NAATI CPI preparation · Coming soon
Rehearse the CPI role-plays until they feel routine.
The Certified Provisional Interpreter test is a set of live role-plays: an English speaker, a speaker of your language, and you in the middle. XINGO gives you that format on demand — two AI speakers, consecutive interpreting, scored feedback.
Live role-plays
Dialogues between an English speaker and a speaker of your other language, interpreted consecutively.
Different domains
Each task is set in a different setting — community, health, legal and more.
Face-to-face and remote
The test includes a remote (phone-style) dialogue as well as face-to-face tasks.
Summary only. Test formats change — read NAATI's CPI candidate instructions before you book.
CPI-style dialogues
GP clinic registration
Medicare details, forms and clinic rules.
School enrolment meeting
Documents, catchment zones and support services.
Rental repair request
An urgent repair and a tenant's rights.
Employment services intake
Work history, mutual obligations and next steps.
Police property damage report
Sequence of events and evidence.
Centrelink payment call (phone)
Audio-only, with reference numbers and amounts.
What CPI candidates work on
- Consecutive interpreting in both directions
- Longer turns and note-taking
- Managing the flow and asking for clarification
- Accurate terminology across domains
- Professional, first-person delivery
- Phone interpreting without visual cues
How a session works
- Step 1
Two speakers who can't understand each other
Pick a scenario. Two AI voices play the parts: an English-speaking professional and a client who speaks your other language.
- Step 2
You interpret, out loud
Hold Space (or the mic button) while you talk. You relay each turn into the other language, as you would in a real session.
- Step 3
Score and feedback in minutes
When you finish, XINGO scores accuracy, terminology, fluency, turn management and professionalism, with notes on what to fix.
Questions
Is XINGO affiliated with NAATI?+
No. XINGO is independent practice software modelled on the public test format.
Do I need to finish the Diploma of Interpreting first?+
NAATI sets the eligibility rules for the CPI test — check their website. XINGO is useful practice whether you're studying or already eligible.
Can I practise in my language?+
Choose from 30+ listed languages or type in another. The other participant always speaks English.
How long is a session?+
Most dialogues take 5–12 minutes. You're only charged practice minutes while a session is live.
Guides
All guides- NAATI CPI test: format, assessment and how to prepare for the role-playsThree live role-plays, one of them remote. What the CPI test assesses, how it differs from the CCL, and a practical way to prepare.
- Telephone interpreting tips: how to run a smooth call when all you have is the voiceSetup, a clear opening, managing turns without visual cues, and holding reference numbers — the habits that make phone and remote assignments go smoothly.
- Note-taking for the NAATI CCL: a light system for 35-word segmentsWhat to write and what to leave to memory, a handful of symbols that cover most CCL dialogues, and drills to make it automatic.
NAATI CPI practice is coming soon.
NAATI CCL practice is open now, with free practice minutes every month. No card needed.