This framework is designed to meet the skills needs of employers of all sizes across the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. The Interpreting and Translation apprenticeship framework is aimed at those working within Interpreting or Translation roles, enabling existing workers to up-skill to meet employer skills priorities and to further professionalise the sector. Higher apprentices will work in job roles such as junior interpreter or junior translator.

Whereas interpreting and translation are closely related, they are distinct job roles. Interpreting concerns the translation from one language to another whereas translation deals with the translation of written communication from one language to another.