WORKING IN NEW ZEALAND

Transcribes text or recorded verbal matter from one language into another.

SKILL LEVEL:

The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification.

TASKS INCLUDE:

• studies original texts or recorded verbal matter to comprehend subject matter and converts them into another language to convey the original meanings
• consults dictionaries and other reference sources to determine accurate meanings of terms
• ensures that phraseology and terminology of legal, technical or scientific texts are correctly rendered
• ensures material is translated into the other language in the appropriate register and style and that it will read as an original piece rather than as a translation
• may specialise in particular languages, or in particular types of subject matter
• may revise translations to improve them