credential most organisations look for. You can check a practitioner’s credentials in NAATI’s online directory using their Certified Practitioner Number. Ask which language pairs a translator works in and in which direction, how they check quality and how long the work will take. For interpreting, describe the setting, because a legal appointment, a medical appointment and a conference each call for different experience.