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Do the professional associations have a certification process for judiciary interpreters and translators?

April 26, 2017Associations Certification interpreters Judiciary process professional translators

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Do the professional associations have a certification process for judiciary interpreters and translators?

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Yes. NAJIT has developed a judiciary interpreter and translator certification examination in Spanish. NAJIT’s exam tests interpretation skills and also legal translation skills. [ Go to www.najit.org and click on “NAJIT Interpreter and Translator Certification” for additional information.] As of June 2008, the following states have recognized NAJIT certification: Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin. The Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf offers a generalist certification for sign language interpreters as well as a specialist certification in legal interpreting, Go to www.rid.org for additional information. The American Translators Association offers a generalist translation certification in various languages. Go to www.atanet.org for additional information.