Required skills

discourse management skills to

switch with team colleague in a manner that does not interrupt communication

interpersonal skills to

negotiate conditions of engagement with clients

reach agreement with team members on the conditions and requirements of assignments

interact with colleagues in a supportive and collaborative manner

work effectively with colleagues to achieve effective outcomes

literacy skills to

prepare required background material and resources on subject and context in an agreed and consistent format

produce records of key information for self and others in team or tandem interpreting

organisational skills to

prepare and administer resources and documentation relating to assignment

apply codes of practice and other legislative requirements to work processes

problemsolving skills to

intervene in matters of occupational health and safety to maintain integrity of output

address factors that may compromise effective performance working in teams

change conditions to enhance communication flow

research skills to collaborate with team members in sourcing and sharing information specific to assignment

selfmanagement skills to

mentally order information for message transfer

interpret in a professional manner

seek debriefing and support where required

technology skills to use office equipment and information and communications technology for team interpreting purposes

Required knowledge

professional techniques and protocols for team rotation

relevant codes of ethics

communication techniques that facilitate interpreting process in team

team feedback and evaluation techniques

language structure dialects and idioms in source and target languages

legal requirements professional procedures and guidelines ethical practices relating to interpreters including confidentiality and privacy requirements

limitations of work role responsibility and professional abilities within team relationship and dynamics

modes of interpreting and techniques for managing mode switches

OHS and risk management principles and practices to ensure team physical safety and comfort

research methods to collaboratively undertake intense assignmentspecific preparation

strategies to assist retention of information and recall of source messages in a consistent manner

The Evidence Guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

In addition to integrated demonstration of the elements and their related performance criteria look for evidence that confirms the ability to interpret in collaboration with one or more other interpreters as part of an interpreting team or in relay observing each others work and providing practical support to achieve effective communication This includes

applying professional and industry standards for team interpreting

maintaining occupational health and safety standards

negotiating agreement on terms and conditions of assignment with team colleagues

collaborating with team members on research language requirements and actual work setting

applying agreed techniques for rotating with team

monitoring and supporting team members

using constructive feedback in evaluation of team members performance

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Evidence for assessment of this unit of competency will make use of scenarios case studies experiences and where possible examples of interactions with colleagues and clients which illustrate a range of skills and strategies for interpreting as part of a team

Resources for assessment include

a range of occasions for observation of candidate interpreting in teams

research material demonstrating evidence of team collaboration

information from team feedback and evaluation

Evidence will be provided from a range of real or simulated team interpreting assignments and from questioning in real and scenario settings

Conditions of engagement may include:

Physical work environment may include:

Attributes of team may include:

Interpreting process may include:

Linguistic requirements may include:

Technical concerns may include:

Established techniques for rotating interpreters may include:

Appropriate support may include:

Prompting may occur in the event of:

Feed may include:

Appropriate manner may include: