Whether you are a certified interpreter or translator, a qualified language service professional or an aspiring newcomer, education is a vital part of your professional development. Below is a list of educational institutions, professional associations and other agencies that offer online continuing education opportunities. This list is by no means authoritative nor exhaustive nor is it in any particular order.

  1. International Medical Interpreters Association (IMIA)
  2. Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters (CCHI)
  3. Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID)
  4. American Translators Association (ATA)
  5. University of Arizona National Center for Interpretation (NCI)
  6. Southern California School for Interpreting
  7. Interpreter Education Online
  8. National Institue for Coordinated Healthcare (NICHC)
  9. InterpretAmerica
  10. Martti

Are you a professional interpreter or translator? Where do you go for education and professional development? We’d love to hear from you. Drop us a line here.

Some of you have gotten back to us with your responses. Below are a list of the resources that you shared with us. Thank you and keep them coming!

Originally published on April 15, 2019.

Published by Jason Knapp

A freelance interpreter and translator for Spanish with over 25 years of full-time volunteer experience who has been working professionally since 2015. He is a member of the American Translators Association and is certified by the states of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio for work in court and legal settings and by the National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters for work in healthcare settings. Based in the Louisville, Kentucky area, he continues to actively volunteer to serve the Latino community in Kentucky and Southeastern Indiana.

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