91242NSW Course in Interpreting Preparatory Paraprofessional Level
Qualification: Course (AQF)
TAFE Course No: 6490
Nominal Hours: 108
This course is for people who want to prepare for the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI) test at the para-professional level. The course teaches you interpreting techniques, gives you a knowledge of the professional practices and ethics of interpreting and prepares you to sit the NAATI test.
Career Opportunities: This course can provide a pathway to be an interpreter, para-professional level. An interpreter, para-professional level can be employed by Centrelink, the Translating and Interpreting Service, and departments of health, immigration, social security and ethnic affairs.
Articulation: On completion of the course students can apply to sit for the NAATI test at the paraprofessional level.
Entry Requirements: NSW School Certificate or equivalent. Sufficient oral and written fluency in English and another language to be able to move easily between formal and informal aspects of the other language and of English. Familiarity with general vocabulary of the two languages. Language entry levels may be assessed by means of bilingual oral and written tests.
| Modules/Units | |
| Core: | |
| NSWTLNG501A | Apply techniques of interpreting (paraprofessional level) |
| NSWTLNG502A | Employ ethics in interpreting (paraprofessional level) |
| NSWTLNG503A | Apply social and cultural knowledge in interpreting (paraprofessional level) |
| NSWTLNG504A | Use language skills for interpreting (paraprofessional level) |
| Elective: | |
| 3001K | Focus on pronunciation |
| 3771B | Exploring the Internet |
| 3998B | Assessment and evaluation-interpreting |
| 4907C | Listening in academic contexts |
| 8979W | Job seeking skills |
| 8999A | Tutorial support |
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Applying and enrolling:
Semester 1, 2009: North Coast Institite Application form by 31 October 2008. Late applications will be accepted.
Campuses:
Lismore - Part-time day/evening, 6 hours per week for 18 weeks in terms 2 and 3.
Information session: Febnruary 2009 (exact date to be confirmed).
For more information contact the campus on (02) 6623 0200.
Information sheet, Lismore Campus, Semester 1 2009 (PDF 218KB)
