The Community Interpreter® Online (TCIO) Is Here!

On October 24, 2019, at the 60th anniversary conference of ATA (American Translators Association), Cross-Cultural Communications launches its greatest event since the birth of The Community Interpreter® in April 2004.

The Community Interpreter® Online (TCIO) is now available on Blue Horizon: the online training platform of CCC.

What is TCIO? 

• TCIO is the 40-hour online version of The Community Interpreter® International.

• TCIO can also be studied as a series of online courses.

• TCIO is the only online program for TCI licensed by CCC for authorized distribution.

How does TCIO work?

• TCIO is divided up in lessons that interpreters can study at their own pace. (At midnight in your pajamas if you wish. With a cup of tea!) Most lessons are about 90 minutes.

• Each lesson is self-contained. There are 24 lessons in TCIO. They include video hosts, engaging activities, role plays in 9 language pairs, quizzes, videos of interpreters in action and much more.

What does TCIO teach?

• TCIO addresses the interpreter’s role; national ethics and standards; interpreting skills, protocols and modes; note-taking; decision-making, how to intervene and cultural mediation; interpreter safety and self-care; professional development; and how to be a professional interpreter.

• TCIO includes the most comprehensive, highly regarded textbooks and workbooks in the industry: The Community Interpreter® and The Medical Interpreter.

Is TCIO language-specific?

• TCIO trains interpreters of any language pair who can take courses in English. Language-specific practice and skills-building is included for 9 language pairs.

Will TCIO prepare interpreters for national medical interpreter certification?

• Yes!