Becoming a Translator in Queensland

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About this role

Translators transfer source texts from one language into another, usually within an extended time frame to allow for corrections and modifications and without the presence of the participants requiring the translation.

What you might do day-to-day in this job

Typical tasks for a Translator include:

  • studies original texts and transcripts of recorded spoken material to comprehend subject matter and translates them into another language
  • renders the meaning and feeling of written material, such as literary, legal, technical and scientific texts, into another language in the appropriate register and style, so that it will read as an original piece rather than as a translation.

Courses that can lead to a career as a Translator

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  1. Diploma of Interpreting

    PSP50922

    • 1–2 years
    • Cost varies
    • Financial help available
    • No entry requirements
    • Partially online
    • Part-time may be available

  2. Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing

    11069NAT

    • 1–2 years
    • Cost varies
    • No entry requirements
    • Partially online
    • Part-time may be available

  3. Certificate II in Indigenous Translating

    11098NAT

    • 6 months – 1 year
    • Cost varies
    • No entry requirements
    • Partially online
    • Part-time may be available

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