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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Produce draft translations
   • Receive and manage source texts according to principles of confidentiality and security and confirm text is legible, readable and complete.
   • Choose approach to translation suitable to purpose, including identifying information for extract translation as appropriate.
   • Critically apply resources to identify equivalence at level of word in the context of the nature of the source document.
   • Research and apply established translation precedents and information from resources to ensure consistent outcomes.
   • Produce draft translations of source texts that are accurate, coherent, factually correct, and appropriate for document end use and assignment requirements.
   • Record translation decisions and justification in glossaries.
2. Format and proofread translations
   • Develop template and use technology to format translated texts according to end use requirements.
   • Apply standard conventions to link source and target text.
   • Proofread formatted text closely, using standard methods to annotate proof corrections.
   • Submit draft translation to client for proofreading and approval and liaise to finalise translation.
3. Certify translations
   • Certify translation as required using standard methods.
   • Return final version of translated text and supporting documentation to client by deadline.
4. Produce draft translations
   • Receive and manage source texts according to principles of confidentiality and security and confirm text is legible, readable and complete.
   • Choose approach to translation suitable to purpose, including identifying information for extract translation as appropriate.
   • Critically apply resources to identify equivalence at level of word in the context of the nature of the source document.
   • Research and apply established translation precedents and information from resources to ensure consistent outcomes.
   • Produce draft translations of source texts that are accurate, coherent, factually correct, and appropriate for document end use and assignment requirements.
   • Record translation decisions and justification in glossaries.
5. Format and proofread translations
   • Develop template and use technology to format translated texts according to end use requirements.
   • Apply standard conventions to link source and target text.
   • Proofread formatted text closely, using standard methods to annotate proof corrections.
   • Submit draft translation to client for proofreading and approval and liaise to finalise translation.
6. Certify translations
   • Certify translation as required using standard methods.
   • Return final version of translated text and supporting documentation to client by deadline.

Performance Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified, the candidate must demonstrate evidence of performance of the following on at least two occasions.

achieve factual correctness, including at the level of tense, gender and singular or plural and number

interpret and apply style guides, glossaries and reference material

use consistent, correct and current target language vocabulary, including foreign loan words

use idiomatic target language

use punctuation appropriate to target language

use spelling appropriate to audience

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Knowledge Evidence

Evidence required to demonstrate competence must satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria. If not otherwise specified, the depth of knowledge demonstrated must be appropriate to the job context of the candidate.

basic principles of affidavits

certification procedures, including underpinning legal and ethical principles

purpose and implications of translation, including identification function of drivers licences

standard conventions linking source and target text

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