Certification is awarded once a translator or interpreter has passed a NAATI certification test. Before they can sit a test, they need to have satisfied minimum training requirements.
A Recognised Practising credential is granted in languages in which NAATI is unable to deliver Certification testing. A practitioner who holds a Recognised Practising credential has satisfied the minimum training requirements stipulated by NAATI and has recent and regular experience as a translator and/or interpreter. Recognised Practising credentials do not have equal status with certification, nor do they stipulate a specific level of transfer competency.