Training Your Interpreters

Our program provides quality interpreting education with the goal to graduate competent and professional health care interpreters. Our graduated interpreters provide quality language access to LEP patients and health care providers by eliminating language barriers and creating cultural awareness.

To qualify for acceptance into this program, candidates must:

Pass a language proficiency test in both primary and secondary languages
Have at least one year experience as an interpreter

At the end of the training graduates will:

Have mastered interpreting skills
Have excellent knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the human body and general knowledge of the different medical procedures and protocols
Be able to identify and help overcome any barrier that could lead to confusion between provider and LEP
Be HIPAA compliant
Have been screened for Tuberculosis, Mumps, Rubeola, Varicella, Rubella
Receive a certificate of training and identification badge which will have to be renewed every two years
Be well trained Qualified Health Care Interpreters, ready to serve providers and their patients professionally and accurately

Our program meets the guidelines of the California Health Care Interpreters Association (CHIA) and the National Standards of the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care (NCIHC).

Duration: 16 Hours
Schedule A: 8 hours a day, 2 days or
Schedule B: 4 hours a day, 4 days

Enroll your newly hired interpreter, or ask about In-house training for your facility.