Can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. Can understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to one’s field. Can express oneself in clear, well-structured text, expressing points of view at some length. Can write about complex subjects in a letter, an essay or a report, underlining what she/he considers to be the salient issues. Can select style appropriate to the reader in mind.

Can read with ease virtually all forms of the written language, including abstract, structurally or linguistically complex texts such as manuals, specialised articles and literary works. Can write clear, smoothly flowing text in an appropriate style. Can write complex letters, reports or articles which present a case with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. Can write summaries and reviews of professional or literary works.

The translator can give seminars and workshops for literary translators to pass on his/her acquired knowledge and skills.

There are numerous forms of assessment, developed in accordance with their function. Numerous juries of prizes have designed forms; publishers and literary foundations use criteria in order to give translators assignments or grants. In translation studies, a lot of models have been developed (cf. the entry ‘Translation Criticism’ by Outi Paloposki in the Handbook of Translation Studies, volume 3 (Ed. Yves Gambier and Luc van Doorslaer, John Benjamins 2012, pp. 184–190). An inspiring study might be Lance Hewson’s An Approach to Translation Criticism: Emma and Madame Bovary in Translation. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins 2011.

The PETRA-E Framework itself conceives of translation competence as a total of the 8 subcompetences here presented. For key publications and the history of the notion ‘translation competence’ see the entry ‘Competence’ by Amparo Hurtado Albir in the Handbook of Translation Studies, volume 1 (Ed. Yves Gambier and Luc van Doorslaer, John Benjamins 2010, pp. 55-59).

Over the last decades the number of courses, workshops etc. in the field of literary translation in various countries of Europe has increased. The same holds true for more individually-oriented training models such as mentorships, most of which are given by experienced literary translators willing and able to pass on their expertise to beginning, young translators.