NAATI CCL – 5 extra points

Test format

• Online test (from home, with remote invigilation) – book through your myNAATI account.
• Two dialogues between an English speaker and a speaker of your language, each about 300 words, broken into short segments.
• You interpret each segment into the other language.
• Each dialogue is marked out of 45 – you need 63 out of 90 in total to pass (and no very low dialogue score).
• Common topics: business, community, consumer affairs, education, employment, financial, health, housing, immigration, legal, social services.

Who should take it?

• Anyone close to an invitation score who speaks a community language well – 5 points can be the difference.
• Languages include Telugu, Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, Gujarati, Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Sinhalese, Mandarin and many more.
• The result is a credential for migration points only – not a translator certification.

Preparation tips

Build a glossary for each topic, practise note-taking, record yourself and time every segment. Accuracy matters more than speed.

Certified translations

Documents not in English must be translated. In Australia use a NAATI certified translator; overseas translations need translator details.

Coaching with us

Ask about our CCL preparation sessions in Telugu and Hindi.