Preparation course for the Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting, an essential qualification for working as a community interpreter in healthcare, education, welfare and benefits, social care and other community settings, to help you to start work as an interpreter in the community.
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Level
Level 3
Course Duration
14-hours of tutor-led learning over 7 sessions
Course Fees
£617.00 including final exam
Mode of Delivery
Weekly 1.5-hour live online classes and final exam
Total Course Time
- 14-hours tutor-led learning
- 40-hours self-study
- Start dates: throughout the year
Qualification
ICQ Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting
Course Leader
Dr Brooke Townsley MA, DProf, RPSI, FCIL
Overview
The Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting course gives you the knowledge and skills you need to achieve your Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting.
The Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting is a mark of your professional competence. With your Level 3 qualification, you can register with work providers who can call on you for healthcare, education, welfare and benefits, or social care interpreting assignments.
Course Content
- Introduction to community interpreting
- Short consecutive mode interpreting (healthcare, education, welfare and benefits, or social care interpreting sessions)
- Oral sight translation into and out of English (public information leaflets, forms and questionnaires, personal correspondence)
- Bilingual terminology and glossary building for community interpreting assignments
- Professional ethics and professional boundaries for the community interpreter
- Working as a freelance interpreter
Teaching and Learning
Each week, you’ll join a 1.5-hour live class online. In this class, you’ll get valuable guidance on how to develop your community interpreting skills and to prepare for your Level 3 assessment. After class, you’ll have self-study extension activities to build on your learning in the live class.
Practice and Assessment
You will practice the skills needed to achieve your Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting throughout your 7-week course.
In addition to your weekly live classes and feedback on your assessments, you can have one-to-one tutorials with your bilingual reviewer.
Completion and Qualification
You can take your Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting assessment on completion of your 7-week course. The assessment consists of:
- A simulated dialogue interpreting assignment in a typical community interpreting settings (approximately 20 minutes)
- An oral sight translation of a short written text into English (approximately 10 minutes)
- An oral sight translation of a short written text out of English (approximately 10 minutes)
You’ll also receive a Certificate of Completion confirming the training you have undertaken.
Requirements
To participate in the course, you need to:
- Have native or near-native language proficiency in English and your Other Language (spoken and written), at CEFR level C1/C2
- Be able to commit a minimum of 8 hours per week to study and research
- Be able to use Zoom on a computer or tablet
- Attend an interview on Zoom with the course tutor
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