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Cross-Cultural Interpreting Services

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Interpreter Training


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You Can Become a Trained Medical Interpreter By Following These Four Steps 

  1. Complete the CCIS online application by clicking here.
  2. We will send you the upcoming training/testing schedule and registration instructions as soon as it is available. Once registered you will receive a confirmation email which will include a brief study guide to help prepare you for the exam.
  3. After you pass the language assessment exam, a registration form will be mailed or emailed to you for the next training class. Your test score is valid for one year from the date the exam was taken.
  4. A medical interpreter certificate will be issued to you after your successful completion of the training course and final exam.


Professionally Trained Interpreter Course

Our Chicago-based training team focuses on the role and ethics of the professional interpreter by utilizing intensive role-playing exercises to prepare students for handling such issues as client confidentiality, cultural barriers, and ethical dilemmas.

Course Prerequisites

  1. Eighteen years or older
  2. Bilingual in English and a second language
  3. Have a least a high school diploma or equivalent
  4. Pass a language assessment exam
  5. Be interesed in facilitating linguistic and cultural communications between provider and client

A 40+ hour intensive course prepares students to become medical interpreters.  The following areas are addressed: 

  • Role of the interpreter
  • Modes of interpreting
  • Code of ethics
  • Cultural competency
  • Terminology (appropriate to the given field)
  • Ethical and cultural issues
  • Effective communication
  • Advocacy and professionalism
  • Role-play
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