On June 13, Northern California Translators Association (NCTA) will host a workshop called Getting Started as an Interpreter in San Francisco, CA. The deadline for registration is June 10.

IITA Hosts Its Annual Conference

On June 19-20, the Iowa Interpreters and Translators Association (IITA) hosts its 11th Annual Conference and Members' General Meeting in Des Moines, Iowa with a focus on court and medical interpreting and general skills.

Why is this a big deal? Let's say a state labor agency audits a language service provider (LSP) and decides that contract interpreters are being "controlled." Then the LSP--such as a language company, a court or hospital interpreter service or a nonprofit language bank--might have to pay huge back taxes, unemployment insurance and more. And yes, that is happening across the country.

"Controlling" the independent contractor (freelancer) could be as simple as saying, "You have to show up at such-and-such a time for the assignment." Or it could be other factors like training interpreters or asking them to follow a code of ethics, wear ID badges, get vaccinated or comply with HIPAA (the U.S. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Some LSPs win these cases. Some lose. Here is an example of a private LSP that won such a case--and a court in New York that has just lost one.

It's here! The first-ever 80-minute video training on how to apply medical interpreter ethics in the real world.

Available in DVD (download format coming soon), Medical Interpreting: A Guide to Ethics is practical and down to earth yet hews to the highest standards. You'll see film vignettes of interpreters who speak Spanish, French, Igbo, Nepali and Russian. They grapple with some of the biggest--and most common--challenges in the field.

The framework comes from the nine ethical principles of the U.S. National Code of Ethics for Interpreters in Health Care published by NCIHC: the National Council on Interpreting in Health Care. And CCC is releasing it today at the NCICH Annual Meeting in Minneapolis!

Whether you're an interpreter or a trainer, check out this video training or take a look at the Epilogue--a tribute to community and medical interpreters around the world.

The Community Interpreter® Is Back!

It seems like we just finished the spring session--but summer's coming. And so is our one-week session of the only national program for community interpreting!

From July 6-10, 2015, join us in Columbia, Maryland for the adventure. If you interpret in medical settings, schools, government agencies or nonprofit social services, this is your program. We are the international standard in the field for entry-level programs for community interpreting

The Community Interpreter® TOT: Join the Adventure!

July 27-August 1st marks the first Training of Trainers (TOT) for "The Community Interpreter® International"!  Yes, the new textbook at last is coming out. And it's a joy.

TCII is here: "The Community Interpreter® International" is a global adventure.Because CCC has 122 licensed trainers located not just in 28 U.S. States and DC but also six other countries, this new edition that debuts in July is not the next edition of our current 5th edition training manual and program. It's brand-new, top to bottom.

In fact, the sparkling new textbook, workbook and curriculum is the first-ever global edition in the field.

The Community Interpreter®: An International Textbook is coming soon. And with it, the best foundation program in the world for training medical, educational and social services interpreters. Join us in July!