
Advanced Diploma of Translating
(English to Mandarin)

This program is endorsed by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). Students who successfully graduate from this qualification will be eligible to sit certification test for the: NAATI Certified Translator.
- Program Code: PSP60816
- Institution Number: 940716
- CRICOS Course Code: 0100865
- Course Duration: Over 52 weeks
- Delivery Mode: Face to face training and Virtual Training during Pandemic
- Location and Delivery: 337-339 La Trobe Street Melbourne 3000 VIC

Course description
This course is designed for students who are planning to work as a translator (English – Mandarin) typically in the community and business domains in personal documents, government, legal, health, technology, business, community, education, tourism, finance, consumer affairs, insurance, culture, science and commerce and economics. Candidates studying this program have Mandarin as their strongest language.
The Advanced Diploma of Translating prepares translators to translate texts where there may be significant equivalence problems between source and target text, the subject of the text has its own specific terminology, or there is need to undertake extensive research and translate complex language and concepts. Specific audiences may be found in commerce and marketing, government and international relations – including immigration, both regular and humanitarian – the media, and sectors generally considered to be professional, such as law, health and medicine, technology and science. Assignments may deal with material which requires significant quality assurance processes as the consequences of mistranslation can be far-reaching.
Entry requirements
Applicants must satisfy all requirements as below:
- Students must demonstrate that they have sufficient language, literacy and numeracy skills to undertake the course, plus.
- Successful completion of a Mandarin reading and writing test. The applicant may be interviewed if further information is required.
Domestic applicants will undertake the language, literacy and numeracy test and the digital skill test as part of the Pre-Training Review.
Material Requirements
Students are required to bring their own laptop with Microsoft Office 2007 or a later version installed for face to face classes.
Assessment methods
A variety of assessment methods will be used throughout the course, including: Product based methods, Portfolio, questioning…
Tuition and non-tuition fees
Please refer to the Fee Schedule – International Students.
Please refer to the Fee Schedule – Domestic students.
Intake dates
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Course structure
Unit Code and Name |
PSPTIS100 – Apply codes and standards to professional judgement |
PSPTIS002 – Build glossaries for translating and interpreting assignments |
PSPTIS101 – Negotiate translating and interpreting assignments |
PSPTIS066 – Apply theories to translating and interpreting work practices |
PSPTIS070 – Prepare translated transcripts |
PSPTIS071 – Translate multimedia source material |
PSPTIS021 – Translate and certify non-narrative text |
CUAWRT401 – Edit texts |
PSPTIS060 – Analyse text types for translation of special purpose texts (LOTE-English) |
PSPTIS067 – Demonstrate complex written LOTE proficiency in different subjects and cultural context |
PSPTIS064 – Read and analyse special purpose English texts to be translated |
PSPTIS062 – Translate special purpose texts from English to LOTE |
PSPTIS061 – Quality assure translations |
Government Funding
This course is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding under the Skills First Program. Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply for training subsidised through the Skills First Program
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