NICEM offers accredited training for community interpreters in order to ensure that those individuals and community organisations providing interpreting services have the appropriate skills and are aware of the code of ethics and the proper role and responsibilities of a community interpreter.
To find out more about NICEM’s Training Programme for Community Interpreters, contact:
Sarah Maitland
Tel: (028) 9023 8645
Fax: (028) 9031 9485
E-mail: s.maitland@nicem-interpreting.org.uk
NICEM aims to identify and respond to the needs of minority ethnic communities. One of the needs which has been identified is the provision of a high quality and standard of interpreting services for ethnic minorities in many areas including access to public services. One of the ways to ensure good quality provision and promote a high standard of interpreting in Northern Ireland is by offering accredited training.
NICEM seeks to ensure that those individuals and community organisations providing community interpreting services have the appropriate skills and knowledge to provide a high quality effective services to the ethnic minority communities in Northern Ireland.
Basic Training for Interpreters OCN Level 3
The current programme of Community Interpreter is a first step in a series of interpreting training courses NICEM hopes to offer. The further training courses will focus on specific areas of training such as interpreting within the health service, policing, courts services and immigration. This introductory course will be a pre-requisite for the further training courses.
Course details
This course is for bilingual people interested in working as community interpreters and those who are already working as community interpreters within an ethnic minority community organisation. Participants will gain knowledge and skills to support their interpreting activity; knowledge of public services, especially those working with asylum seekers.
Entry Criteria
To access this programme you will need to demonstrate that you have good communication skills, spoken and written, both in English and your other language some experience of working in a paid or voluntary capacity as an community interpreter a good understanding of the needs of the communities you would be working with sufficient time to commit to this course of study. A selection procedure is in place which involves two short written tests and an interview.
Accreditation
To achieve accreditation, you must attend for a minimum of 80% of the course.
You can achieve up to 3 Open College Credits at levels 2 or 3. You will need to complete a number of written and practical assignments.
If you are interested in undertaking this training contact Sarah Maitland at CONNECT-NICEM.
