News from OCCI

November 28, 2016

 

  • OCCI in the AILIA Spotlight
  • Upcoming Interpreter Events
  • Upcoming LITP Info Sessions
  • Other Interpreter-related News Items, Stories, and Resources

AILIA Puts a Spotlight on OCCI

 

Every month, AILIA selects a initiative or organization to highlight in its newsletter.

In the November issue of AILIA's newsletter, the Language Industry Association, featured a story about OCCI in its Industry News section.

Click here to see the newsletter and AILIA's spotlight on OCCI.

 

The OCCI would like to thank AILIA for the feature.

Upcoming Interpreter Workshops and PD Events


Medical Interpretation Workshop

Offered by Seneca College.

Saturday, December 3rd and 10th, 2016.  Newnham Campus - 1750 Finch Ave. E. 

 

Connecting Legal Services to Interpretation

Offered by Interpreter Services Toronto (Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic)

On-line Course, Free until March 31, 2017 

 

 

The OCCI lists events related to community interpreting and

events that have been recognized as eligible for ACI Professional Development hours.

For the full listing of upcoming and past events see the Events & PD page. 

Upcoming LITC Information Sessions

 

The next information sessions about the Language Interpreter Training Certificate program are being offered by Humber College at their downtown Toronto location,

635 Markham St. (near Bathurst Station).

 

November 28th, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

December 3rd, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

 

To find out more about the college offering the LITC program, and to see updated listings of upcoming information sessions, visit the Trainers and Testers page.  

Other Interpreter-related News Items, Stories, and Resources

"Interpreters say it’s nearly “impossible” to translate Donald Trump’s rhetoric into other languages"  (Quartz)

 

"Unique burdens of job weigh on court interpreters" (Toronto Star via Press Reader)

"How good are my skills, really?  Self-assessment is gold."

(CCHI)

 

The last of CCHI's free PD webinars for 2016 will be on December 7th, 3:00 EST:

"Interpreting the Psychiatric Interview: How Language Affects the Mental Status Exam"

(CCHI is the U.S. based Certification Commission for Healthcare Interpreters)

 

 

 

The list of OCCI Accredited Community Interpreters continues to grow

 

There are now 60 OCCI Accredited Community Interpreters listed on the OCCI website.  To see the list of ACIs and the range of languages represented, click here, or follow the link at the top of every page at occi.ca.

 

The OCCI would like the acknowledge the generous support of our Gold and Silver sponsors.

For a full list of current sponsors and links to their websites, please see our home page.

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