/certification-program/member-opinions-discussion-on-opening-atas-exam-to-nonmembers-2/ The Voice of Interpreters and Translators Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:31:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /certification-program/member-opinions-discussion-on-opening-atas-exam-to-nonmembers-2/#comment-710 Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:51:11 +0000 https://www.ata-chronicle.online/?p=12365#comment-710 I am in favour of decoupling. I work in Brazil and I know of many very good translators who are not ATA members, but who want to be because they simply cannot afford it – I myself had to jump through hoops to be able to pay this year’s fee. I support the argument that membership and certification can be mutually exclusive, but I would only support the proposal fully, if and when approved if it allows current members who are certified to retain their certification without having to continue paying membership dues.

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