Corporate Membership

Membership of ITI is open not just to individual freelance members but also to corporate members. ITI has a strong community of corporate members who are represented on the ITI council.

Requirements for the various types of Corporate Member:

Language services business

Any business supplying language services for payment that employs staff under a contract for services or a contract of service, and fulfilling the following criteria:

• at least two years’ current trading as a relevant business;
• two references from clients;
• three references from freelance translators or interpreters, at least one being a member of the Institute;
• a good reputation;
• undertaking to uphold the ITI Code of Conduct;
• declare and abide by their terms of business for suppliers;
• adequate professional indemnity insurance;
• an existing educational institution, business or organization that provides translation, interpreting or training services may, at the discretion of the council, be treated as a language services business and pay the appropriate subscription.

Educational Institution

An Institution of higher education providing courses relevant to professional translation or interpreting is eligible for admission as an educational institution if it has been in continuous existence for at least five years.

Government department/international organisation

Any public or non-profit making authority or body (whether international, or other), which shows evidence of interest in translation or interpreting as a profession.

Industrial/commercial undertaking (Business)

Any company, which uses translation or interpreting, services, or supplies goods or services relevant to professional work as a translator or interpreter.

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Note to all Corporate Member applicants::

The non-refundable application fee of £88.13 inc VAT should accompany every new Corporate membership application.