ROMANIA
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Country: |
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Official or co-official languages |
Romanian |
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Brief description of linguistic diversity |
Roma, Hungarian. According to the 2011 census, at least 8 other languages are spoken by more than 15,000 speakers. |
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Foundations: |
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Current legislative mandates for LIT and certification |
Authorisation is provided by the Ministry of Justice. Access is granted to those who either have a language degree or pass a test set by the Ministry of Culture. Application is made to the Ministry of Justice, a CAB check is done, and references and fees must be paid. Fiscal ID granted with automatic authorisation. No previous experience required. |
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Current accrediting bodies |
Ministry of Justice |
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Does register exist? |
Register is the list of authorised translators/interpreters (no distinction) c 33,000 currently on register. |
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Who develops certification exams? |
Ministry of Culture: Centre for Professional Qualifications in Culture. 2 assessors |
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Who/How many rate performances? |
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Collaboration |
No collaboration exists. There are professional organisations but they have no authority.
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Test Format: |
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T & I in one exam? |
Only translation tested. |
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Screening exam? Describe. |
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Test type/format |
2 hour translation (both ways) |
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Domains tested |
Many, including legal. Legal domain not mandatory for court work |
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Scoring |
Score out of 10. Pass mark 7 (http://www.examentraducator.ro/) |
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Transparency: |
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Website? Dissemination of info about certification |
Website and handbook
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Requirements to sit exam |
No. Requirements the same for all languages.
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Sample questions or practice exam available? |
Handbook
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Additional qualifications for certification (experience, training, educational level, nationality) |
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Cost to candidate/#of locations/ frequency |
Eng/Fr/Ger/Ital/Port/Sp/Russ set regularly. Other languages available on request. (http://www.examentraducator.ro/) |
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Feedback on exam performance |
No |
Score grievance procedure available |
Yes |
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Maximum nº of sittings |
None |
Permanent or renewable certification | Permanent |
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Post-certification: |
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Revocation of certification possible? |
Yes. |
If so, for what reasons? |
Certification /authorisation can be withdrawn in the following situations (according to (Law 281 / 2004 Art. No. 6): the T/I has been convicted through a final decision for an offence committed with intent; for lack of professional skills, as notified in writing by the beneficiary; in the case of court T/I for consistent and unmotivated refusal to offer the services required. |
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Performance monitored? If so, how? |
Informally |
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Fees: 400 RON (~ Euro 90 for ordinary sessions, and 800 RON for extraordinary sessions on the candidate’s request; for tests for other domains than those listed – Arts, Chemistry, Electrical-technical and telecommunication, Philosophy, Religion, Physics, Geography, IT, History, Literature, Medicine and Pharmacy, Sociology and Political Sciences, Law, Agricultural Sciences, Mathematics, Economics, technical) and other languages than those listed a supplementary fee of 200 RON per ordinary sessions and 400 RON for the extraordinary sessions will be paid/
Re-examination of papers following grievance procedure is 50% of the exam fee.
Languages spoken in Romania according to the 2011 (latest) census
