<h1>National Translation Academy's unified vocational exam for translators and interpreters: multi-language, largest global test with 2.3 million applicants</h1> A state-level vocational qualification examination administered by a national translation academy is a unified, nationwide certification listed in the country's national vocational qualifications catalog and assesses translators' and interpreters' competence; since 2003 it has covered nine languages, recorded about 2.3 million applicants and roughly 280,000 passes, and is described as the world's largest exam of its kind. The program sets national professional standards, seeks reciprocal international recognition via overseas test sites in Russia, Belarus, Hong Kong and Macao, and schedules further exams abroad with registration open, testing practical translation and interpretation across multiple subject areas.