Course description
Introduction
Complete this course to gain the qualification you need to become a community interpreter. This qualification is recognised by many public services and you could use it to go on to work in areas such as healthcare or the civil service. You should have completed Community interpreting 1 - Level 3 before enrolling on this course.
You'll cover:
Specialist terminology used in the public services
Independent research into the public service and health care issues within your chosen community
Your confidentiality and impartiality responsibilities
An overview of interpreting codes of practice
How to write successful applications for interpreting jobs and further training.
Assessment
You'll be assessed through eight written assignments and role-plays.
Next Steps
This course will give you a recognised qualification you can use to go into work. There is no natural progression onto DPI or DPSI, please speak to your tutor for more information.
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You must be 18 or over. You should have successfully completed L3 Part 1 in order to enrol in this course Be able to read, write and speak fluently in your community language - most students are native speakers. The community languages accepted to study the course with us are: Arabic; Bengali; Bulgarian; Farsi; French; Greek; Hindi; Italian; Japanese; Korean; Mandarin; Mongolian; Nepalese, Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Turkish; Urdu; Romanian; Somali.