It has been incorporated into the national vocational qualification certificate system and is a unified translation professional qualification (level) certification implemented in China and facing the whole society. It is an evaluation and recognition of the bilingual translation ability and level of interpreters or translators.
The purpose of setting up this examination is to meet the needs of China's economic development and China's accession to the World Trade Organization, strengthen the construction of foreign language translation professionals in China, scientifically, objectively and fairly evaluate the level and ability of translation professionals, and further standardize the translation market.
Strengthen the management of the translation industry, make it better in line with international standards, and better serve China's opening up and international exchanges and cooperation, thus serving China's opening up.