February - March, 2012

NCI's FCICE Written Test Preparation

To better prepare candidates for success on the FCICE Written Examination, The National Center for Interpretation offers the FCICE Written Examination Prep Seminar. This seminar provides you with essential practice, using actual retired copies of the written exam, as well as proven study and test-taking strategies. The seminar covers topics in both the English and Spanish portions of the exam, including:

• Terminology/vocabulary building
• Reading skills improvement
• Identifying most appropriate translation and grammatical usage

NCI is proud to introduce a redesigned FCICE Test Prep Package to even better help you prepare to take the written portion of not only the Federal exam, but all court/legal written interpreter examinations. Starting in 2012 all participants will also receive:

• An additional retired FCICE Sample Exam
• New tools to help you study on your own, including memory building techniques.
• Extra discounts for the Oral FCICE Test Prep so you can continue on your path to certification!

2012 Dates and Locations:

Regular Tuition: $495, NAJIT Member Tuition: $396
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March 16-18 , 2012

Save the Date: ATA's the Interpreters Division and Spanish Language Division Mid-Year Joint Conference in Orlando, FL

ATA's two largest divisions will host a joint conference featuring educational sessions, networking opportunities, and business connections. Further information on preliminary program and registration will follow. Please click here for more information.

March 17, 2012

2012 Spring Plenary - CSI: Homicide

As part of this ACIA workshop, participants will learn several aspects of crime scene investigation, including identification, collection and packaging of evidence; crime scene photography; blood sampling and processing; blood spatter analysis; and fingerprint collection and analysis. Group exercises employing expert-witness testimony will be used to illustrate the meaning of CSI terminology. Glossaries and term lists will be provided.

For more information, and to register, please go here.

March 24-25, 2012

NCI's Skill Building Workshop II

Tucson, AZ

Designed for intermediate to advanced interpret­ers wanting to advance their education in legal interpreting. This workshop is 16 hours of intensive hands-on practice. Study topics include:

• The Legal Process
• Municipal Court Cases
• Superior Court Cases
• Interpreter Testing
• Glossary Building

Regular Tuition: $395, NAJIT Member Tuition: $316

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March - April, 2012

NCI's Advanced Consecutive and Simultaneous Workshops for Legal Interpreters

Designed for advanced interpreters wanting to improve their techniques and improve their accuracy in consecutive and simultaneous interpretation. This workshop is 16 hours of intensive hands-on practice and is excellent preparation for any oral skills-based interpreting exam.

2012 Dates and Locations:

Regular Tuition: $395, NAJIT Member Tuition: $316

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April 11-14 , 2012

Institute for Legal Interpreters

University of Northern Colorado - MARIE Center

The conference will explore topics relating to (subject to change):

- The intersection between legal and healthcare interpreting
- Contemporary research and implications for interpreting practice
- Collaboration between Court Interpreting Managers/Administrative Offices of the Court and practitioners
- Setting state standards
- Preparing for the SC:L Legal exam
- Skills development workshops with a track for CDIs

RID Legal CEUs are pending. Once approved, attendees could earn a max of 1.9 CEUs.

For more information, and to register, please go to http://www.unco.edu/marie/ili.html

April 14-15, 2012

NCI's Professional Transcription/Translation Workshop

This Workshop will introduce and develop all aspects of Spanish/ English translation skills in medical, legal, and business settings, as well as introduce concepts and techniques of legal transcription. It offers 16 hours of intensive hands-on practice with focus on terminology building, skill building, skills’ evaluation and execution of translation exercises.

Regular Tuition: $395, NAJIT Member Tuition: $316

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April 21-22, 2012

NCI's 2-Day Medical Interpreter Training Institute

An intensive 2-day workshop dedicated to improving Spanish-English medical language proficiency and providing specific training in medical / healthcare interpreting, ethics, protocol, and interpreting skills.

Regular Tuition: $395, NAJIT Member Tuition: $316

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May 9-12 , 2012

24th Annual Conference of the National Consortium on Racial and Ethnic Fairness in the Courts

Omaha, NE - More Information

May 12-13 , 2012

NCI's Skill building Workshop I - Non-Language Specific Format

Salt Lake City, UT

NCI is proud to announce that in Spring 2012, we will offer our curriculum in a non-language specific format! We understand the demand for skills-based training for languages other than Spanish is ever increasing, and we want to be able to offer our proven training methodologies to more interpreters than ever.

This introductory workshop is designed for beginner to intermediate interpreters wanting to start their education in legal, medical, and immigration interpreting. It offers 16 hours of intensive hands-on practice in consecutive and simultaneous interpretation, and sight translation.

Regular Tuition: $395, NAJIT Member Tuition: $316

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May 16-19 , 2012

2012 Association of Language Companies (ALC) Annual Conference

The Ritz-Calrton New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

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May 18-20 , 2012

Save the Date: NAJIT's 33rd Annual Educational Conference

June 1-2, 2012

Iowa Interpreters and Translators Association's 8th Annual Conference

Orange City, IA

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June 4-22 , 2012

NCI's Agnese Haury Institute for Interpretation

Tucson, AZ

 The Agnese Haury Institute for Interpretation is the longest running intensive Spanish/English interpreter training program in the United States. The Institute, now in its 29th year, is an intensive three-week course dedicated to improving language and interpreting services in diverse areas.

• AHI graduates have passed the Federal Court Interpreter Certification Exam at roughly double the national rate.
• The creators and leaders of most interpreter training programs and professional organizations around the country began as AHI students.
• The AHI has helped more than 1,800 people improve their language and interpreting ability

Regular Tuition: $2795, NAJIT Member Tuition: $2,236

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June 9-10 , 2012

NCI's Immigration Interpreting Workshop

Tucson, AZ

Designed for interpreters wanting to increase their immigration terminology, understanding of the immigration justice system in the United States, and immigration interpreting practice. This workshop is 16 hours of intensive hands-on practice with focus on terminology building, skill building and skills’ evaluation.

Regular Tuition: $395, NAJIT Member Tuition: $316

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June 9-10 , 2012

NCI's Professional Translation Workshop

Tucson, AZ

This Workshop will introduce and develop all aspects of Spanish/ English translation skills in medical, legal, and business settings. It offers 16 hours of intensive hands-on practice with focus on terminology building, skill building, skills’ evaluation and execution of translation exercises.

Regular Tuition: $395, NAJIT Member Tuition: $316

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