Interpreter Credentials and Certification

Course length:  1.5 hours

Course access period: 60 days from purchase date

Once purchased, course access cannot be paused.  If you need more time to complete your course, 90 day extensions are available so you are able to complete your training! Your progress in the course will not be lost and you will be able to continue where you left off. Please contact the 7C staff at 7c@7clingo.com for an updated cost to extend access to your course.

Course completion requirements: Pass one exit test (score of 70% or above).

Certificate: Downloadable certificate available immediately upon passing the exit test.

CEUs:

• Maryland Court Interpreter Program: 1.5 CE credits
• Ontario Council on Community Interpreting: 1.5 OCCI PDUs

Learning objectives:

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Analyze and compare interpreter qualifications and credentials, including certification.
• Discuss six qualifications, five core skills and four types of credentials for interpreters.

What you will get:

• Your video instructor: Daniel Sanchez
• 9 interactive exercises, including a review quiz
• 3 videos of interpreters in action
• 3 audio stories
• 2 role plays in 9 language pairs
• 3 handouts: Terms and definitions for credentials; language proficiency testing; and interpreter skills
• Sections from The Community Interpreter®: An International Textbook and The Medical Interpreter: A Foundation Textbook for Medical Interpreting
• Course completion certificate

How this lesson will improve your practice:

You will:

• Know the important interpreter credentials that a professional interpreter needs, including certification.
• Be able to decide which credentials you want to get.
• Understand the differences between a certificate and certification.
• Describe language proficiency testing and explain why interpreters need it.
• Be able to market your services as a professional interpreter based on your credentials.