Training
“if someone speaks two languages, it is still widely believed that he/she must be able to translate and interpret….this misconception is further perpetuated by the overriding need to assist people immediately, making qualifications a secondary consideration…”
(Valero Garces 2003)
OCN Level 3 Community Interpreting
We understand the importance of education and we believe that our training programme develops professional, high quality trained Community/Liaison Interpreters who understand the importance of the work that they are commissioned to complete..
All of our Community Interpreters are expected to have a high level of Pragmatic Competence (ability to understand other speakers intended meaning), and as such our training programme concentrates on the following:
- Language Consolidation and Terminology development
- Memory Development
- Comprehension
- Note-Taking
- Dialogue Interpreting
- Interactional management Skills
- Sight Translation
- Long Consecutive Interpreting
- Simultaneous Interpreting
- Ethical Considerations
NEXT TRAINING COURSE to be confirmed
If you are interested in training as a Community/Liaison Interpreter or would like more information about our training, then please contact the CITRUS Service Development Manager on 01536 263 946 or e-mail dionhunt@btconnect.com
