The community interpreter

The Community interpreting includes medical, educational and social services interpreting. It is one of the fastest-growing professions in the world. 

Cross-Cultural Communications (CCC) partners with 1World Translation & Transport (1WTT) to be your affordable home for professional training and continuing education. 

To become a qualified interpreter in the field, a 40-hour program is considered the minimum requirement.  CCC offers the finest such program in the world: The Community Interpreter®. 

Grow. Engage.Transform. Commit to excellence. We’ll get you there. 

CCC’s program, The Community Interpreter®, is taught across the country. It is the leading national program. 

CCC has more than 140 licensed trainers in 28 U.S.states, DC, Guam, and six other countries. 

Sign up for The Community Interpreter® if you plan to launch or continue a career in:

• Medical Interpreting 
• Educational Interpreting
• Social Services Interpreting 

HOW IT WORKS The Community Interpreter® is an interactive, skills-based program. It’s never boring. It is also the most up-to date program in the field. The sessions ground you in what you need to know to work as a professional interpreter. 

Prerequisites:

• A minimum of a HS diploma or equivalent
• Language proficiency proof in native and other language

Language Proficiency Proof:

• TCI accreditation requires testing in the participant’s non-native language only. Proficiency in the NATIVE language is usually provided through a high school diploma or higher degree where the language of instruction is the native language of the candidate.  If the participant grew up in the U.S. speaking both languages, we will test only the non-English language. 

Note: A participant with a college degree from an accredited university where the native language was the instruction language can be exempt from the language proficiency test requirement for that language.

Under the TCI® license agreement you must pass a neutral third-party language assessment.  The language proficiency testing ensures that there is a basic level of fluency in both English and the Target Language. If you already have a copy of your scores from a recognized fluency test, please contact us to determine if it can take the place of the required language assessment.

Licensed TCI Instructor: Linda DeSantiago