ENTRANCE EXAM

Entrance Exam

Cost: $350.00 plus tax per language combination

[To register and pay for this event, you must contact the ATIO Secretariat by sending an email to info@atio.on.ca.]

Once an applicant’s ATIO Application Package is reviewed and accepted by the ATIO Secretariat, applicants in TRANSLATION must successfully pass the Entrance Exam in order to be considered a Candidate for Certification in Translation of ATIO.

Only approved applicants in translation are eligible to write the Entrance Exam. (An “applicant” is a person who has paid the $130 application fee and has been advised that their ATIO Application Package has been reviewed and accepted by the ATIO Secretariat.)

The Entrance Exam is an assessment of an approved applicant in translation’s language and translation skills to test if he or she is qualified to write the Canadian Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters Council (CTTIC) Translation Certification Exam.

The Entrance Exam is a two hour long translation exam where applicants in translation are required to translate a short (175-200 word) general text in the language combination they applied for. Successful applicants are then admitted to ATIO as a Candidate for Certification and are then eligible to write the CTTIC Certification Exam in Translation.

Passing the Entrance Exam does not make an applicant certified.

At this time, no Entrance Exam is required for applicants interested in joining as an Interpreter or Terminologist.

Click here for more details on our application process and to learn more about the admission criteria.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• Applicants have 12 months in which to write the Entrance Exam from the date of their acceptance letter.
• Applicants are required to submit a new application package if they neglect to write an entrance exam within the given 12-month period.
• Applicants who receive a mark of less than 70% must wait until the next calendar year before attempting the exam again.
• Applications expire after 24 months of no activity from the date of the last written entrance exam. Applicants will then be required to re-apply according to policies and procedures, including any exams, in effect at the time the new application is submitted.

Exam Format

Translate one (1) text based on your language combination (i.e. From Source Language to Target language).  You will have provided this information as part of your ATIO Application Package.

Schedule

• Morning Session 10 AM to 12 PM
• Afternoon Session 1 PM to 3 PM
• Online Session 10 AM to 12 PM / 2 PM to 4 PM

Exam Day Regulations

• Only registered applicants can write the exam.
• Applicants will be given 2 hours to translate a text of about 175 to 200 words.
• Applicants will be provided with lined sheets, source text and a black pen.
• Applicants must arrive 30 minutes early for registration with proof of identification (they must show a driver’s licence or any other 2 pieces of identification).
• No one will be admitted more than 10 minutes after the commencement of the examination.
• The use of print materials such as dictionaries and other reference works ARE PERMITTED during the examination. Comment sheets from any previously written ATIO exam are not permitted.
• The use of any electronic device during the examination is strictly prohibited.  Electronic devices include, but are not limited to, cell phones, BlackBerries®, iPods®, and tablet computers.  Any such use will lead to your disqualification; the examination will not be marked and the fee will not be refunded.
• For Online Exams: Taking a screen capture of the test screen is strictly prohibited. 

Please also note

• To ensure anonymity, papers will be identified only by a number.
• Each exam is marked by two markers.
• The pass mark is 70 percent.
• Applicants who do not score at least 70% must wait until the next calendar year to re-take the exam.
• Applicants will be notified of their results by e-mail, and a mark will be indicated only in the event of failure. Examination papers will not be returned to applicants.
• It takes approximately twelve (12) weeks for applicants to receive their exam results.
• An appeal process is available for Entrance Exams.
• Practising as much as possible prior to the exam is always a good idea. Applicants can use any newspaper, magazine or other source texts to practise. By clicking here, you will see some sample texts from past CTTIC Translation Exams (in English only).
• The fees associated to this exam will not be reimbursed.