Venues

Cardonald Campus

Content

This is a course to prepare bilingual learners for a career as a community interpreter. You'll learn how to support people across Scottish public services, including health, education, housing, local authority, third sector and voluntary settings. As well as learning the skills to interpret confidently, you'll also learn how to stay impartial, to respect confidentiality and to navigate cultural differences with care. You'll also benefit from employability skills and a work placement.

By the end of the course you'll be on a practical pathway into community interpreting, or to further study on higher level interpreting qualifications.

You will learn:

Community interpreting skills; Professional note-taking and memory techniques; Interpreting ethics and professional standards; Sight translation skills; Professional spoken English (ESOL for Work); Sector specific language; Turn-taking and register management; Employability and freelance skills; and, Reflective practice through work placement.

Entry Requirements

National 5 ESOL or relevant national qualifications at SCQF Level 5. You must be fluent in English and at least one other community language.

Progression Routes

This course can see you completing a supported interpreting placement, building the confidence, professional conduct, and real-world evidence needed to begin entry-level community interpreting work in health, local authority, or third-sector settings.