Esteban

Arcos
PUCE, 2012

Cer$ca$on of
Professional Translators
and Interpreters

Thank you
Esteban Arcos

What is a professional cer$ca$on?

n

Also known as trade cer8ca8on and professional designa8on.

A designa8on to assure a persons qualica8ons to perform a job.
Third party endorsement of knowledge and experience.
Earned by passing exams and fullling experience requirements.
Granted by:
professional socie8es
trade organiza8ons
vendors of IT products
Must be renewed periodically, showing evidence of con8nued learning.

Not to be confused with an academic degree.

Not to be confused with a government-issued license.

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Why should professional T/Is obtain a cer$ca$on?

n

Client recogni8on: higher fees.

Career success: ability to apply for highly compe88ve posi8ons.
Employer recogni8on job promo8on/higher wages.
Possibili8es of working abroad.
Self-suciency opportunity to start out your own transla8on business
with your transla8on rates.
Compe88ve advantage over candidates without cer8cates.

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Why should professional T/Is obtain a cer$ca$on?

n

Client recogni8on: higher fees.

Career success: ability to apply for highly compe88ve posi8ons.
Employer recogni8on job promo8on/higher wages.
Possibili8es of working abroad.
Self-suciency opportunity to start out your own transla8on business
with your transla8on rates.
Compe88ve advantage over candidates without cer8cates.

Do these benets apply in Ecuador?

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Who grants professional cer$ca$on for T/Is?

American Translators Associa$on - ATA

ATA cer8ca8on exam.

Before taking the exam candidate must become ATA member.
To qualify for examina8on members must provide proof of a
combina8on of educa8on and work experience.
Approved transla8on and interpre8ng schools, listed by country.
Must fulll a "con8nuing educa8on" requirement every year.

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Who grants professional cer$ca$on for T/Is?

The Chartered Ins$tute of Linguists - IoL

Diploma in Transla8on (DipTrans) course as a postgraduate level

qualica8on.
Translators having high level of linguis'c competence in SL and TL .
Well-rounded cultural knowledge along with linguis8c skills.
Good knowledge of subject area, achieved through extensive research.
Pass an exam qualifying for membership.

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Who grants professional cer$ca$on for T/Is?

Associa$on Interna$onale des Interprtes de Confrence - AIIC

AIIC membership, not a cer8ca8on.

At least 150 days of work overall according to AIIC's regula8ons.
Sponsorship of 3 ac8ve AIIC members, including 2 from your region,
who have listened to you work at a mee1ng no more than three years
prior to the date at which they signed your applica8on, and
who have signed your applica8on form no more than three years prior to
the date at which the AIIC Secretariat receives your applica8on, and
who have 5 years seniority in the languages they are sponsoring, and
who cover at least one language pair.

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Who grants professional cer$ca$on for T/Is?

On-line!

On-line!

There isnt a specic academic requirement.

extremely important that all translator candidates have a minimum of 1 year of
experience working or studying a foreigner [sic] language or even have experienced living
in a foreigner [sic] country.

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The need for cer$ca$on in Ecuador

Three purposes, at least:

1. Segng standards of academic-based capaci8es.

2. Improving quality of product.
3. Providing pres8ge to the professional ac8vity.

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What about cer$ca$on in Ecuador?

Asociacin de Traductores e Intrpretes del Ecuador - ATIEC

Trade associa8on.
Emphasis in training and business opportuni8es for members.
Membership requirements as of 03/2012:
College degree and three years of full-8me experience, or six years as part-
8me T/I in the past 6 years, or
High school diploma and seven years of full-8me experience as a T/I in the
past 10 years, or
Cer8ca8on of an organiza8on recognized by ATIEC and three years of full-
8me experience, or six years of part-8me experience as a T/I.

No cer$ca$on granted
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What about cer$ca$on in Ecuador?

Colegio de Traductores e Intrpretes Profesionales del Ecuador
- CTIPE

Professional associa8on.
Emphasis in academic qualica8on.
Membership requirements as of 04/2012:
3 recommenda8ons from persons knowledgeable of your T/I
competences.
College degree in T/I, or work cer8ca8on in the eld.

Cer$ca$on procedures not yet in place

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so, in Ecuador
No cer$ca$on available for professional T/Is

You dont need to go to school to be a professional T/I.

T/Is are not required to be cer8ed.
Clients do not care about your academic background.
The market will not know if you are a good or bad T/I.
Cer8ca8on is a majer of personal choice.

Concerned translators and interpreters must push an ini$a$ve

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