Register online now for an information session on the American Translators Association (ATA) translator certification program, to be offered by AATIA on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Registration deadline: March 15. (more…)

Federal Court Oral Examination Preparation Spanish<>English
January 12 – 16, 2009
Monterey Institute of International Studies
30 hours       $1000.00           Instructor: Pablo Chang-Castillo

This course is designed to help students pass the oral portion of the Federal Court Interpreter Certification examination (FCICE). Students will be provided with several oral examinations similar in difficulty to the federal oral examination. The examinations include exercises in Sight Translation, Consecutive Interpretation, and Simultaneous Interpretation. Students will be provided with a general overview of the Federal Interpreter Certification Examination (FCICE), and test-taking techniques and strategies will also be addressed. Advanced level required.

Contact Rachel Christopherson, Non-Degree Program Coordinator (831)647-6422

Details: http://translate.miis.edu/ndp/programs.html

Registration deadline: December 12, 2008

National Center for Interpretation: Upcoming Workshops

Skill Building Workshop I - Learn about ethics and protocols for both medical and legal interpretation. Develop your legal and medical terminology as well as your sight translation, consecutive interpretation and simultaneous interpretation skills.

Skill Building Workshop II - Learn advanced concepts wuch as note-taking, chunking, and shadowing. Develop your Spanish/English legal terminology and practice your sight translation, conswecutive interpretation, and simultaneous interpretation skills. This seminar is perfect if you are looking for state certification preparation. Phoenix, Arizona November 1 and 2

Court Interpreter Certificate of Proficiency - This examination is designed to provide the legal interpreter with a fair and balanced assessment of language proficiency, terminology knowledge, and interpretation skills. 2-day Medical Interpreter Training Institute - Learn about ethics and protocols of medical interpretation, develop your Spanish/English medical terminology as well as your sight translation and consecutive interpretation skills. Tucson, Arizona November 15 and 16 Las Vegas, Nevada November 15 and 16

Medical Interpreter Competency Examination - This examination is designed to provide the medical interpreter with a fair and balanced assessment of language proficiency, terminology knowledge, and interpretation skills. Professional Translation Workshop - Develop your translation skills and improve your terminology in the legal, medical, and business settings. Tucson, Arizona December 13 and 14

Registration fees: $375
For more info: www.nci.arizona.edu
Contact: (520) 621-3615 ncitrp@email.arizona.edu

The United Nations will hold competitive examinations in early February 2009 (exact dates to be announced) to recruit English-language Editors and Translators/Précis-writers. Interested applicants must have:

• A perfect command of English, which must be their main language
• Excellent knowledge of French and one additional official United Nations language (i.e., Arabic, Chinese, Russian or Spanish)
• A first-level degree from a university or institution of equivalent status

Applicants may sit either or both examinations, which will be held on successive days. Successful candidates may be recruited by the United Nations to fill vacancies as they occur at Headquarters in New York or at duty stations in Addis Ababa, Bangkok, Beirut, Geneva, Nairobi, Santiago or Vienna.

The examinations notice, application form and examination samples may be downloaded from the website of the United Nations Office of Human Resources Management . Applications must be received by 30 November 2008.
  

FCICE Written Test Prep Seminars are beginning in a city near you! These training seminars by the National Center for Interpretation have assisted up to 40% of participants in passing the written portion of the FCICE. Test Prep Seminars will be offered in Texas on these dates:
El Paso - May 31 and June 1, 2008
Houston - August 9 and 10, 2008

Cost: $375. For more information download the brochure.

If you cannot attend one of these seminars, take a look at the FCICE Written Sample Examinations so that you can practice at your convenience!

AATIA will host an information session on the American Translators Association (ATA) translator certification program on March 1, 2008, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. The session will include general information about ATA certification and specific tips on preparing for and taking the certification exam. No practice tests will be given during the information session, but sample test passages in a variety of languages will be available for participants to take and use for practice on their own.

This session is intended both for candidates who are planning to sit for the ATA certification exam in Austin on April 12, 2008, and for potential candidates who want to learn more about the exam before taking the plunge.

The session will be held at the International Center of Austin, 201 E. 2nd St. Download more information about the session and a registration form. The registration fee for AATIA members is $25. Non-members pay $30. The fee includes a packet of materials containing general information on the ATA certification program and exam, together with language-specific tips for candidates and samples of previous exam passages.

Esther Diaz will speak on Demystifying Cardiovascular Terminology at a medical seminar in Houston on February 23–24, 2008, sponsored by the American Translators Association and its regional affiliate, the Houston Interpreters and Translators Association (HITA). This professional development event targets experienced translators and interpreters who are seeking advanced-level continuing education:

• Overcome the unique challenges when translating for the healthcare consumer
• Learn to use the appropriate register, protect patient rights, and follow government regulations
• Effectively translate examination notes, prescriptions, autopsy reports, and other medical records
• Understand cardiovascular procedures to achieve an accurate translation

An ATA certification exam sitting will be offered on Sunday, February 24. Separate registration is required for the exam. ATA-certified translators can earn 9 Continuing Education Points for attending both days of this seminar.