Skills for Work
Understanding the Role of a Community Interpreter
Course details
Course code
Q00009304Course date
Start: 22/01/24
End: 21/02/24
Number of classes
10 sessionsTutor
Aleksandra NovikovaFee range
Free to £84.00
How you'll learn
Venue
WEA York Court (Bristol)7 York Court
Wilder Street
Bristol
BS2 8QH
Availability
You can enrol online for this course
Course overview
Are you bilingual? Ever thought about using your language skills to help out in the community? Did you know you can get many jobs with languages?
If you speak English and another language fluently, you could make a great community interpreter. This community interpreter course gives you an introduction to the language and interpreting skills needed for this type of work. It can teach you foundational concepts to test your community interpreting skills informally with family or friends.
This course can prepare you to help members of your family or community to overcome language barriers in their everyday lives. It can also help you decide if you’re interested in pursuing community interpreting jobs.
Course description
On this course you will learn more about the work of the community interpreter. You will develop your knowledge of public service provision in your local area and the terminology used in different settings. After successfully completing this course, you could progress to an accredited level 2 course.
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