Kind Regards,

Gloria

You can contact the American Translators Association, ata@atanet.org, 703-683-6100.  You will have to present an exam, and the membership fee is very low.

Monica Stevens

How do I become certified in my own mothertongue??

Regards

Jacky

I too, have been thinking of becoming certified and I find all the different certifications very confusing!

Thanks

Emma

thank you

solmg

In the States, you have ATA, and each state has their own associations too. Check that out. 

In Canada, each province has a translators association. You take the test and once you pass it, you become certified.

You may have to be a member for some time before you are allowed to take the test for certification though.

It all depends who your clients are. If you work in America, go for ATA, if your clients are European, check any European Association.

You can have as many certifications as you like (and afford).

You can have both American and European certifications

I absolutely share your concern. I have been a linguist, professor, guide, interpreter and have exercised other related jobs, and in my past attempts to contact ATA they have given me little or no attention, not to say they have practically ignored me. This organization's reps can even be rude and show lack of education. And I bet you that many of their "certificate" translators and interpreters do not have the language "mileage" I (or other people I know) have, either in English and/or in Spanish, and probably in other languages and skills as well. So I wonder when a serious and responsible organization willl come to the rescue of people of my expertise or your needs! i wonder,also, when such an organization will come to the rescue of people who are credited by universities and colleges in the field, instead of allowing the present situation in which people who aren't translators or interpreters by trade -and credited with studies in higher education institutions- are working and earning as translators and interpreters everywhere, competing with us -credited and certified ones who have "sweated" our diplomas- and making our chances to earn a decent living in our careers quite difficult!

I am from Jordan and would like to be certified as well. I agree with you.Funny thing is that I have many friends who are certified whose language is as bad as ... I am bilingual Arabic -German and claim to be excellent in English...however according to the Jordanian translators association I am not eligible! I should have studied English literature to be I thing the critera are very weak obviously everywhere not only in Jordan! Is there no kind of online test like TOEFL where one if passes gets certified?