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  • Starting
    2 Dec 2025
    Location
    STC Wandsworth Remote Learning
    Start Time
    10:00
    End Time
    12:00
    Duration
    1 Week
    Study Mode
    Part Time Day
    Days
    Saturday
    Start Date
    2 Dec 2025
    Level
    Level 2
    Code
    WCRX246FC

    Fees

    19+ Fee
    £ 10

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Getting into Community Interpreting

Getting into Community Interpreting

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Please note that all interpreting assessment sessions and courses are delivered online.
Are you a Professional Interpreter and you would like a formal qualification? Or are you aspiring to get into this field? If so the Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting Qualification is perfect for you. This Open College Network (OCN) Level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting is the minimum requirement for interpreters and one which is accepted throughout the industry for the majority of paid interpreting assignments. Once you have complete level 3 Certificate in Community Interpreting you will be able to work directly with Language Service Providers. Community Interpreting courses are accredited, it is not possible to simply enrol on the course. You must complete an initial assessment and induction session before you enrol in any of the Community Interpreting Level 3 Part 1 courses. Although the assessment session is online, you must enrol in person for this assessment session.

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  • Introductory Course Info HE


    This online session is to assess your level of English to be able to enrol in our Interpreting courses. this session has a fee of £10 (no concessions)

  • Entry Requirements


    You must be 18 or over Be able to use the 4 skills fluently English Entry L3 or above Be able to read, write and speak fluently in your community language - most students are native speakers of this. The community languages accepted to study the course with us are: Arabic; Bengali; Bulgarian; Farsi; French; Greek; Hindi; Italian; Japanese; Mandarin; Nepalese, Polish; Portuguese; Russian; Spanish; Tamil, Turkish; Urdu; Romanian; Somali Be able to use WORD to write your assessments Be able to send an email with a WORD attachment Be able to use Zoom to attend the Part1/Part2 courses

  • Course Content


    During this online induction & assessment session you will find out more about Community Interpreting, will meet the course tutor and will have an opportunity to ask any questions that you may have about working in this field. We will also undertake assessments to ensure that the course is at the right level for you. We aim to assess the accuracy of your written & spoken English. Following the induction session, successful candidates will be contacted via email by the tutor to enrol in the L2 Preparing for Community Interpreting courses.

  • Progression Next Steps


    If successful you can enrol in any of our L2 Preparing for Community Interpreting courses. After this assessment the tutor will inform you within 48 hours of the result of the test via email

  • Additional Information


    This assessment session is not free and does not have concessions, the fee for this session is fixed at £10.

  • Course Structure


    The tutor will send you the link for this session a few hours before the start time Please check your junk if you haven received it 8 hours before session starts

  • Assessment Details


    Written test in English (free writing) completed during the session. English oral assessment conducted by the tutor during the session.