No, this testing service is not designed by or affiliated with the ATA. While Meridian Linguistics is a corporate member of the ATA and adheres to their bylaws, the tests and certification has no bearing on ATA certification procedures. The test was designed and tested by Meridian Linguists to be an affordable alternative or supplemental certification, in an effort to lower the barriers to certification for qualified translators who cannot yet afford a more expensive procedure, or who work in a language pair not offered by the ATA. While we strongly endorse ATA certification, our test is designed very differently. Our goal is to provide a more precise breakdown of your abilities as a translator, while correcting for many potential issues in subjectivity.