Upcoming Events
Summer 2011 PD Workshops
- Professional Ethics for T&I Practitioners (date to be determined)- Research Techniques (date to be determined)
Recent WAITI Events
7 July 2011
WAITI President, Committee Member John Armstrong, and members Omar Baydoun and Joanne Foley represent WAITI at a consultation forum for the T&I industry sector, to provide input to the review of implementation of the WA Language Services Policy 2008. Organisations represented included the Kimberley Interpreting Service, the NAATI RAC, AUSIT(WA), the WA Deaf Society, Central Institute of Technology and the Department of Training and Workplace Development. The meeting was also attended by the new NAATI CEO, Mr John Beever, and NAATI Accreditation Manager, Mr Robert Foote, both from Canberra, and the new NAATI Perth Office Manager, Mr Sam Mancini. The majority of those present considered insufficient work had been done to implement the policy, and were strongly in support of the need for awareness raising and training for both practitioners and users of practitioner services. 20 May 2011
WAITI President makes keynote presentation to one-day workshop convened by Chief Judge of the District Court. Judges and registrars participated in a series of small working groups with WAITI and other representative interpreter service providers, the Kimberley Interpreting Service and the WA Deaf Society, to consider issues for judges, interpreters and lawyers in relation to interpreting in courts. 13 April 2011
WAITI rep hosts visiting Rotarian from Portuguese T&I industry on site visit to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Language Services Unit3 March 2011
WAITI team delivers final of three introductory workshops on working with interpreters to frontline staff at Disability Services Commission4 December 2010
WAITI members participate in end of year luncheon at Jetty's Restaurant, Sorrento Quay6 November 2010
WAITI hosts a session at the AUSIT Synergise! conference in Fremantle on 'Training, Quality Assurance and the WA Language Services Policy', with guest speaker Shadow Minister Ljiljanna RavlichWAITI in action
7 July 2011
WAITI President and Committee Member, John Armstrong, meet with the newly appointed CEO of NAATI, Mr John Beever.15 April 2011
WAITI makes a submission to the Australian Health Minister's Advisory Council on registration of interpreters in the health sector. WAITI argues that the necessary pre-requisites to enable registration of the occupation do not yet exist, and interpreting is a cross-industry occupation, not the domain of Ministers for Health.15 April 2011
WAITI provides input to design of Office of Multicultural Interests (OMI) Discussion Paper for Review of Implementation of WA Language Services Policy 200830 March 2011
WAITI President addresses Mental Health Professionals Network29 March 2011
WAITI provides information to key T&I stakeholders on continuum of qualifications governing language service occupations in WA24 March 2011
WAITI reps attend industry briefing by OMI on impending review of implementation of WA Language Services Policy 200821 March 2011
EUPA Training Council provides input on behalf of T&I sector to WA Specialised Occupations List (SPOL) following briefing by WAITI President on new nationally endorsed T&I qualifications18 February 2011
Papers from WAITI session at November 2010 Synergise! conference submitted for inclusion in conference proceedingsJanuary 2011
Office of Safety and Quality in Healthcare (OSQH) and PMH confirm hospital's consent to treatment forms will be corrected in line with policy agreed by T&I sector stipulated in May 2009 Operational Directive23 December 2010
WAITI President sits on expert panel for PMH/KEMH Interpreter Ethical Day9 December 2010
WAITI reps attend full-day workshop hosted by Centrelink to consider Indigenous language interpreter services7 December 2010
WAITI formally complains to Office of Safety and Quality in Healthcare and PMH about consent to treatment forms in breach of Departmental policy on Interpreter declarations6 December 2010
WAITI provides written feedback on draft Health Language Services PolicyOctober 2010
WAITI reps facilitate sector meetings with Department of Transport to resolve a procedural protocol for translation of driver's licences