Course overview

Are you bilingual? Have you ever thought about using your language skills to help in your 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.

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.

This course will teach you foundational concepts to test your community interpreting skills informally with family or friends. It will 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.

This non-accredited course provides an introduction to community interpreting for speakers of other languages. In this course, you will develop the skills and knowledge you need to progress to a level 2 accredited course in community interpreting.

After successfully completing this course, you could progress to an accredited level 2 course.

What financial support is available?

We don't want anything to stand in your way when it comes to bringing Adult learning within reach so if you need anything to support you to achieve your goals then speak to one of our education experts during your enrolment journey. Most of our courses are government funded but if you don't qualify or need alternative financial help to access them then let us know.

What other support is available?

All of our digital content, teaching and learning activities and assessments are designed to be accessible so if you need any additional support you can discuss this with the education experts during your enrolment journey and we will do all we can to make sure you have optimal access.

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