Qualified translator assessment

The ITI assessment is a compulsory entry test for professional translators wishing to gain Qualified Membership of ITI.

This is the second stage of the application process and is offered to applicants who have already satisfied the rest of the requirements for membership as a Qualified translator.

MITI is a post-experience category of membership and therefore all translator assessment applicants must have demonstrated a minimum of three years of experience working within this field (or six years without a degree) via professional references.

The Translation Assessment is currently under review. 

Following feedback from the ITI community and input from a working group of assessors, the Board has agreed to change the assessment process to MITI to make it more inclusive and accessible to all potential MITI members and language pairings.

The Membership team is finalising the details of the assessment, including the application criteria, what the assessment itself entails, how the assessment is submitted, and the cost of undertaking assessment. It is hoped that the revised Assessment will encourage Associate, Junior Associate and Student members to progress through to MITI status.  

More information will be shared in the coming weeks via ITI’s website, email newsletters and social media. However, we can confirm that the new Assessment is due to launch on the 1st of October, and that a Q&A on the assessment will be held via webinar in mid-October to give any members who are interested in taking the new assessment a chance to ask any questions they might have about the revised format.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Assessment when information becomes available, please email [email protected] and we will add you to our contact list.