Interpreter certification and appropriate types of work;

NAATI Certified Conference Level interpreters are the highest level in the Auslan interpreting field. Conference Interpreters operate in diverse situations and this accreditation recognises the skills generally used in conferences, high-level negotiations and court proceedings.

Certified Level interpreters are required for court/legal work, conferences, theatre interpreting, all large group meetings and for most public settings.

Certified Provisional Level interpreters are suitable to be used for smaller groups/meetings and one-to-one appointments. In some situations which would normally require a practitioner of Professional standard, a Certified Provisional interpreter may be contracted, except in legal settings, as long as the consent of all parties is sought and received.

Certified Provisional Deaf Interpreters are deaf people who have completed a Diploma of Interpreting and who have specialist language skills. They work with deaf customers who:

a. Have minimal skills in Auslan, due to educational or linguistic disadvantage, or 

b. Have minimal skills in Auslan, due to intellectual disability, or

c. Have minimal skills in Auslan, having recently migrated to Australia, or

d. Are Deafblind, and use additional skills such as Tactile interpreting, haptics, close range interpreting.

Recognised Deaf Interpreters are deaf people who have specialist language skills. They work with deaf customers in similar situations to Certified Provisional Deaf Interpreters and in tandem with an Auslan Interpreter. 

For more information you can read more on Australia’s national standards of certifying authority for interpreters and translators on NAATI’s website.