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Intercultural communication has invocated the demand for translator training
programs extensively. Consequently, there is a mounting sensitivity towards
providing a proper educational basis for translator training. There has also been a
scholarly consensus stating that a conciliation between training and the actual
translation world has to be established. As a result, a number of translation scholars
have featured considering the translation market as an important factor in designing
translator training programs. While numerous required competences have been
listed for inclusion in such programs, the EMT (European Master'ʹs in Translation)
Competences Framework is realized as the most satisfactory framework which has
formed as a refinement of the previously introduced models. The present paper
reports the views of 456 professional translators worldwide on the most prioritized
competences in the EMT framework as well as the complementary competences that
are deemed significant. Moreover, based on a series of sub-‐‑competences mentioned
by the professional translators, Business Development, Intrapersonal, and Health
competences are proposed. Furthermore, suggestions for the integration of those
prioritized competences are offered to translator training programs developers and
policy makers.