Educational Courses
STCC: Medical and Community Interpreting Certificate Program
The need for medical and community interpreters is rapidly increasing, and so is the demand for trained professionals in the field. This 54-hour course, offered in collaboration with TransFluenci Translations & Interpreting Services, will help prepare new and experienced interpreters to work in hospitals, health clinics, law offices, governmental agencies, and more, following the standards and ethics of the profession.
This program will include:
Overview of the profession and professional settings
Sight translation
Consecutive and simultaneous interpreting practice
Role-playing
Note-taking techniques
Readings in the field
Exercises for building memory and concentration
Discussion of practices, standards, and ethics
Vocabulary in the medical and legal fields
Advice on how to find (and keep) a job as an interpreter
This program is open to all languages, but students must be able to fully comprehend and communicate in both English and at least one other language. Because a selective interview is required before acceptance, students must register at least 2 weeks in advance.
The College will issue a certificate upon satisfactory completion of this course and participants receiving a certificate will be given the opportunity to interview with TransFluenci Translations & Interpreting Services for potential employment as interpreters.
Northshore: Medical and Community Interpreting (XMC)
Certificate of Completion Non-Credit (CN)
This 54-hour course, offered in collaboration with TransFluenci Translations & Interpreting Services, will help new and experienced interpreters to work in hospitals, health clinics, law offices, governmental agencies, and more, following the standards and ethics of the profession. This course is open to all languages, but students must be able to fully comprehend and communicate in both English and at least one other language. Because a selective interview is required before acceptance, students must register at least two weeks in advance. A certificate will be awarded upon satisfactory completion of this course and participants receiving a certificate will be given the opportunity to interview with TransFluenci Translation & Interpreting Services for potential employment as interpreters.