I’ve been a court/community/conference interpreter for more than a year but not a healthcare interpreter. Can I apply for CCHI’s examinations?
Yes, but only if you meet the prerequisites related to healthcare interpreting since there are differences in the knowledge, skills and abilities required of a court, community or conference interpreter are different than a healthcare interpreter. You may count 5 hours of training as a non-healthcare interpreter towards CCHI’s training prerequisite and you may count an additional 5 hours of attendance at interpreting conferences. The CCHI job/task analysis focused on tasks of healthcare interpreters and the examination is designed for the healthcare interpreter. The prerequisites for the examination are experience in healthcare interpreting and 40 hours of training specifically in healthcare interpreting.
Related Questions
- I’m relatively new to healthcare interpreting. Can I apply to take CCHI’s examinations if I haven’t been interpreting in health care for a year?
- I’m certified as an interpreter/translator by another organization. Does that satisfy CCHI’s prerequisites to apply for CCHI’s examinations?
- I’ve been a translator for a long period of time but not a healthcare interpreter. Can I apply to take CCHI’s examinations?
