Why join ITI?

Welcome

Join the vibrant and welcoming ITI community that's influencing the future of our profession.

ITI membership boosts your professional recognition, supports your career development, and helps you achieve your business goals.

What type of membership is right for you?

If you are a freelance translator or interpreter running your own business, explore the different individual membership categories on our career pathway. If you are part of the diverse translation and interpreting sector but aren't working primarily as a translator or interpreter, find out about Affiliate membership. If you are a business associated with the translation and interpreting industry, or a university offering courses in translation, explore our Corporate membership categories.

ITI membership...

Promotes professionalism
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In an unregulated industry, we help our members to stand apart by progressing along our career pathway that covers all career stages, by abiding by our Code of Conduct, and by taking the MITI assessment. Qualified members gain recognition by being listed on ITI's public directory – a recognised mark of quality.

Increases recognition
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ITI strengthens members' voices to enhance recognition of the profession, influence policy, and change attitudes. This is achieved through policy initiatives, collaborations with other organisations, and outreach activities that promote members' interests and the profession.

Boosts your community
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ITI membership offers a unique sense of belonging within a professional community. Through events, online communities and the ITI Networks members can share experiences, recommend colleagues for work, gain insights, and stay up to date about the profession.

Develops your career
Professional Development Goals

ITI offers industry-leading training and development, providing members with free webinars, and discounts on workshops, eLearning courses and the ITI Conference. Enhance your subject knowledge, improve business skills, and position yourself and your business for success.

 

The ITI Career pathway

If you are a freelancer you don’t have a manager who will recognise and reward your achievements through a promotion, so how do you demonstrate to your clients that your career and your skills are developing? And without such a promotion, how can you justify increasing your rates?

That is where ITI’s Career pathway comes in. Whether you are just starting out or have been working as a professional for several years, ITI is here to support you every step of the way as you develop in your career. By progressing along the pathway as your skills and experience develop, you will gain recognition from the industry and your colleagues, giving you the confidence to value and be rewarded for your achievements, and to give you the impetus to start planning for your next promotion.

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See all the benefits of ITI membership

 
Career pathway
 

 

Student,
Junior Associate
Associate
(AITI)
Qualified (MITI),
Fellow (FITI)
Affiliate
Professional recognition        
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Resources        
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Discounts on products and services
(e.g. IT, insurance, accountancy, training and publications)
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1. Access to webinar recording for 30 days after the live event, and access to all recordings of webinars that took place more than 12 months ago.
2. Some ITI Networks charge additional membership fees and offer mentoring schemes. ITI Network T&Cs apply.

Now you know where you are on the career pathway, follow the links below to begin your journey with ITI.

Student membership category

Student

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Junior Associate

Associate membership category

Associate

Qualified Translator membership category

Qualified MITI translator

How to become an interpreter

Qualified MITI interpreter

Fellow - membership category

Fellow

 

As freelancers, we don’t have the automatic support network an employee gains on joining a company. We have no training organised for us, no colleagues to chat to, no help with career development, no pension advice… Being an MITI has been given me access to all this, and more. I feel it has anchored me to the profession, so I no longer feel adrift.

Katherine Capaldi MITI