Presenters: Gabe Cruz, Chief Executive Officer, Parrot, Inc. and Bill Hindle, Chief Assessment Officer, Parrot, Inc.
This webinar is approved for 1 ATA CEP.
Aging populations, health crises, LEP-friendly legislation…many factors contribute to the increasing demand for interpreting services, and consequently, the increasing number of people wanting to join the profession. With this growing interest, it is increasingly important that we ensure the highest quality of interpreting services – and valid, reliable testing plays a crucial role in that.
During this event, two of the most accomplished “heavy-hitters” in the language testing world will walk you through the key elements of language proficiency and interpreting performance assessments, as well as best practices to create and implement a language testing program. You will come away with insights that will allow you to compete more effectively by increasing interpreter quality and hiring efficiency.
Guests will benefit from an extended Q&A after the event in which Gabe and Bill will offer their experience and expertise to answer your questions.
Learning objectives
After attending this webinar, the participant will be able to:
Learn what to look for when evaluating a language test - which criteria and characteristics are important - and which is the best fit for your business.
Understand the strengths, drawbacks, and appropriate uses of various rating frameworks.
Create a language testing program that improves quality and saves money in an organization.
Learn what the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) is doing to help.
No, CCC is an organization dedicated solely to interpreter and cultural competence training. Our mission is language access. However, we do provide graduates of The Community Interpreter® with a list of nearby language companies and public organizations that employ interpreters. We also occasionally send out job postings to our program graduates and/or e-newsletter subscribers at the request of other organizations.
Cross-Cultural Communications is the leading international training agency in the U.S. devoted to community interpreting, educational interpreting, healthcare interpreting and cultural competence. It is also the only organization that licenses community interpreters across the U.S. and in other countries. We regularly train bilingual staff as well as contract interpreters. We also provide training and consulting services to private companies, non-profits and government agencies. Our programs are grounded in a mixture of theory and practical, hands-on activities.
The Community Interpreter® International, or TCII, is a 40-hour certificate training program for interpreters who are just starting out or those experienced interpreters who are looking for a recognized qualification. Subjects covered include the interpreting code of ethics and standards of practice in order to give participants a solid grounding in the profession. This is complemented by practical, hands-on activities such as role-plays and interactive group discussions. The program fulfills the 40-hour training requirements considered by many (certifying bodies employers and industry associations) to be the minimum needed to entire the field.
At the moment, a combination of two CCC programs fulfills this requirement: Medical Terminology for Interpreters (7.5 hours) and The Community Interpreter® International. Since TCII is open to all community interpreters and the subject matter covers education and social services as well as medical interpreting, at the end of each TCII session any participant who is seeking medical interpreter certification will be given a letter from CCC, stating the number of hours that can be counted towards this requirement. Typically 34-36 hours count towards the 40 hour requirement.
Yes, although the CE credits offered for each program will vary according to course length and content. Our programs are currently approved for continuing education credits by the following organizations:
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