Accreditation Process for Interpreters

Sign Language Interpreting Service Announces an Accreditation Process for Interpreters wishing to be Registered with the National Agency

SLIS plans to facilitate an accreditation process for interpreters during the week of the 8th of June 2009 in the Deaf Club in Drumcondra. It is to be a once off accreditation process that will serve as a quality assurance measure for SLIS to ensure delivery of a high quality service from those interpreters contracted to work through the national agency.

The accreditation process is open to any applicant with high proficiency in ISL and with interpreting experience. An application form is now available for completion and return by latest 30th April 2009.

The application fee of €450 is payable on submission of completed application form.

The form is available for download at http://www.slis.ie/docs/acc_application.doc