Are you a U.S. citizen or resident? Do you enjoy offering insights into American society, history, and culture to visitors from abroad? Are you available to travel? If you answered "yes" to these questions, this session is for you!
Led by a seasoned independent contractor, this webinar delves into the exciting opportunities available to freelance interpreters and international visitor liaisons with the U.S. Department of State. Join us for a nuanced look at both the formal requirements and what it takes to succeed in practice while on assignment. This presentation will guide you through the application and testing process and show you what to expect if you’re invited to join the prestigious roster.
Please note that the presenter is not an employee of the U.S. Department of State and does not represent the U.S. federal government.
About the presenter: Katty Kauffman is a seasoned conference and court interpreter, a member of the International Association of Conference Interpreters (AIIC) and TAALS and an instructor at York University's graduate school (Glendon MCI). Trained in Chile and the United States, her extensive conference experience includes presidential summits, general assemblies of international organizations, and countless events for the private sector. She regularly provides services in person and, more recently, online, to the U.S. Department of State, the OAS and ECLAC, among others.
This webinar has been approved for 0.1 IMIA/NBCMI CEU, 1 OCCI CEU, 1 ATA CEP, and 0.1 RID CEU.
Learning Objectives
1. Role Distinction: Differentiate between international visitor liaisons, seminar interpreters, and conference interpreters at the U.S. Department of State and understand the unique responsibilities of each.
2. Success Blueprint: Understand the practical requirements and essential personality traits that contribute to the success of contract interpreters working for the U.S. Department of State.
3. Navigate the Application Process: Learn the key steps, documentation, and qualifications needed.
4. Assignment Preparedness: Attain a basic grasp of what to expect when on assignment with the U.S. Department of State.
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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