Community Interpreting and Related Courses
The Community Interpreting - Essential Skills and Knowledge course is intended for those who have:
- Paid or unpaid experience interpreting in public services in the UK
- Understanding and knowledge of the communities they represent
- Fluency in English and another language which is spoken locally
This is a 63 hour course focusing on interpreting skills, the role of the interpreter and issues raised. There is also input from visiting speakers from the public services.
This course is being run or piloted in the following WEA regions:
London , Southern, South West, North East, North West , Yorkshire and Humberside
The following providers also offer the course in the London area:
 If you are not eligible for the CIESK course but are interested in an introductory course in community interpreting, you may be interested the Understanding Community Interpreting course (21 hours).
Courses are run throughout the year in venues in different parts of the UK in partnership with local organisations.
In addition to those oulined above, the following courses are also available:
Introduction to Immigration and Asylum Issues (21 hours)
For interpreters, people working in the community or other relevant organisations on a paid or unpaid basis or tutors/education workers involved with bilingual communities.
Bilingual Advocacy and Cultural Mediation in Health (63 hours)
For people who have completed the Community Interpreting- Essential Skills and Knowledge course with all credits at Level 3.
Community Translation- Principles and Practice (62 hours)
For people who have an excellent level of writing skills in English and the target language, good understanding of English language and the target language structure and some knowledge of public services and IT.
English for Bilingual Workers (63 hours)
For people who are already working in the field of community interpreting, community translation or are involved win other work within bilingual communities.
More information on courses available in the London Region is available on the following link:
http://www.london.wea.org.uk/programme.php?page=interpreting
If your organisation would be interested in running any of these courses in London please contact Phyllis Acosta on 020 8674 1651 or at pacosta@wea.org.uk .
Outside London
If you are interested in Community Interpreting courses in the South-East of England (WEA's Southern region) please contact Jill Gibson at jgibson@wea.org.uk.
If you are interested in Community Interpreting courses in the South West of England please contact Frank Gent at fgent@wea.org.uk
If you are interested in Community Interpreting courses in the North West of England please contact Fiona Parr at fparr@wea.org.uk or Nasima Mughal at nmughal@wea.org.uk
If you are interested in Community Interpreting courses in the North East of England please contact Anne Staines at astaines@wea.org.uk or Nasim Shafiq at nshafiq@wea.org.uk.
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