Why ATA Certification? Benefits of the Credential

By The ATA Chronicle | June 16, 2025

In an age of ever-advancing artificial intelligence (AI) and machine translation (MT), coupled with ever-increasing downward pressure on translators’ pay rates, it’s only natural…

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Nuts and Bolts of the Online Exam

By The ATA Chronicle | April 28, 2025

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The Ideal Candidate

By The ATA Chronicle | March 4, 2025

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How Do Graders Address Regional Varieties? Part 2: Chinese

By The ATA Chronicle | October 23, 2024

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ATA Certification Program Policy

By ATA | April 19, 2024

ATA Certification Program Policy Membership Requirement Candidates must be current ATA members. At the Exam Sitting In-Person Exams At the in-person exam, bring a…

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ATA Certification Exam Policy

By ATA | April 19, 2024

ATA Certification Exam Policy Candidates are informed only of whether they have passed or failed the exam. Exams are not returned and are the…

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E85: ATA Certification Exam: What You Need to Succeed

By ATA | May 4, 2023

Learn insights into the practice test, what you should do with the results, and a long list of ways to prepare for the exam.

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Improving Exam Accessibility

By The ATA Chronicle | February 12, 2023

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“I Failed the Practice Test. Now What?”

“I Failed the Practice Test. Now What?”

By The ATA Chronicle | December 12, 2022

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Rites of Passage: Selecting and Preparing Source Texts for the Certification Exam

By The ATA Chronicle | September 19, 2022

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Level of Performance Targeted by ATA’s Certification Credential

By The ATA Chronicle | July 31, 2022

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E74: The ATA Certification Exam On Demand

By ATA | June 1, 2022

The ATA certification exam is now available online and on demand, and this episode of the ATA Podcast will tell you all about it.

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