Trilingual Interpreter Training Is Here!!!

Hi Tri-terps

This is a great way for you all to get experience and training. A few of our Committee members have attended this training in the past and have loved doing it. I'm passing along this information. I was not able to attach the flier but I did copy paste a small part of it at the bottom that gave a good description of the training. Hope this is helpful to everyone.

Gilberto Partida

Co-Chairperson

SCRID Tri-lingual Interpreting Committee

Hello All,

This year the Hispanic Trilingual training will be held on May 31-June 5, 2009 in Big Spring, TX. Please see the attachment for more information. The registration form is at the bottom of the flier. The fee is $250.00 which includes room and board.

At the conclusion of the training DHHS will be piloting the written Test of English Proficiency (TEP), which is a component of the Trilingual certification testing process. We are soliciting participation from registered training participants. The pilot will be proctored at NO CHARGE on Friday, June 5, at 1:00 p.m. The TEP is a timed test and participants are allowed 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. The results will be mailed to you within 10 days of the test date.

Your participation is appreciated as we prepare to implement the Trilingual certification program in the Fall. If you receive a passing score, which is correctly answering 55 out of 80, then you will not need to retake it when you apply for a Trilingual performance test. If you do not receive a passing score you must wait six months to reapply and pay the $75 TEP fee.

A sample TEP is available at http://www.dars.state.tx.us/dhhs/sampletest.shtml or contact Angela Bryant at angela.bryant@dars.state.tx.us to request a hard copy.

Please let me know if you will attend the training and if you would like the opportunity to take the TEP. Of course you are welcomed to attend the Trilingual training and not take the TEP. If you have taken and passed the TEP, your help in disseminating of this information is appreciated.

I need a response by close of business Wednesday, May 6, 2009.

Thank you,

Yolanda

Department
OFFICE FOR DEAF & HARD OF HEARING SERVICES

presents

Trilingual Interpreter Training

This training, May 31-June 5, 2009, will focus on intensive sign-to-voice and voice-to-sign trilingual interpreting and will provide an environment in which participants can stretch their interpreting horizons and explore new approaches in this specialty area. A highly qualified staff will conduct the training and will include expert trainers in Spanish interpreting and trilingual interpreting. Trilingual instructors include Gina Gonzalez and Carmen Garcia. Spanish to English instructors include Adriana Guevara and Jorge Dieppa. Having current Texas BEI, RID/NIC, or NAD certification is recommended. BEI and RID CEUs will be offered. All participants will be screened for knowledge of Spanish and those without interpreter certification will be screened for interpreting skills. DHHS staff will contact potential participants as soon as registration is received to schedule screening.

Call Yolanda Chavira at 512-407-3250 if you have questions.

This training is limited to 40 participants and pre-registration is required. Potential participants should arrive at the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf (SWCID), 3200 Avenue C, Big Spring, Texas on Sunday, May 31, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. after which dinner will be served. Introductions and an orientation session will follow. The training sessions will be held June 1-5 from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily. Big Spring can be reached via the Midland-Odessa Airport.
Airport-to-campus transportation is available for a reasonable fee. The cost for the training is $250, this includes room and meals will be provided by SWCID. Only individuals who can participate for the entire week will be considered for this intensive training. Participants are expected to be on time for all sessions and commit to giving 100% of their time and energy to this activity. If a participant misses any of the sessions, this will result in forfeiture of CEUs and certificate of completion for the course. DHHS wants to thank Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf for their support of this project.