| Country | Name of the Exam | Assessment method | Key Features | Primary Parameters | Secondary Parameters |
| China | CATTI | Unspecified details | Focuses on fidelity, linguistic normativity | adherence to the original text, linguistic adequacy, precision in terminology usage, textual fluency, and grammatical accuracy | Unspecified details |
| The U.S. | ATA | Error deduction | Detailed error classification; emphasizes overall quality | Target language mechanics; meaning transfer; errors at word, phrase, sentence, and passage level, writing ability | Grammar, syntax, word form/part of speech, spelling, capitalization…; terminology, addition and omission, ambiguity, cohesion, faithfulness…; usage, text type, register, style… |
| UK | CIOL (DipTrans) | Level-based scoring system | Basic parameters included, suitable for large-scale tests | accurate transfer of information; grammatically sound, cohesive and coherent in the target language; | Comprehension, accuracy, transfer of names, dates and figures; Grammar, register style, linkages, discourse, orthography, punctuation, accentuation |
| UK | ITI | Error deduction with bonus points | Diverse scoring criteria, encourages excellent expressions. | Accurate transfer of content; target language form; excellent renderings | Terminology, register, collocation, grammar, syntax, rewording, spelling, punctuation, layout, presentation, omissions and additions, consistency, tense usage and tautology… |
| Canada | CTTIC | Error deduction method | Distinguishes between translation and language errors | Translation comprehension; language expression | Nonsense, omission, mistranslation, addition…; gibberish, non-idiomatic, syntax, ambiguity, repetition, spelling, punctuation… |
| Australia | NAATI | Level-based scoring system | Comprehensive assessment of translation and language competencies | Transfer competency (meaning transfer, application of textual norms and conventions); language competency | Consistency, distortions, omissions, addition; register, style, text structure, terminology; unidiomatic, grammar, syntax, spelling and/or punctuation… |