I would love to start this article with the words “Hi, my name’s Michelle and I’m a conference interpreter,” but I’m afraid that would prompt readers to want to start patting me on the back consolingly and proffering tissues. Although, come to think of it, maybe adopting a “True Confessions” tone in this article is not such a bad idea, since it would fit quite nicely with the … [Read more...]
National Center for Interpretation (NCI) | University of Arizona | Posted: March 2012
The National Center for Interpretation at the University of Arizona understands that interpretation is both an art and a science, requiring very specialized training. With this in mind, NCI has designed a number of different training workshops and institutes for: • Legal/Court Interpretation • Medical/Healthcare Interpretation • Professional Translation Our trainings, … [Read more...]
Beware of Scams | By Jennifer Bikkal Horne | April 12, 2012
Over the past few months, I have received a number of different emails from people trying to scam me. They were from different “companies”, they had different approaches, different pseudonyms, but they all had one same goal. One of the emails was for an interpreting job. They accepted my rate, and additional fees, without any hesitation and they offered to pay me before I even … [Read more...]
Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE)
Federal Court Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE) Registration Opens: April 16, 2012 at 8:30am EST Registration Closes: June 1, 2012 at 5:00pm EST IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS The next FCICE examination to be administered is the Phase One Written Examination in 2012. For the first time, the NCSC has subcontracted with Prometric, Inc. for the … [Read more...]
Court Translation Service in Crisis after Cost-Cutting Deal | Ministry of Justice’s (MOJ) UK | Channel 4 News | 26 April 2012
A government deal aimed at cutting the cost of court translation services, results in a boycott by interpreters and additional cost to the taxpayer, Channel 4 News has learned. A government deal with Applied Language Solutions (ALS) was supposed to cut £18m off the Ministry of Justice's (MoJ) bill for court translation services in England and Wales - around 23 per cent of … [Read more...]