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The Community Interpreter® Online

The Community Interpreter® International (TCII) is the first and only national 40-hour certificate program in community interpreting. This course is the online version of TCII. It promotes national ethics and standards of practice in the field and can prepare interpreters to take national medical interpreter certification. The course covers ethics and conduct, basic skills (from pre-session to post-session), positioning and terminology, modes of interpreting, steps for sight translation, strategies for intervention, cultural mediation, and other vital skills and topics.

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  1. The Remote Interpreter Online Module 1

    Welcome to The Remote Interpreter Online (TRIO), your gateway to becoming a more effective and professional remote interpreter.

    The Remote Interpreter Online Module 1 will cover how technology has impacted the interpreting field and why remote interpreting is here to stay. Discover the tools you need for an effective set-up and learn how to grow your skills to meet the needs of an evolving profession.

    This course is based on the first volume of our ground-breaking publication, The Remote Interpreter: An International Textbook.

    Topics covered in this module include:

    Lesson 1 - An Overview of Remote Interpreting
    Lesson 2 - The Technology You Need to Know for Remote Interpreting
    Lesson 3 - Set Yourself Up as a Remote Interpreter
    Lesson 4 - Set Up Your Session: Plan for Success
    Lesson 5 - Modes in Remote Interpreting
    Lesson 6 - Skills for Remote Interpreting
    Lesson 7 - Protocols for Remote Interpreting
    Lesson 8 - Ethics and Standards for Remote Interpreters
    Lesson 9 - Applying Codes of Ethics to Remote Interpreting

  2. An Overview of Remote Interpreting

    TAKE THIS CLASS, a key part of The Remote Interpreter Online program, FOR FREE!

    This is a crash course on remote interpreting—what every interpreter today should know about over-the-phone interpreting (OPI), video remote interpreting (VRI), video relay services (VRS) and remote simultaneous interpreting (RSI).

  3. The Medical Interpreter Online

    The Medical Interpreter Online (TMIO) is a robust introduction to medical interpreting. It prepares you to enter the field as a professional interpreter in healthcare. TMIO is the authorized medically-focused version of The Community Interpreter® International, the world’s leading entry-level program for interpreting. It promotes national ethics and standards of practice in the field and prepares interpreters for national medical interpreter certification exams. The course provides an introduction to the U.S. healthcare system, three lessons on medical terminology, ethics and conduct, basic skills (from pre-session to post-session), positioning, modes of interpreting, steps for sight translation, strategies for intervention, cultural mediation, and other vital skills and topics.

  4. Interpreter Credentials and Certification

    TAKE THIS CLASS, a key part of both TCIO and TMIO, FOR FREE!

    An examination of the important credentials that interpreters should hold and how to get them, with a focus on interpreter certification.